Tech Talk/TikTok
The term for content that quickly becomes popular and spreads across the internet
What is viral?
Hughes and EchoStar are best known for providing this type of internet service
What is satellite internet?
This portable music player from Apple was released in 2001 and changed how we listened to music
What is the iPod?
This engineer works with circuits, power systems, and electromagnetic fields
What is electrical engineering?
This type of orbit is used for satellites that need to cover the Earth’s surface more frequently, like for weather monitoring.
What is a low Earth orbit (LEO)?
This AI tool lets you chat, brainstorm, and ask questions
What is ChatGPT?
Hughes was founded in the year..
What is 1971?
This social media platform was launched in 2004 and started as a site for college students
What is Facebook?
Designs aircraft, spacecraft, and missile systems
What is aerospace engineering?
The first satellite ever launched into space, in 1957, was named this
What is Sputnik 1?
This app’s 6-second video format walked so TikTok could run
What is Vine?
This is the name of the newest Hughes high-capacity satellite launched in recent years
What is JUPITER 3?
Before Spotify, people spent hours curating playlists on this software (and sometimes gave their computers viruses)
What is LimeWire or Napster?
Ensures products and processes meet quality standards in manufacturing
What is industrial engineering?
This giant spacecraft, launched in 1998, serves as a research laboratory and is currently in orbit around Earth.
What is the International Space Station (ISS)?
This once-rising short-form video competitor to TikTok was launched by Instagram
What is Reels?
HughesNet Gen5 operates using this type of orbiting satellite
What is geostationary orbit?
Every kid’s dream phone in 2004: it flipped open and came in hot pink
What is the Motorola Razr?
This team manages hiring, onboarding, and benefits
What is Human Resources (HR)?
This famous space telescope, launched in 1990, has provided stunning images of distant galaxies and nebulae
What is the Hubble Space Telescope?
This “For You” feature personalizes your TikTok feed based on your behavior
What is the algorithm?
HughesNet was ranked No. 1 for this by U.S. News & World Report in 2023
What is Best Satellite Internet Provider?
You weren't cool in school unless you had this customizable social media profile with top friends and music
What is MySpace?
This department builds brand awareness, creates campaigns, and may run the company’s social media
What is Marketing?
The term for a satellite that is specifically designed for navigation and helps with GPS
What is a navigation satellite?