Computer Science Trivia
What is the most commonly used operating system in the world?
What is Android
What is HEXADECIMAL
Base 16 number system which uses 16 symbols from 0...9 and A...F
A numerical value that corresponds to a unique element in an array. They start at zero.
What is Index
Information is lost when power is off.
What is volatile / RAM memory
What is a word that starts with d and ends with k
Dirk
What is the nationality of Alan Turing, a mathematician who broke ciphers during WW2?
What is British
A self-contained set of instructions for performing a specific task within a computer program.
What is a Function
A variable type that holds whole numbers
What is an integer
A word that starts with j and ends with s and is about something that takes hint Nico is involved with it
Jaws
First one to appear the most as a monkey wins
Whoever did it wins
What are the two types of control structures for repetition in algorithms?
For Loop
While Loop
What is copium
It is an expression that is used when someone starts relying on cope
Name four different display interfaces
VGA
HDMI
DVI
DisplayPort
what is a word that starts with f and ends in k
Frank
What is the name for when the result of an addition is too large for the number of bits the computer is working with?
Overflow
Write down the symbols for the five relational operators (equal to, less than, greater than, not equal to, less than or equal to, greater than or equal to):
==
<
>
<=
>=
What are the main ingredients in black powder
Tannins and iron
The computational method which is concerned with the removal of unnecessary detail is called...
Abstraction
What is the correct answer to the dilemma of the ship of theseus
JK there is none
Bad luck
For being a tryhard you get -1000 points
What is the difference between Lossy and Lossless compression?
Lossy compression permanently removes data from a file in order to reduce its size.
Lossless compression temporarily removes data from a file in order to reduce its size.
What is a common use of an interrupt
I could sound very intellectually gifted here but it’s easier to say here that Sir.Gay can check this
This is part of the CPU, and does the calculations inside a computer.
What is a ALU
Container for storing data values
Variable named N1993R