The Internet
What is the Internet?
A vast network linking smaller networks worldwide.
When referring to phone calls made over the internet, what does the acronym VoIP stand for?
Voice over Internet Protocol
True or False: What you put on social media is there forever.
True.
When was YouTube created?
2005
Who invented the iPhone?
Steve Jobs.
What is the term for emails that are used to scam their recipients?
Phishing.
Which general term refers to all kinds of harmful software, including viruses, worms, trojan horses, and spyware?
Malware
What new feature did Twitter introduce that is similar to Snapchat?
Fleets.
In 2004, Mark Zuckerberg reportedly met with MySpace to discuss selling Facebook. What was Zuckerberg's offer?
75 million
Manufacturing a number of iPhone parts, including NAND flash memory chips, DRAM chips, and—most recently—that pricey OLED display in the iPhone X--which Apple competitor makes more money on Iphones than their own phones?
Samsung
Which Defense Department first set up the messaging system that became the Internet?
Pentagon
In computer terminology, what does "ROM" stand for?
Read Only Memory
What should you always do to protect your privacy online?
Enable privacy settings.
In 1982 what was the first emoticon to appear in messageboards?
:-)
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, what is the most downloaded game for smartphones?
Tetris
From Earth, where was the destination of the longest long-distance telephone call?
Moon.
When referring to a website’s address was does the acronym URL stand for?
Uniform Resource Locator
30% of Americans get their news from what social media site?
Which microblogging and social networking website was founded by David Karp in 2007?
Tumblr
In the 2000's, BlackBerry, Nokia's Symbian platform, and Windows Phone began to gain market traction, with models often featuring what?
QWERTY keyboards
What three-digit web error code for censored content is a reference to a Ray Bradbury novel?
451
What company developed a computer with the codename "Lisa" in the 1980's?
Apple
The bird featured in Twitter’s iconic logo and branding is called Larry. What legendary basketball player is it named after?
Larry Bird.
Which service operating between June 1999 and July 2001, was the first music file-sharing service, and allowed people to easily share their MP3 files?
Napster
The first commercially available device that could be properly referred to as a "smartphone" began as a prototype called "Angler" developed by whom?
Frank Canova in 1992 while at IBM.