Computers in Hollywood
In 2005 this TV drama was known for it's pale anti-hero, Anonymous-like hacking group and surprisingly accurate depiction of unethical pentesting.
Mr. Robot
Commonly known as 'Ethernet', what is the technical name for this 8-pin connector?
RJ-45 / CAT cable
The main brain behind Microsoft.
Bill Gates
SSD (Data storage)
Solid State Drive
In 1998 this company and operating system was met with embarrassing laughter after it crashed during a live demo and failed to boot.
Microsoft's Windows 98
This 1982 cold war thriller was infamous for remote hacking nukes, DDoS attacks and the real-world presidential directive of cyber security in US government.
WarGames
This famous greeting is often the very first print statement most programmers will learn.
print('Hello World!')
Apple was founded in 1976 by two men famous for their concept of the 'Desktop'. Name them both.
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak
BIOS
Basic Input-Output Services
In 2018 Facebook was fined $5 billion for selling private user information to this major British data harvesting company.
Cambridge-Anylitica
This humorous Easter egg command was hidden in the IBM BIOS code referring to a critical race condition causing the system to overheat and crash. Years later it was adopted as a TV show.
Halt and Catch Fire
Most motherboards come in three standard sizes. Name two.
ATX
Micro-ATX (mATX)
Mini-ITX.
In 1991, a Finnish computer scientist build an open source kernel that would eventually become known as Gnu/Linux.
Linus Torvalds
MAC (Address)
Media Access Control Address
In 2010 this prototype device was accidentally left behind at a bar by a QA engineer. To this day he still regrets it.
The iPhone 4
In 1994, This Canadian TV show was the world's first time full CGI was featured on broadcast television. It's name also refers to a basic computer function.
ReBoot
To the joy of hobbyists and annoyance of manufacturers, this process involves pushing the CPU to preform faster than intended.
Overclocking
Around 1830, this female programmer was known for creating one of the first early 'computers', Her work later stolen by Charles Babbage. To this day she lives on in the high-level language named after her.
Ada Lovelace
IoT (Smart home)
Internet of Things
This small Seattle bar in the shadow of the Space Needle was the world's first establishment to ban Google Glass?
The 5 Point Cafe & Tavern