The IT Crowd
Roy, Moss and Jen operate out of this cluttered location within Reyhholm Industrues.
What is The Basement?
A survey by University of Arizona revealed that this everyday desk object contains up to 400 times more bacteria than a standard toilet seat if not cleaned regularly.
What is a computer keyboard (or mouse)?
This 2004 online role-playing game let players explore the world of Azeroth alongside millions of other players.
What is World of Warcraft?
Introduced in 1996 to replace mismatched serial and parallel ports, this standard hardware interface allows you to connect mice, keyboards, and flash drives via a simple plug-and-play port.
What is USB (Universal Serial Bus)?
This basic unit of digital information can have a value of either 0 or 1.
What is a bit?
This is the iconic phrase Roy and Moss use to answer almost every technical support phone call.
What is "Have you tried turning it off and on again?"
This ubiquitous desk accessory was invented by mistake in 1968 when a scientist was trying to create a super-strong adhesive, but ended up creating a low-tack reusable one instead.
What is a Post-It Note?
This 1972 arcade game featuring two paddles and a bouncing ball is considered one of the earliest commercially successful video games.
What is Pong?
This connector is the standard hardware interface used globally to plug an ethernet network cable into computers, routers, and switches.
What is RJ-45?
This unit of storage is is made up of approximately 1000 Gigabytes.
What is a Terabyte?
Roy wears a wide variety of quirky geek T-shirts throughout the series, including one featuring this iconic space-themed arcade game from 1978.
What is Space Invaders?
This piece of office furniture allows employees to alternate between sitting and standing throughout the workday to improve posture.
What is a Standing Desk?
Released in 1989, this iconic gray handheld gaming system from Nintendo came bundled with Tetris in many markets and featured a green-tinted monochrome screen.
What is the Nintendo Game Boy?
Before broadband and Wi-Fi, this legacy internet technology required a modem to connect to a local phone number, emitting a distinct series of squeals and static sounds to establish a connection.
What is Dial-up Internet?
Standard versions of this storage media type ranged from 80 KB up to 2.88 MB and measured anywhere from 8 inches down to 3.5 inches.
What is a Floppy Disk?
Jen is tricked into presenting a small, weightless black box with a blinking red LED, which she is told is this entire network.
What is The Internet?
Popularized during late-night shifts and slow Friday afternoons, this unofficial office sport involves employees zipping down hallway corridors seated on rolling swivel furniture.
What are Office Chair Races?
In 1997, this IBM supercomputer made history by defeating world chess champion Garry Kasparov in a six-game rematch, marking a major milestone in artificial intelligence.
What is Deep Blue?
In network communications, the foundational suite of protocols known as TCP/IP stands for these two combined terms.
What is Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol?
DAILY DOUBLE!
This classic computer science joke says, “There are 10 types of people in the world…” Name the "10" types.
(Who are Those who understand binary and Those who don’t?)
This number of show seasons were released for The IT Crowd before their final "The Last Byte" episode.
What is 4? (Or 4 seasons)
This iconic 1999 comedy film features a main character named Peter Gibbons who gets so frustrated with his cubicle wall that he manually knocks it over.
What is Office Space?
This 1980s home computer became famous for its affordable price and helped popularize gaming at home.
What is the Commodore 64?
Early versions of this communications device included speeds measured in 1200 and 2400 baud.
What is a modem? (or Dial-up Modem)
First published in 1975, this influential computer magazine became a leading publication for hobbyists and personal computer enthusiasts.
What is BYTE Magazine?