Consumer Electronics
Gaming
Technical Skills
Technology History
PSU Technology
100

This is the name of the Samsung smartphone that has a foldable screen and can be used as both a phone and a tablet?

Samsung Galaxy Fold

100

This is the name of the protagonist in the popular video game series"The Legend of Zelda"

The name of the protagonist in The Legend of Zelda is Link.

100

This is the name of the process of finding and fixing errors in computer code.

Debugging is the name of the process of finding and fixing errors in computer code.

100

In what year was the first iPhone released?

2007

100

This is where the PSU Schuylkill Computer lab is located

The bottom floor of the Library.

200

This is the meaning of the acronym "HDMI".

HDMI stands for High-Definition Multimedia Interface, which is a digital interface used to transmit audio and video signals between devices.

200

This game is the most popular in terms of units sold.

The best-selling video game to date is Minecraft with 238,000,000 copies sold.


 Minecraft a sandbox game released by Mojang in May 2009 for a wide range of PC, mobile and console platforms, selling more than 238 million copies across all platforms. Grand Theft Auto V and EA's Tetris are the only other known video games to have sold over 100 million copies.

200

This is the name of the process of configuring a computer network to provide secure access to internal resources from the internet.

Firewall configuration is the process of configuring a computer network to provide secure access to internal resources from the internet.


200

This company developed the first portable music player, the Walkman, in 1979.

Sony developed the first portable music player, the Walkman, in 1979.

200

This team of students is available to help students with technological problems.

The Teaching and Learning With Technology Coach Team is a team of students that are available to help students with technological problems.

300

This South Korean company is the world's largest manufacturer of memory chips?

Samsung Electronics is the South Korean company that is the world's largest manufacturer of memory chips.

300

This game console is the most popular video game console of all time, in terms of units sold.

The most popular video game console of all time, in terms of units sold, is the PlayStation 2, which has sold over 155 million units worldwide since its release in 2000.

300

This is what TCP/IP stands for in networking terminology.

TCP/IP stands for Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol and is a suite of communication protocols used to interconnect network devices on the internet.

300

Which company developed the first computer mouse in 1963?

Xerox Corporation created the first computer mouse in 1963.


300

This is the email for the student help desk at PSU Schuylkill.

slhelpdesk@psu.edu

400

This was the first commercially successful personal computer with a graphical user interface and mouse, introduced by Apple in 1984.

The Macintosh was the first commercially successful personal computer with a graphical user interface and mouse, introduced by Apple in 1984.


400

In the video game series, Assassin's Creed, this is the name of the device that allows the user to access their ancestor's memories.

The device that allows the user to access their ancestor's memories in the Assassin's Creed series is called the Animus.

400

This is the name of the widely-used cloud platform that IT professionals use to build, deploy, and manage applications.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the name of the widely-used cloud platform that IT professionals use to build, deploy, and manage applications.


400

This is the first web browser, created by Tim Berners-Lee in 1990.

WorldWideWeb was the first web browser, created by Tim Berners-Lee in 1990.


400

This is the email to report phishing scams for PSU students and faculty.

500

This is the name of the virtual assistant developed for Samsung devices in 2017.

Bixby is the name of the virtual assistant developed for Samsung devices in 2017.

500

This was the first video game to allow players to choose a female character.

The first video game to allow players to choose a female character was the arcade game, Ms. Pac-Man, which was released in 1982.


500

This is the maximum theoretical data transfer rate of USB 3.1.

The maximum theoretical data transfer rate of USB 3.1 is 10 Gbps (gigabits per second).

500

Which company invented the first practical transistor in 1947, which eventually revolutionized the electronics industry?

Bell Laboratories created the first practical transistor in 1947.

500

This is the name of the technology room in the library that allows you to record speeches and upload them to Kaltura or OneDrive.

The One Button Studio (OBS).


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