Python
What is Python?
Python is a high-level, general-purpose programming language.
What are the 3 major computer operating systems?
Windows
Linux
Mac OS
What is Nintendo's latest console and why is it significant?
The Nintendo Switch
It is both a home and portable game console in one.
What sold better this generation of consoles? PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X/S
Who are the protagonists of the Pokémon Anime?
Ash Ketchum and Pikachu
What is Pygame?
Pygame is a cross-platform set of Python modules designed for writing video games.
What is GUI
Graphical User Interface
What did Nintendo make before videogames?
Toys
Name 3 Sony Franchises
Any 3
How many Pokémon were there originally and how many Pokémon are there today?
151 originally
1008 today
What is Replit?
Replit is an online integrated development environment. Replit being Software as a service allows users to create online projects, write code and run code straight from their web browser without installing extra software.
What does RAM stand for and what is it used for?
Random Access Memory
Short term temporary memory where data is stored as the processor needs it. up to 50x faster than hard drives and solid state drives where data is stored permanently for general purpose storage.
What is a videogame cartridge and why does Nintendo still use them today?
Read only memory(ROM) cartridges are used to store and run videogames in various consoles old and new; had protections against unauthorized copying of software, physical damage, could rapidly load and access programs faster than discs, and are more comparable to fast modern flash memory stored in cells made of transistors used in solid state drives today than the slow, outdated, spinning disc platters used in hard drives of yesterday.
Due to their small size, durability and speed they were perfect for the portable Nintendo Switch. effectively a dedicated SD card for each game.
What other industries is Sony involved in?
Electronics
Music
Movies
Television
Robotics
What Console was Pokémon originally released on and what were the first games called and what console is Pokémon currently released and what are the latest games called?
Gameboy originally, Red/Blue
Switch currently, Scarlet/Violet
What are Vector Graphics?
Vector graphics is a form of computer graphics in which visual images are created directly from geometric shapes defined on a Cartesian plane, such as points, lines, curves and polygons. A key advantage is the ability to endlessly scale up without fidelity loss.
What does CPU and GPU stand for?
Central Processing Unit
Graphical Processing Unit
Why was the Game Boy significant?
Released in 1989, It brought portable gaming to the mass market with interchangeable cartridges that allowed anyone to develop their games and ideas on which we take for granted today.
What is significant about the PlayStation 5?
8 teraflops of compute power, raytracing capability, discless digital only versions available, renders discs effectively obsolete, uses fast, multi gigabit direct storage technology to effectively eliminate loading times in open world games and expand the scope, capability and possibility of what is currently possible in gaming and game development.
What generation of Pokémon are we currently on?
Generation Nine
What are Raster Graphics?
Also known as bitmap graphics, a type of digital image that uses tiny rectangular pixels, or picture elements, arranged in a grid formation to represent an image.
What is a transistor?
A microscopic electrical current on off switch, voltages representing 0s and 1s, the building blocks of modern computing, used in semiconductor devices such as processors, that contain billions to compute.
What does the original NES stand for and why was it significant?
Nintendo Entertainment System
Released in 1986, it was the first home console that could run various interchangeable games through cartridges.
Very significant as it brought the arcade to the home and allowed anyone to be a game developer, to program, run and sell software on it if they wished.
What was significant about the first PlayStation?
Released in 1994, It was the first console capable of rendering 3d graphics on it's own(polygons), beating the N64 to the market by 2 years. It used and popularized compact discs (CDs) to store gigabytes of data at a time cartridges could only store megabytes of data at the cost of durability and speed.
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