Computer Parts
What is the brain of a computer?
CPU (Central Processing Unit)
What language does AP CSA use?
Java
What data type is best used to store decimals with a few decimal points?
Float
Give the full government name (middle for 2x points) of our former XSORT President and Vice President?
Noah Conall/Cornelius Lowry
Albert Ziyuan Chen
Which planet is the red one?
Mars
What part stores the operating system, apps, and files when the computer is off?
Hard drive
What is the most popular interpreted language?
Python
In Java, what data structure is used to store elements of the same type and can be dynamically resized?
ArrayList
List the ages of each current Xsort Officer in increasing order.
16, 16, 17, 18
Which organ produces insulin?
Pancreas
What part stores data that is actively being used/processed?
RAM (Random Access Memory)
What are the 4 C-family languages?
C
C++
C#
Objective-C
What is the name for the fundamental linear data structure that operates with a first in, first out principle?
Queue
Give the middle names of TWO current XSort officers
Michael Zachary Brown
Akhil Reddy Batchu
Mia Maxine Hall
Skyler Leigh Brown
Which element has atomic number 79?
This part does the math needed to render images and usually has its own memory and cooling.
GPU (Graphics Processing Unit)
What TV show is python named after?
Monty Python's Flying Circus
What is the name for a queue that lets you remove elements from the front or the back?
Deque
How many previous confirmed XSort officers have their been?
8
What 2008 horror movie features 3 masked killers and a cabin?
The Strangers
This chip on the motherboard has startup instructions and is usually updated to fix hardware or security issues.
BIOS chip
What is the most used programming language by worldwide lines of code?
COBOL
What is the name for a tree in which each node has at most two children?
Binary Tree
What was the name of the CS teacher/XSort club sponsor before Mrs. Templin, also a world famous author and gamer (2x points for his full government name)?
V. Anton. Spraul
Name every Matrix movie in order from earliest to most recent.
The Matrix
The Matrix Reloaded
The Animatrix
The Matrix Revolutions
The Matrix Resurrections