Internet Basics
What does “WWW” stand for?
World Wide Web
What part of the computer is considered the “brain”?
CPU (Central Processing Unit)
What has hands but cannot clap?
A clock
What river runs through Anderson, Indiana?
White River
How many continents are there on Earth?
7
What device connects your home network to the internet?
Router
What computer part stores files permanently?
Hard drive / SSD
What can travel around the world while staying in the same corner?
A stamp
Anderson High School’s sports teams are known by what nickname?
The Indians
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
What is the main job of a web browser?
To access and view websites
What component of a computer displays the images
Monitor
If an electric train is traveling south, which way does the smoke go?
Electric trains do not produce smoke
What is the name of the historic downtown theater in Anderson that originally opened in 1925?
Paramount Theatre
How many sides does a hexagon have?
6
What does Wi-Fi allow devices to do?
Connect to the internet wirelessly
What does RAM stand for?
Random Access Memory
What has to be broken before you can use it?
An egg
What year did Highland switch from a high school to a middle school?
2010
What is the only mammal capable of true flight?
Bat
What does URL stand for?
Uniform Resource Locator
What device is responsible for converting digital data into images on a screen?
Graphics card (GPU)
What goes up but never comes down?
Your age
The original Anderson High School burned down in what year?
1999
What is the smallest country in the world?
Vatican City