Tech Workout

CPU

100

Name 2 types of chipsets

Answers vary;

Sample answers: Nvidia, M1, Intel, AMD, Nitro

200

Which company made a breakthrough chip against Intel processors, and are still in the transition of making all of their devices native?

Apple

300

True or False: Intel processors are much more powerful than general ARM processors

True

400

True or False: 1. The M1 chip uses the ARM architecture. 2. The x86_64/Intel processors are more efficient than M1.

True, False

500

Workout: Do a 45 second wall-sit

Did you do it?

GPU

100

Which is the most modern type of Graphics API at this time?

OpenGL

200

What is the Graphics API that works on macOS, but is not exactly optimized for it?

Double points! What is the translation layer to convert that API to work with macOS's API?

Vulkan

Double Points! MoltenVK

300

What is the most optimized graphics API for macOS?

Double points! What makes another Graphics API work with it?

Metal

Double points! MoltenVK

400

Metal is ___

a) About to overthrow all other graphics APIs

b) The worst graphics API for any software

c) Most optimized for a specific type of software

d) All of the above

c

500

True or False: Vulkan can never work with macs

False

Emulation

100

Name 3 types of consoles

Answers vary;

Sample answers: Nintendo, PlayStation, Xbox

200

Name a type of console that has been discontinued

Answers vary;

Sample answers: Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Original PlayStation, Original Xbox, Xbox 360

300

FREE POINTS!

FREE POINTS!

400

Can you emulate Nintendo Switch on macOS?

Yes

500

Name at least 4 consoles you can emulate with

All consoles that are discontinued can be emulated, and the Nintendo Switch

Unrelated questions

100

Name 1 formula you know from the last time you played Jeopardy

Answers vary;

All possible answers: Gay Lussac's Law, Charles' Law, Heat Capacity Formula, Kinetic Energy Formula, Density Formula

200

Do 1 lap around the kitchen island to get points. Both teams can get them!

Did you do it?

300

Act or show a meme you know

Did you?

400

Is Starbucks expensive?

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/TjtX0F9SUZ0

Go to this link, it's the deciding factor.

500

True or False: Chick-Fil-A always finds you and takes your order.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-sjtFd_iuAo

The deciding factor

Computers/Software

100

Name 1 hardware company for computers.

Answers vary;

Sample answers: Apple, HP, Microsoft, Lenovo, Google

200

Name 3 types of softwares

Answers vary;

Sample answers: Windows, Mac, Linux

300

True or False: You cannot have Windows 11 on Macs

False

400

True or False: macOS runs much better on Macs than Windows

True

500

macOS ___

a) Supports every Graphics API

b) Deprecated support for 1 API, and supports an old version of another

c) Both a and b

b