Michelangelo
Question: The Michelangelo virus has plagued many a PC user. It is programmed to erupt on Michelangelo's birthday. When is that?
- February 12
- February 22
- March 6
- March 16
Answer: March 6
April 30th, 2008
Archive for April, 2008
After Myst
Question: What's the name of the sequel to the best-selling game Myst?
Answer: Riven
April 29th, 2008
All The News That's Fit to Print
Question: In what year did the New York Times begin using computerized word processing?
- 1974
- 1976
- 1978
- 1980
Answer: 1978
July 3, 1978
April 28th, 2008
Hooked on Coding
Question: This computer programmer was an opium addict and compulsive gambler:
- Charles Babbage
- Grace Hopper
- Ada Lovelace
- Alan Turing
Answer: Ada Lovelace
April 27th, 2008
Super computer
Question: The first fully transistorized supercomputer was the CDC 1604, designed by who?
Answer: Seymour Cray
April 26th, 2008
Grace Hopper
Question: What type of vehicle is the namesake of computer programmer and U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Grace Hopper?
- a high-tech destroyer
- a nuclear submarine
- an aircraft carrier
- a double-decker tour bus
Answer: a high-tech destroyer
The USS Hopper hit the water August 1, 1997 and is the most technologically advanced ship in the naval combat fleet.
April 25th, 2008
No SPAM, please
Question: On what operating system was LISTSERV mailing list software first deployed?
- AT&T System 4 UNIX
- Sun Solaris
- IBM VM/CMS
- Digital VAX VMS
Answer: IBM VM/CMS
April 24th, 2008
Startup
Question: Commodore did not start out by creating computers. Before computers, Commodore sold all but which of the following:
- manual adding machines
- electronic pocket calculators
- typewriters
- electric pencil sharpeners
Answer: electric pencil sharpeners
April 23rd, 2008
Atari
Question: Nolan Bushnell, the founding father of Atari, originally named the company
- Irata
- Namco
- Nolan Games
- Syzygy
Answer: Syzygy
The sun, moon and Earth in total eclipse
April 22nd, 2008
awk
Question: "awk", the name of a useful UNIX command, is derived from what?
- It’s an acronym for "array, wildcard, keyword"
- It's the last name of the programmer who invented it
- Three programmers with surnames starting with A,W, and K invented it
- Nothing — it's just another silly UNIX command name
Answer: Three programmers with surnames starting with A,W, and K invented it
Makes you wonder how many programmers it took to write grep, doesn't it?
April 21st, 2008