Technology Trivia Questions
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What is the famous computer introduced by Apple in 1984 after the Lisa?
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macintosh
What was the model line introduced by Apple Computer in 1984?
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macintosh
What is the Apple system that Jimmy's pal Ned sticks to, which Windows mimics?
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macintosh
What technology company identifies itself as 'The Document Company'?
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xerox
Which company's technicians developed the Walkman at their Shibaura plant in Tokyo in 1979?
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sony
What device did Douglas Engelbart invent in the 1960s that is used to move a pointer on a display screen?
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mouse
For which Apple computer was the MacPAINT graphics program originally developed?
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macintosh
What piece of peripheral hardware's name is derived from the terms 'Modulator' and 'Demodulator'?
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modem
What is the device commonly used to click and drag items on a computer?
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mouse
What device commonly found in computers often includes a feature known as redial?
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modem
By the year 2000, computers that recognize 00 as which past year need to be fixed?
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1900
What device helps to keep guided missiles on course?
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gyroscope
What is the term for a circuit that connects a peripheral to the CPU and can be either serial or parallel?
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port
Which processor, characterized by having 'the internet in mind,' was introduced with the new III model by Intel?
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pentium
What company's NASDAQ symbol is AAPL?
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apple
What device, when moved along a tabletop, causes a pointer to move across the screen?
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mouse
What term, short for 'picture element', refers to a single point in a graphic image?
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pixel
What information system can you explore using search engines like Alta Vista?
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internet
What device converts digital data into analog signals for transmission over telephone lines?
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modem
Who is the Microsoft CEO that discusses the future of computers in his bestseller 'The Road Ahead'?
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bill gates
Which company released an upgraded version of its Newton messagepad, a hand-held computer, in 1995?
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apple
Which company describes its Pentium chip as 'The Computer Inside'?
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intel
Who informed the U.S. Senate that Microsoft is spending 2.6 billion in R&D this year?
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bill gates
Which company, based in Redmond, Washington, was co-founded by Bill Gates when he was only 19 years old?
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microsoft
What is the term used for materials like silicon that have properties halfway between an insulator and a conductor?
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semiconductor
Which company's advertisements feature responses to the question 'What's on your PowerBook?'?
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apple
What computer input device resembles a trackball turned upside-down?
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mouse
What device allows two computers to communicate with each other over a telephone line?
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modem
Which company offered to replace all of its Pentium chips free of charge on December 20, 1994?
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intel
Which network, created in 1979 by two Duke University graduate students, encompasses thousands of news groups?
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usenet
What is the main or baseboard of most computers that has expansion slots to extend the computer's capabilities?
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motherboard
What scientific device, in its 'ultra' form, is capable of separating substances from mixtures at speeds of up to 80,000 RPM?
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centrifuge
In the context of CAD/CAM, which is often referred to as the 'new Industrial Revolution', what does the 'D' stand for?
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design
What term is used to describe the combination of digits 0-9 and letters A-Z in computing?
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alphanumeric
What word, once completed with 'strap', means to start a computer by loading software?
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boot
What term, coined in the 1940s, refers to the operation of machines performing tasks that humans once did?
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automation
What device was first built in 1960 and is also known as an optical maser?
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laser
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