Computers
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internet
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internet
What device did people use to save school work in the 90s?
A) USB drive
B) Cloud
C) Floppy disk
D) Memory card
C) Floppy disk
Because USB drives and cloud storage didn’t exist yet.
What type of phone was common in homes in the 80s and 90s?
A) Smartphone
B) Touchscreen phone
C) Landline phone
D) Smartwatch
C) Landline phone
Because mobile phones were not common yet.
Which device let you play games anywhere in the 90s?
A) PlayStation
B) Game Boy
C) Xbox
D) Wii
B) Game Boy
Because it was portable and easy to carry.
What device did people use to listen to music on the go?
A) Spotify
B) Walkman
C) Tablet
D) Smart speaker
B) Walkman
Because it let people listen to music anywhere.
What device did people use to change TV channels?
A) Smartphone
B) Remote control
C) Tablet
D) Voice assistant
B) Remote control
Because TVs didn’t have voice control.
What happened if you picked up the phone while using dial-up internet?
A) The internet got faster
B) Nothing
C) The internet disconnected
D) The computer shut down
C) The internet disconnected
Because dial-up used the same phone line.
What was a common feature of early mobile phones?
A) Camera
B) Internet apps
C) Very large size
D) Face recognition
C) Very large size
Because early phones were heavy and bulky.
What did you need to play video games at home?
A) Wi-Fi
B) A console and a TV
C) A smartphone
D) A laptop
B) A console and a TV
Because games were not played on phones
What device did people use to watch movies at home?
A) Streaming apps
B) VCR with VHS tapes
C) USB stick
D) DVD player only
B) VCR with VHS tapes
Because streaming didn’t exist
What did people do when the TV had no signal?
A) Refresh the page
B) Adjust the antenna
C) Restart the router
D) Call customer support
B) Adjust the antenna
Because signal depended on antenna position
How did people install programs on computers in the 90s?
A) From app stores
B) Using floppy disks or CDs
C) From the cloud
D) With Bluetooth
B) Using floppy disks or CDs
Because there were no online app stores.
What did people mainly use pagers for?
A) Taking photos
B) Playing games
C) Receiving short messages
D) Listening to music
C) Receiving short messages
Because pagers only showed simple messages.
How did many old video games save progress?
A) Auto-save
B) Cloud save
C) Passwords or memory cards
D) Face ID
C) Passwords or memory cards
Because auto-save didn’t exist yet
Why did people rewind VHS tapes?
A) To improve sound
B) To watch from the beginning again
C) To charge them
D) To clean them
B) To watch from the beginning again
Because tapes didn’t rewind automatically
What was common during a power outage in the 90s?
A) Power banks
B) Candles or flashlights
C) Phone flashlights
D) Smart lights
B) Candles or flashlights
Because phones didn’t have flashlights
What did dial-up internet use to connect to the web?
A) Wi-Fi
B) Cable TV
C) Telephone lines
D) Satellites
C) Telephone lines
Because dial-up worked through home phone lines.
Why couldn’t people send photos with early mobile phones?
A) Phones had no screens
B) There was no internet
C) Phones had no cameras
D) Messages were free
C) Phones had no cameras
Because cameras were added years later
What happened if you turned off a console without saving?
A) Nothing
B) The game updated
C) You lost your progress
D) The game saved itself
C) You lost your progress
Because the game didn’t save automatically
What was a common problem with cassette tapes?
A) They needed Wi-Fi
B) They could get tangled or damaged
C) They were too heavy
D) They had touch screens
B) They could get tangled or damaged
Because cassette tape was very fragile
Why did TVs need antennas?
A) To play videos
B) To receive broadcast signals
C) To connect to Wi-Fi
D) To record shows
B) To receive broadcast signals
Because TV came through air signals
Why was dial-up internet slow?
A) Computers were too big
B) It shared the phone line and had low speed
C) Screens were small
D) Websites were simple
B) It shared the phone line and had low speed
Because the technology was very limited.
What did you usually do if someone was using the landline phone?
A) Send a voice message
B) Use Wi-Fi calling
C) Wait until it was free
D) Call from an app
C) Wait until it was free
Because only one call could happen at a time.
Why didn’t most 90s games have online multiplayer?
A) Consoles were broken
B) Internet access was limited or slow
C) Players didn’t like it
D) TVs were too small
B) Internet access was limited or slow
Because online gaming was not common
Why did CDs become popular in the 90s?
A) They were bigger
B) They didn’t wear out like tapes
C) They needed internet
D) They were free
B) They didn’t wear out like tapes
Because CDs were more durable.
Why did people check TV schedules in newspapers?
A) TVs had no guide menus
B) Internet was free
C) Shows were random
D) Channels changed daily
TVs had no guide menus
Because there were no digital TV guides