Tech Terms
Industry Trends
Inventors
Inventions
UAE/HCT
100
An electronic signal that is represented by 0 or 1 and is either on or off.
a) a bit
b) a byte
c) a code
a bit
100
A digital ledger where transactions in bitcoin or cryptocurrency are recorder chronologically and publicly.
a) POS system
b) blockchain
c) public transactions
blockchain
100
This man flew a kite during a storm and discovered electricity.
a) Alexander Graham Bell
b) Thomas Edison
c) Ben Franklin
Ben Franklin
100
What was the first computer called?
a) ERIC
b) ENIAC
c) AIPC
Electronic Numerical Intergrator and Calculator (ENIAC)
100
Who is the other Emirati astronaut aside from Hazza.
a) Khaled Alkaabi
b) Sultan Al Neyadi
c) Mansour Alblooshi
Sultan Al Neyadi
200
What does L mean in URL?
a) Location
b) Locator
c) Logistics
Locator
200
A website where people can discuss topics.
a) social network
b) forum
c) text messaging service
forum
200
Blue jeans were invented by...?
a) Donatella Versace
b) Pierre Cardin
c) Levi Strauss
Levi Strauss
200
Uses a single frequency, focused light to correct eye sight or remove tattoos.
a) laser
b) lasik
c) taser
laser
200
This building is 2,700 square foot and took only 17 days and 18 people to build using 3-D printed materials, half as many people as a conventional building of the same proportions would require.
a) Dubai Arts Centre
b) Dubai Future Foundation
c) Dubai Innovation Center
Dubai Future Foundation
300
The piece of computer hardware considered as the brains of the computer.
a) motherboard
b) CPU or processor
c) memory
CPU or processor
300
Once a popular type of website, maintained by an individual with regular, dated entries.
a) MySpace
b) a blog
c) Friendster
a blog
300
Who invented the Coca-cola?
a) James Watt
b) John Pemberton
c) Jeff Davis
John Pemberton
300
A vast network of interconnected computers.
a) Internet
b) Intranet
c) Ethernet
Internet
300
Inaugurated in March 2019, these high-tech innovation and entrepreneurial incubators support students and faculty in undertaking innovative and entrepreneurial ventures.
a) Innovation Spaces
b) Inncuvation Spaces
c) Innovation Startups
InnCuvation Spaces
400
Blinking line on your screen that tells you where the next character goes.
a) mouse
b) cursor
c) keys
cursor
400
This trend is how humans interact with each other in the digital world.
a) Artificial intelligence
b) Immersive experience
c) Virtual reality
Immersive experience
400
Who invented the first vacuum cleaner?
a) Hubert Booth
b) John Wayne
c) Dylan Thomas
Hubert Cecil Booth
400
Invented in the 1930s to detect objects using radio waves.
a) laser
b) metal detector
c) radar
radar
400
Total number of HCT campuses all over the UAE.
16
500
A software that allows you to view pages from the Internet and explore the World Wide Web.
a) Intranet
b) browser
c) search engine
browser
500
The term refers to companies in the first stages of operations.
a) startups
b) incubation
c) initial business
startups
500
Who invented the first fountain pen?
a) Lewis Waterman
b) George Parker
c) Lazslo Biro
Lewis Waterman
500
Orbiting the earth, this helps chart weather and manage communications.
a) radar
b) satellite
c) space probe
satellite
500
What is the theme of HCT 4.0?
a) Practicing the Future
b) Employability and Beyond
c) No Emirati Left Behind
Employability and Beyond