INTERNET SLANG
What does the following abbreviation mean?
ASAP
As Soon As Possible
What is any information or data sent into a computer for processing?
An INPUT
Decide whether the following statement is true or false:
"Deep Blue, an IBM supercomputer 1997, defeated the world-renowned chess master Garry Kasparov through a critical move that came from an unexpected bug in the software."
True
What does the following mean?
"Chirps from birds."
What is the most common password in the world?
123456
(Followed by:
- 123456789
- qwerty
- password
- 1234567
- 12345678)
What does the following abbreviation mean?
TTYL
Talk To You Later
What do we call the turning of input into output
The PROCESSING
What material was the first computer mouse made of?
Wood
(Doug Engelbart designed the first computer mouse in 1964, which consisted of a wooden casing with two rollers and a button on top. )
Who's the founder of Facebook?
Mark Zuckerberg
What gender do most AI bots have?
FEMALE
Studies show that most of the population prefer the sound of a female voice over a male voice. It is because if you ask voice assistants like Alexa, Siri a question, you will be answered by a pleasant and polite woman’s voice.
What does the following abbreviation mean?
YUW
You Are Welcome
What is finding a solution to difficult or complex issues
PROBLEM SOLVING
What is the name of the company which invented the first mobile phone?
MOTOROLA
(It was the DynaTAC 8000x, in 1983.
This portable phone cost $3,995 upon release and offered 30 minutes of talk time.
Charging the device required 10 hours, and it could only store 30 phone numbers in memory.)
On average, how many social media acocunts per user do Gen Z and millennials have?
8.5 social media accounts per user
What is the top selling video game of all time?
(As of June 2022)
MINECRAFT
(Released in 2011 with over 238 mil. copies sold, followed by GTA V - 150 mil. and Tetris - 100 mil.)
What does the following abbreviation mean?
BUSSIN'
Amazing, really good
e.g. “Those potato chips are bussin’.”
What is using programming language to get the computer to behave as desired
CODING
How much did the first-ever computer weight?
Over 27 tons
What do we ccall a regularly updated website or web page, typically one run by an individual or small group, that is written in an informal or conversational style?
A BLOG
Why was QUERTY keyboard created?
For people to type faster as it is more efficient.
What does the following abbreviation mean?
SALTY
To overreact
E.g. “He got so salty after I didn’t text back right away.”
What do we call an event, in which two or more people are working together on a project?
COLLABORATION
In which year did the first computer virus emerged?
In 1971
(The creators intended to experiment and analyze how it could spread across the files and computer itself. When it did, the screen showed the message: “I’m the creeper, catch if you can!”
Once it successfully reaches one’s computer, it replicates itself and eats the remaining memory until the computer can no longer operate due to insufficient storage.)
How many Internet users are there?
(For context, the total worldwide population is around 8 billion.)
5.473 billion users (as of May 2023)
What does the word "google" mean?
Google originated from a spelling error. The name comes from the mathematics phrase “googol,” which denotes “one followed by 100 zeros.”