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In your own words, what is Morse Code?
What is an alphabet or code in which letters are represented by combinations of long and short signals of light or sound. Morse code is a method of sending text messages by keying in a series of electronic pulses, usually represented as a short pulse (called a "dot") and a long pulse (a "dash"). The code was devised by Samuel F. B. Morse in the 1840s to work with his invention of the telegraph.
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What size were early computers, which were developed in the 1940's? a. The size of a car b. The size of a large room c. The size of a one-story home.
What is b. the size of a large room. They were the size of a large room and consumed huge amounts of electricity. They were vastly different to the modern computers we use today, especially when compared to small and portable laptop computers.
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What country has blocked it's citizens from using Facebook?
What is China.
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When was the type writer invented? A. 1700’s B. 1750’s C. 1800’s D. 1850’s
What is A. 1700's typewriters had been invented as early as 1714 by Henry Mill and reinvented in various forms throughout the 1800s. The first typewriter to be commercially successful was invented in 1868 by Americans Christopher Latham Sholes, Carlos Glidden and Samuel W. Soule in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, although Sholes soon disowned the machine and refused to use, or even to recommend it.
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With the goal to replicate the University of Medicine and Dentistry in Newark, New Jersey's traditional mail system electronically, V.A. Shiva Ayyadurai created E-Mail in 1978. How old was Shiva when we began his work on the “Emailing” system? A. 22 B. 18 C. 14 D. 12
What is C. 14. Shiva was only 14 years old when he began working on an electronic mailing system.
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In what century was the first Morse Code message sent?
What is the 19th century.
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While you may be more familiar with physical money, coins and bills, money also exists on computers. What percent of the world's currency only exists on computers in a digital, not physical, form?
What is about 90%. Only 10% of the world’s currency is physical money, the rest only exists on computers.
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True or False: There are more Facebook users from the United States than U.S. citizens who voted in the last election.
What is true.
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Charles Babbage designed something called the “Difference Engine” in the 1850’s, a kind of mechanical tool designed to compute various sets of numbers, this was the first early form of what sort of technology based object that we use today? A. Calculator B. Digital Alarm Clock C. Telephone D. Computer
What is A. Calculator
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This object can recreate an image of a document made by electronic scanning and transmitted as data by telecommunication links. What is this Object called?
What is A FAX Machine/Scanner. Scottish inventor Alexander Bain worked on chemical mechanical fax type devices and in 1846 was able to reproduce graphic signs in laboratory experiments. He received patent 9745 on May 27, 1843 for his "Electric Printing Telegraph."
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True or false, Morse Code is still widely used today to transmit messages over the radio.
What is false. Morse code is sometimes used by amateur radio hosts who enjoy it as a hobby, but radio operators are no longer required to know it.
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What do HP, Microsoft, Google, and Apple all have in common? (Hint: it has to do with where the companies were started)
What is HP, Microsoft, Google, and Apple have one very interesting thing in common – they were all started in a garage. Apple: Back in 1976, Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniack and Ronald Wayne started a business out of a garage in Cupertino, CA, putting together one of the first prototypes of their personal computers. Google: 1998 Google was just starting out. Their corporate headquarters? A Menlo Park, CA garage. HP: Back in 1939, Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard decided to establish their own electronics manufacturing company. Based out their garage in Palo Alto, CA. Microsoft: In 1975, Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft, with just a few resources and an available garage space.
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What year was Facebook started?
What is 2004. In February 4, 2004 - "The Facebook" is launched for Harvard students. March 2004 - Students at Stanford, Columbia and Yale universities are allowed to join Harvard students on Facebook. June 2004 - The company moves to Palo Alto, California.
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Who invented “Text Messaging”? A. Charles Babbage B. Bill Gates C. Friedhelm Hillebrand D. Alan Turing
What is Friedhelm Hillebrand conceptualised SMS in 1984 while working for Deutsche Telekom. Sitting at a typewriter at home, Hillebrand typed out random sentences and counted every letter, number, punctuation, and space. Almost every time, the messages contained fewer than 160 characters, thus giving the basis for the limit one could type via text messaging.
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This hand held object Transmits and receives electromagnetic waves of frequency, enabling it to carry sound messages with the push of a finger and then letting go when you’re done with your message. What is this object called?
What is a radio. An Italian inventor, proved the feasibility of radio communication. He sent and received his first radio signal in Italy in 1895. By 1899 he flashed the first wireless signal across the English Channel and two years later received the letter "S", telegraphed from England to Newfoundland.
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Some ways that people communicated over long distances during ancient times include using smoke signals and drum beats. What are some limitations connected to these methods?
What is before the development of the electric telegraph in the 19th century revolutionized how information was transmitted across long distances, ancient civilizations such as those in China, Egypt and Greece used drumbeats or smoke signals to exchange information between far-flung points. However, such methods were limited by the weather and the need for an uninterrupted line of sight between receptor points.
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What percentage of emails sent daily are spam? a. 10% b. 50% c. 80%
What is more than 80% of the emails sent daily are spam emails.
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How many languages is Facebook available in? a. 25 b. 70 c. 112
What is more than 70 languages, including a pirate language.
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What did “SMS” in text messaging stand for?
What is Short Message Service.
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What company, created in 2003, capitalized on using a webcam to communicate with someone over the internet?
What is Skype.
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In the 1850's to improve telegraph and Morse Code communications with Europe, what had to be done? a. A wire was laid across the Atlantic Ocean b. A satellite was launched into space c. Boats were spread out in the ocean to relay messages
What is in a. A wire was laid across the Atlantic Ocean. In 1854, Cyrus West Field conceived the idea of the telegraph cable and secured a charter to lay a well-insulated line across the floor of the Atlantic Ocean. Obtaining the aid of British and American naval ships, he made four unsuccessful attempts, beginning in 1857. In July 1858, four British and American vessels–the Agamemnon, the Valorous, the Niagara, and the Gorgon–met in mid-ocean for the fifth attempt.
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How much did the first personal computer cost in 1957?
What is $55,000.00. The IBM 610 was the first personal computer, in the sense that it was the first computer intended for use by one person and controlled from a keyboard. Price: $55,000.00 (or rental at $1150/month, $460 academic). 180 units were produced.
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How many active users does Facebook have? a. 1.36 million b. 90.3 million c. 1.44 billion
What is 1.44 billion monthly active users. As of the first quarter of 2015, Facebook had 1.44 billion users. In the third quarter of 2012, the number of active Facebook users had surpassed 1 billion. Active users are those which have logged in to Facebook during the last 30 days.
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When was the first Cell Phone sold? A. 1995 B. 1990 C. 1985 D. 1980
What is on March 13, 1984, someone spent $3,995 to buy the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X, the first handheld cellphone.
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This mobile app allows users to send and receive "self-destructing" photos and videos. Photos and videos taken with the app are called what?
What is Snaps. Snap Chat which was invented in 2012.
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