units of computer information
Computer stuff
ABCs
Memory / storage
Misc - HARD
100
What is a byte?
What is a unit of computer memory that contains 8 bits
100
What is hardware?
What is the part of the computer you can touch. actual computer equipment.
100
CPU
What is Computer Processing Unit
100
What are the two types of memory
What is RAM and ROM
100
Who created facebook?
Who is Mark Zuckerberg
200
what unit of computer information equals about 1,000 bytes
What is a Kilobyte
200
What is the motherboard?
What is main circuit board of a computer - all internal parts of your computer are plugged into the motherboard
200
MHz
What is Megahertz
200
Give 2 examples of an output device
What is Monitor/screen and a sound
200
How many GB can an Ipod classic hold?
What is 180 GB
300
What is a megabyte? And what is it equal to in the binary system?
What is a million bytes, and 2^20
300
what is the main program that runs the entire computer system - give an example
What is Operating System - Windows, Mac,
300
ROM
What is read only memory
300
What are examples of input devices
What is keyboard, mouse, stylus
300
Who is the creator of Microsoft? 100 bonus points for naming the year it was created
Who is Bill Gates When is 1975
400
Where does the word Bit come from and what numbers represent it
What is Binary Digit - and 1's and 0's
400
Define Binary Code and what number system do we use in everyday life ?
What is the name given to the computer code which is made up of 1's and 0's. Decimal system.
400
SRAM
What is static random access memory
400
Give 2 examples of optical storage devices
What is CD-ROMS, laser disks, or DVDS
400
in what year did the iphone come out? bonus 100 for naming the month
What is June 2007
500
name three type of memory units that are only used on Super Duper huge computers
What are petabyte, exabyte, zettabyte, yottabyte, brontobyte, and geobyte
500
Talk about why scientists use 1's and 0's for computers and what 1 and 0 represents
What is Computer engineers came up with a code to represent the positive and negative charges. If the electricity is on or a positive charge is detected, it is represented by the symbol 1. If the electricity is off, or a negative charge is detected, it is represented by the symbol 0. These 0s and 1s can be used in different combinations to create a code, just like letters are symbols that represent different sounds, strung together to create written language
500
DRAM
What is dynamic random access memory
500
Give 2 examples of magnetic storage devices
What is Magnetic storage devices include your hard drive, a Zip disk, a thumb drive or an external drive
500
name the two founders of google extra: what college did they go to
What is Larry Page and Sergey Brin
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