Technology Trivia Questions
- Computer scientist John McCarthy is credited with coining what two-word term in 1955 to describe the field of creating machines capable of performing tasks that typically require human intelligence?
- How many bits are in an IPv4 address?
- In 1997, which IBM computer famously defeated world chess champion Garry Kasparov?
- In a standard 16:9 aspect ratio, what are the pixel dimensions of '1080p' resolution?
- In coding, what term refers to a section of code that repeats until a certain condition is met?
- In computer programming, what is the general term for a named, self-contained block of code that performs a specific task and typically returns a value?
- In computer programming, what is the process of identifying and removing errors from software code?
- In computer science, what is a nibble?
- In computer science, what is the term for an error, flaw, or fault in a program?
- In computing, what is the 'kernel'?
- In computing, what is the term for a single point in a graphic image?
- In computing, what is the term for a small Java application designed to be executed within a web browser?
- In object-oriented programming, the acronym 'SOLID' represents five what?
- Under the IEC binary-prefix convention, what unit equals 1,024 gibibytes?
- In the context of data storage, how many bits are in a single byte?
- In the context of speedrunning, what term is used for a playthrough where the player completes the game with no specific requirements for completion percentage?
- In what decade was the first email sent?
- In what decade was the Altair 8800 released?
- In what decade was the World Wide Web invented?
- In what year did the World Wide Web become public domain?
- In what year did the Wright brothers achieve the first powered flight?
- In what year did Tim Berners-Lee open the World Wide Web to the public?
- In what year was the first SMS text message sent?
- In which decade was the ENIAC, often cited as the first general-purpose electronic digital computer, completed?
- In wind power generation, what specific assembly of blades and a hub is rotated by the wind to capture kinetic energy?
- Launched in 1994, which early web directory and search engine became one of the most popular sites of the 1990s?
- Moore's Law is the observation that the number of what components on a microchip doubles approximately every two years?
- Near which North Carolina town did the Wright brothers make the first successful powered airplane flight?
- Released in 1993, what was the first web browser to display images inline with text rather than in a separate window?
- Released in 2001, which Apple product revolutionized the music industry and quickly overwhelmed early MP3 players like the Diamond Rio?
- Released in 2018, what is the most recent security certification developed by the Wi-Fi Alliance to replace WPA2?
- Silicon Valley is located in which US metropolitan area?
- The original 1976 logo for Apple Computer, designed by co-founder Ronald Wayne, featured an illustration of what scientist sitting under an apple tree?
- The QR code was originally developed in the 1990s to track components for which Japanese automotive manufacturer?
- The Shure SM7B, commonly used by podcasters, and the Blue Yeti, popular among streamers, are well-known models of what audio hardware?
- Using remote servers hosted on the internet to store and process data is known by what term?
- What binary digit is represented by an 'off' state in a computer circuit?
- What brand of digital video recorder (DVR) became so popular in the early 2000s that its name became a common verb for recording a television show?
- What category of wearable device, such as the Apple Watch or Fitbit Sense, tells time and tracks health metrics?
- What cloud storage service was the first to reach 1 billion users?
- What common electrical device contains a filament or LED and is designed to convert electrical energy into visible light?
- What common term for a software error was popularized after a physical insect was found inside the Harvard Mark II computer in 1947?
- What company created the iPhone?
- What company developed the first commercially available portable cellular phone?
- What company developed the Windows operating system?
- What company produces the Kindle e-reader?
- What device is used to forward data packets between computer networks?
- What do the letters 'PDF' stand for?
- What does a 'URL' stand for?
- What does 'AI' stand for in technology?