What is a programmable electronic device that can store, retrieve, and process data.
What is a computer.
100
Basic operations that are needed for the function of a computer but not built directly into the hardware.
What is an operating system.
100
In which country is the Shell headquarters based at?
The Netherlands.
200
What are the two patterns that make up the binary system.
What is 0 and 1.
200
Why has the price of oil fallen so low?
-Too much oil in the world
-The US has tapped into a large, unexplored reserve.
-Russia has dropped their prices for oil exports.
-Supply and demand.
Supply & Demand.
200
What is the very first type of computer?
What is a calculator.
200
Doing more than 1 thing in a single program.
What is multithreading.
200
Has Royal Dutch Shell ever sold 'sea-shells'?
Yes.
300
What is a sequence of numbers used to simplify sequences of bits?
What is a Hexidecimal.
300
Who ranks at #1 on the Forbes Global Top Ten Oil Companies? (Based on net worth)
-Gazprom
-Exxon
-BP
-Shell
What is Gazprom.
300
How many generations has the computer gone through?
What is five.
300
What is the most widespread of all Operating Systems?
What is Microsoft.
300
In how many countries does Shell operate in
-35
-50
-70
-93
70 countries.
400
What is the term for making measurements at regular intervals when digitizing sound.
What is sampling.
400
Where is the world's biggest structure (drilling platform) ever moved by mankind located?
What is Norway.
400
What was the generation in which the internet was first used.
What is the fourth generation.
400
When more than 1 CPU is running at 1 time...
What is multiprocessing.
400
How long is the IT graduate program at Shell?
-1 ½ years
-2 years
-3 years
-3 ½ years
3 Years.
500
What is the term for changing a representation to use fewer bits to store information.
What is compression.
500
Which country has the largest oil reserve?
What is Venezuela (299 million barrels).
500
The observation that the number of transistors on integrated circuits doubles approximately every two years.
What is Moore's Law.
500
A user-interface that uses icons and a mouse.
What is a GUI (Graphical User Interface).
500
What is the most popular IT graduate role at Shell?
-Business Analyst
-Developer
-Architect
-All of the above