Archive for April, 2007
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
April 30th, 2007
Question: Bill Gates, when asked if Microsoft would develop applications for this
computer, said, ‘Develop for it? I’ll piss on it.’
Answer: NeXT
April 29th, 2007
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
April 28th, 2007
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
April 27th, 2007
Question: What does IEEE stand for?
Answer: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
April 26th, 2007
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.
April 25th, 2007
Question: In what year did Time magazine name the computer as Machine of the
Year?
Answer: 1982
April 24th, 2007
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.
April 23rd, 2007
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
April 22nd, 2007
Question: You might call a half byte:
- a quad
- a dynner
- a nybble
- a tayste
Answer: a nybble
April 21st, 2007
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