Trivial Net - Computer and Tech Trivia for Geeks http://trivial.net Computer and Tech Trivia for Geeks Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:00:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Someday http://trivial.net/2008/07/19/someday/ http://trivial.net/2008/07/19/someday/#comments Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:00:36 +0000 geeky http://trivial.net/?p=555 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

]]> http://trivial.net/2008/07/19/someday/feed/ Super-Nerd http://trivial.net/2008/07/18/super-nerd/ http://trivial.net/2008/07/18/super-nerd/#comments Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:00:55 +0000 geeky http://trivial.net/?p=554 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

]]> http://trivial.net/2008/07/18/super-nerd/feed/ Have you seen my luggage? http://trivial.net/2008/07/17/have-you-seen-my-luggage/ http://trivial.net/2008/07/17/have-you-seen-my-luggage/#comments Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:00:21 +0000 geeky http://trivial.net/?p=553 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

]]> http://trivial.net/2008/07/17/have-you-seen-my-luggage/feed/ It's all Greek http://trivial.net/2008/07/16/its-all-greek/ http://trivial.net/2008/07/16/its-all-greek/#comments Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:00:48 +0000 geeky http://trivial.net/?p=552 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

]]> http://trivial.net/2008/07/16/its-all-greek/feed/ Not a free sample http://trivial.net/2008/07/15/not-a-free-sample/ http://trivial.net/2008/07/15/not-a-free-sample/#comments Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:00:14 +0000 geeky http://trivial.net/?p=551 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.

]]> http://trivial.net/2008/07/15/not-a-free-sample/feed/ That's a switch http://trivial.net/2008/07/14/thats-a-switch/ http://trivial.net/2008/07/14/thats-a-switch/#comments Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:00:24 +0000 geeky http://trivial.net/?p=550 Question: In what year did Claude Shannon first show that electronic switching circuits can perform logical operations?

  • 1932
  • 1936
  • 1938
  • 1942



Answer: 1938

]]> http://trivial.net/2008/07/14/thats-a-switch/feed/ LOL http://trivial.net/2008/07/13/lol/ http://trivial.net/2008/07/13/lol/#comments Sun, 13 Jul 2008 14:00:43 +0000 geeky http://trivial.net/?p=549 Question: In e-mail shorthand, what does F2F stand for?


Answer: face-to-face

a personal meeting

]]> http://trivial.net/2008/07/13/lol/feed/ Kiss it goodbye http://trivial.net/2008/07/12/kiss-it-goodbye/ http://trivial.net/2008/07/12/kiss-it-goodbye/#comments Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:00:03 +0000 geeky http://trivial.net/?p=548 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

]]> http://trivial.net/2008/07/12/kiss-it-goodbye/feed/ Can you hear me now? http://trivial.net/2008/07/11/can-you-hear-me-now-2/ http://trivial.net/2008/07/11/can-you-hear-me-now-2/#comments Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:00:16 +0000 geeky http://trivial.net/?p=547 Question: Today's cellular phones give computer users wireless access to online services. The first cellular phone service began in Chicago in what year?

  • 1978
  • 1981
  • 1983
  • 1985



Answer: 1983

October 1983

]]> http://trivial.net/2008/07/11/can-you-hear-me-now-2/feed/ I, Robot http://trivial.net/2008/07/10/i-robot-2/ http://trivial.net/2008/07/10/i-robot-2/#comments Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:00:19 +0000 geeky http://trivial.net/?p=546 Question: In 1954 George Devol patented something that eventually gave rise to the industrial robot. What?

  • a robot arm
  • a robot head with electronic eyes
  • a robot that could play checkers
  • a small vacuum cleaner



Answer: a robot arm

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