Science: Computers - Quiz Number 4

1 - It's not possible to format a write-protected DVD-R Hard Disk.

False
True

2 - FLAC stands for "Free Lossless Audio Condenser"'

True
False

3 - In programming, the ternary operator is mostly defined with what symbol(s)?

if then
??
?:
?

4 - What did the name of the Tor Anonymity Network orignially stand for?

The Ominous Router
The Onion Router
The Only Router
The Orange Router

5 - In the server hosting industry IaaS stands for...

Internet as a Service
Infrastructure as a Service
Internet and a Server
Infrastructure as a Server

6 - What does the acronym CDN stand for in terms of networking?

Computational Data Network
Content Delivery Network
Content Distribution Network
Compressed Data Network

7 - Which of these people was NOT a founder of Apple Inc?

Steve Wozniak
Steve Jobs
Ronald Wayne
Jonathan Ive

8 - Generally, which component of a computer draws the most power?

Processor
Video Card
Hard Drive
Power Supply

9 - Android versions are named in alphabetical order.

True
False

10 - AMD created the first consumer 64-bit processor.

False
True

11 - Moore's law originally stated that the number of transistors on a microprocessor chip would double every...

Two Years
Year
Four Years
Eight Years

12 - The first dual-core CPU was the Intel Pentium D.

False
True

13 - The teapot often seen in many 3D modeling applications is called what?

3D Teapot
Tennessee Teapot
Utah Teapot
Pixar Teapot

14 - In the programming language "Python", which of these statements would display the string "Hello World" correctly?

print("Hello World")
printf("Hello World")
console.log("Hello World")
echo "Hello World"

15 - Early RAM was directly seated onto the motherboard and could not be easily removed.

True
False

16 - What is known as "the brain" of the Computer?

Motherboard
Central Processing Unit
Graphics Processing Unit
Keyboard

17 - The HTML5 standard was published in 2014.

False
True

18 - .at is the top-level domain for what country?

Austria
Angola
Argentina
Australia

19 - What does "LCD" stand for?

Liquid Crystal Display
Last Common Difference
Language Control Design
Long Continuous Design

20 - What is the main CPU is the Sega Mega Drive / Sega Genesis?

Yamaha YM2612
Intel 8088
Zilog Z80
Motorola 68000

21 - To bypass US Munitions Export Laws, the creator of the PGP published all the source code in book form.

False
True

22 - What does the term GPU stand for?

Gaming Processor Unit
Graphics Processing Unit
Graphical Proprietary Unit
Graphite Producing Unit

23 - In computing terms, typically what does CLI stand for?

Common Language Input
Common Language Interface
Control Line Interface
Command Line Interface

24 - Which operating system was released first?

Windows
Linux
Mac OS
OS/2

25 - Which internet company began life as an online bookstore called 'Cadabra'?

eBay
Shopify
Amazon
Overstock

26 - Which of these programming languages is a low-level language?

C#
Python
Pascal
Assembly

27 - The very first recorded computer "bug" was a moth found inside a Harvard Mark II computer.

True
False

28 - When was the programming language "C#" released?

2001
1998
1999
2000

29 - The name of technology company HP stands for what?

Howard Packmann
Hewlett-Packard
Hellman-Pohl
Husker-Pollosk

30 - Whistler was the codename of this Microsoft Operating System.

Windows XP
Windows 7
Windows 95
Windows 2000