Hardware
In the PC building world, what does the acronym "GPU" stand for?
Graphics Processing Unit
What was the first home console released by Microsoft?
The Xbox
What specific type of software, named after a mythological wooden horse, is designed to disguise malicious functions within a non-malicious program?
Trojan Horse
Which popular social media platform originally launched in 2010 with the name "Burbn"?
Which common programming language is often called the "language of the web" because it runs natively in web browsers?
JavaScript
What company released the original "ThinkPad" line of laptop computers, known for their black design and distinctive red trackpoint?
IBM
Which major console, released in 2006, popularized the use of motion controls with its unique controller and became Nintendo's best-selling home console?
Nintendo Wii
In the world of software development, what does "API" stand for?
Application Programming Interface
Before it was officially named YouTube, what was the original stated purpose of the site, according to its founders?
A video dating site (or similar people-matching service).
In programming, what is the term for a single line of text inserted into the code that the computer is instructed to ignore, usually used for explanation or notes?
A Comment
What was the name of the first iPod model that introduced a color screen and the ability to view photos in 2004?
iPod Photo
What was the name of the handheld console released by Sony in 2004, which competed directly with the Nintendo DS?
PlayStation Portable (PSP)
What popular JavaScript framework, often used for single-page applications, was developed and is maintained by Facebook (now Meta)?
React (or React.js)
In web terminology, what does the HTTP status code 403 commonly signify?
Forbidden (The server understood the request but refuses to authorize it.)
What common type of control structure allows a program to repeat a sequence of instructions multiple times?
A Loop
What does the acronym USB stand for?
Universal Serial Bus
The Nintendo 64 was famously the last mainstream home console to use what physical storage format for its games, long after its competitors switched to CDs?
Cartridges
Which company developed and released the "TypeScript" programming language as a superset of JavaScript?
Microsoft
What was the maximum character count for a single post when Twitter first launched in 2006?
140
What does the acronym "OOP" stand for?
Object-Oriented Programming
What is the technical name for the small, movable magnetic platter inside a traditional Hard Disk Drive (HDD)?
A Platter
What was the original retail price of the PlayStation 3 at launch in the U.S. in 2006, a price point that caused significant backlash?
$599
What free and open-source operating system is based on the Linux kernel and is known for its widespread use on web servers and developer machines?
Ubuntu (or Debian, or Red Hat)
What search engine, founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo, was one of the earliest and most popular web portals in the 1990s?
Yahoo!
What is the technical term for an ordered list of items, often used to store multiple values under a single variable name?
An Array (or List in Python)