What does it all mean?
Question: Who edited the first glossary of computer technology in 1954?
- Grace Murray Hopper
- John Wilkes
- John Mauchly
Answer: Grace Murray Hopper
Add comment June 30th, 2007
Archive for June, 2007
Floppy disk
Question: Flexible diskettes were around long before the personal computer. The first flexible diskette was introduced in 1971. Who introduced it?
- Hewlett-Packard
- IBM
- Sony
- Yamaha
Answer: IBM
Add comment June 29th, 2007
Underused character
Question: Raymond Tomlinson may not be a household name, but he invented something that most computer users know well. Was it:
- the @ sign for e-mail addresses
- the hole in the middle of CD-ROMs
- the blinking cursor
Answer: the @ sign for e-mail addresses
Add comment June 28th, 2007
No spam, please
Question: Which of the following was the first magazine to print its e-mail address in each issue?
- U.S. News and World Report
- Time
- Newsweek
Answer: U.S. News and World Report
Add comment June 27th, 2007
A taste for toast
Question: Before Berkeley Systems got into the flying toaster screen saver business, they developed what?
- database management systems
- software for sight-impaired computer users
- Ethernet interfaces for kitchen equipment
Answer: software for sight-impaired computer users
Add comment June 25th, 2007
Start me up
Question: What’s the purpose of the Windows Vista Starter edition?
- It’s intended for emerging markets.
- It’s intended for children.
- It’s intended for previous Mac users.
- It’s a 30-day trial.
Answer: It’s intended for emerging markets.
Source: Wikipedia
Add comment June 24th, 2007
Ethernet
Question: Where was Ethernet developed?
Answer: PARC
Xerox PARC, the Palo Alto Research Center
Add comment June 23rd, 2007
Nerd?
Question: What is the Library of Congress two-letter prefix for books dealing with computer science?
- QE
- CS
- FR
Answer: QE
Add comment June 22nd, 2007
Colorful code
Question: What is the resistor color code for the number three?
- red
- orange
- yellow
- green
Answer: orange
Big Bad Dogs Operate Yellow Go-carts, But Violet Go-carts Win.
There’s another ditty about “bad boys” and “Violet”, but we’ll leave that alone for right now.
Add comment June 21st, 2007