Pretty as a Pixar
Question: What percentage of Pixar did Steve Jobs own when the company went public in 1995?
- 50%
- 80%
- 90%
- 95%
Answer: 80%
July 21st, 2008
Archive for July, 2008
Bangers and mash
Question: Two-letter country codes are used to designate geographical regions on the Internet. The United Kingdom has two acceptable top-level domain names.
- UK and GB
- UK and BG
- UK and KG
- UN and KG
Answer: UK and GB
July 20th, 2008
Someday
Question: In predicting the way things will soon be in the computing world, who said: "You turn on your network computer, [the software] shows up. There is no store to go to. There is no installation."
- Larry Ellison
- Bill Gates
- Gil Amilio
- Steve Wozniak
Answer: Larry Ellison
July 19th, 2008
Super-Nerd
Question: A 1995 poll asked engineers to vote for their favorite movies that have engineers as lead characters, or that have substantial engineering related content. Of the following four movies, which was top-rated by the engineers?
- Star Trek: Generations
- Jurassic Park
- The China Syndrome
- Apollo 13
Answer: Apollo 13
July 18th, 2008
Have you seen my luggage?
Question: What was the first airline to let travelers make reservations directly on the Internet?
- Hawaii Airlines
- Southwest Airlines
- Alaska Airlines
- American Airlines
Answer: Alaska Airlines
July 17th, 2008
It's all Greek
Question: Who said the following: [In the beginning] DOS to me was worse than the most difficult foreign language, and though I wanted to learn it, I just couldn't hack it… Then I bought an Apple computer. [Today] I am a convert to the computer. It has become a magnificent worldwide communications tool.
- Martha Stewart
- Donald Trump
- Elizabeth Dole
- Oprah Winfrey
Answer: Martha Stewart
July 16th, 2008
Not a free sample
Question: In CVAX, the microprocessor chip used in DEC's Micro VAX II, a message appeared inscribed in the uppermost metal layer of the silicon saying "VAX, when you care enough to steal the very best." In what language was it written?
- Chinese
- Russian
- German
- Greek
Answer: Russian
There was a suspicion at the time that the Russians were stealing VAXes.
July 15th, 2008
That's a switch
Question: In what year did Claude Shannon first show that electronic switching circuits can perform logical operations?
- 1932
- 1936
- 1938
- 1942
Answer: 1938
July 14th, 2008
LOL
Question: In e-mail shorthand, what does F2F stand for?
Answer: face-to-face
a personal meeting
July 13th, 2008
Kiss it goodbye
Question: What computer luminary once built a kiss-measuring machine, or osculometer?
- J. Presper Eckert
- Steve Jobs
- Charles Babbage?
- Bill Gates
Answer: J. Presper Eckert
July 12th, 2008