Take a nibble if you want 4 of these binary digits of computer code
What is a bit
100
5-letter term for an infectious program designed to harm your computer.
What is a virus
100
A pointing device that functions by detecting two-dimensional motion relative to its supporting surface.
What is a mouse
100
In 1981, this company introduced the PC, its first home computer.
What is IBM
100
In 1975, I (along with my childhood friend, Paul Allen) started a small company called Microsoft Corporation.
Who is Bill Gates
200
This 4-letter word, a shorted version of a 6-letter word, is a popular term for an e-journal.
What is a blog
200
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
I don't click on an email link to update any of my accounts because it may be this type of “sport”ing spam.
What is Phishing
200
Slang term for the regular postal service mail with the implication that it is slower than e-mail .
What is snail mail
200
The exchange of text messages through a software application in real time using this 2-letter acronym.
What is IM
200
I started my company in 1984; I began building and selling computers out of my dorm at the University of Texas.
Who is Michael Dell
300
Millions of spam messages are generated by rogue software.
What are bots
300
In computer security, this device blocks unauthorized access to a LAN, a local area network.
What is a Firewall
300
1988: Crafted by Robert Morris, the first known one of these viruses wiggles into computers
What is a worm
300
Ordinary analog phone lines that deliver a low-cost broadband data connection.
What is DSL
300
In 1985, I helped found Quantum Computer Services.
Who is Steve Case
400
Abbreviated BB, it's a popular data-transmission method capable of sending multiple channels at once
What is Broadband
400
A type of computer attack that takes advantages of a particular vulnerability.
What is an Exploit
400
An imaginary creature that causes trouble in devices and systems of all kinds. During WWII, the term was used by British airmen to refer to ongoing trouble with aircraft in spite of mechanics' best efforts
What is a gremlin
400
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
This 3-letter Internet protocol, is the simplest way to exchange files.
What is FTP
400
It was Tim Berner’s idea to merge hypertext to this.
What is the Internet
500
This technology used for wireless headsets is named after a Danish king who united parts of Scandinavia
What is Bluetooth
500
A hacker called “Captain Crunch” found one of these in a cereal box whose tone could manipulate phone lines.
What is a whistle
500
Among Internet users, the World Wide Web has surpassed this system that was created at the University of Minnesota and shares its named with this burrowing rodent
What is Gopher
500
This 4-letter certification is given for equipment that uses the IEEE 802.11 standard.
Wi-Fi
500
I was a computer architect who designed a series of computers that were the fastest in the world for decades.