Archive for April, 2007

Min Spec

Question: The recommended minimum requirements for Windows Vista are:

  • 533MHz processor, 256MB of RAM; 4GB Hard Drive
  • 800MHz processor; 512MB of RAM; 20GB Hard Drive
  • 1.4GHz processor, 512MB of RAM; 40GB Hard Drive
  • 2.0GHz processor, 1GB of RAM; 80GB Hard Drive



Answer: 1.4GHz processor, 512MB of RAM; 40GB Hard Drive

Add comment April 30th, 2007

Relieved

Question: Bill Gates, when asked if Microsoft would develop applications for this
computer, said, ‘Develop for it? I’ll piss on it.’

  • Amiga
  • BeBox
  • NeXT
  • Macintosh



Answer: NeXT

Add comment April 29th, 2007

Excel-lent choice

Question: Which was not truly a contender for the name of the program that would
ultimately be called Microsoft Excel?

  • Number Buddy
  • The Count
  • Mr. Spreadsheet
  • Sigma



Answer: The Count

Add comment April 28th, 2007

Hurry now!

Question: Quick! How long is a jiffy?

  • 1/150th of a second
  • 1/60th of a second
  • 1/15th of a second
  • 6 seconds



Answer: 1/60th of a second

Add comment April 27th, 2007

IEEE

Question: What does IEEE stand for?


Answer: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Add comment April 26th, 2007

Look what’s inside

Question: If you happened to open up the case of the original Macintosh, you
would find 47…what?


Answer: 47 signatures, one for each member of Apple’s Macintosh division as of 1982.

Add comment April 25th, 2007

TIME Machine

Question: In what year did Time magazine name the computer as Machine of the
Year?

  • 1981
  • 1982
  • 1983
  • 1984



Answer: 1982

Add comment April 24th, 2007

Deep Blue

Question: What kind of computer is Deep Blue, the machine that beat chess champion Gary Kasparov at his own game?


Answer: Deep Blue is an IBM RS/6000 SP.

Add comment April 23rd, 2007

Excess Capacity

Question: In 1969, a Columbus, Ohio insurance company purchased a mainframe
computer that was more powerful than needed. The company leased the
excess capacity to other companies. This evolved into

  • CompuServe
  • PC Link
  • Prodigy
  • The SOURCE



Answer: CompuServe

Add comment April 22nd, 2007

Half a byte is better than none

Question: You might call a half byte:

  • a quad
  • a dynner
  • a nybble
  • a tayste



Answer: a nybble

Add comment April 21st, 2007

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