Hardware Evolution
This storage device from the 90s could hold only 1.44 MB
Floppy Disk
The Internet started as a US military project called _______.
ARPANET
This company started by selling books online and is now a cloud computing giant
Amazon / AWS
What is the name for a digital currency?
Cryptocurrency
In The Matrix, humans are trapped in a simulated reality. This concept is now a philosophical and technological debate about what?
Whether we are living in a computer simulation
Before the mouse, users typed text commands into this interface. What was it called?
Command Line Interface - CLI
What was the first message sent over the internet?
LOGIN
What was Apple's first product?
Macintosh
Which technology uses living organisms to create products or solve problems?
biotechnology
The "Metaverse" is a concept for a future 3D internet. What current technology is a simple version of this?
Virtual Reality - VR
What happens to RAM when you turn off the computer?
It forgets everything
This sound, a series of screeches, was made by a device that connected you to the Internet in the 1990s
Dial-up Modem
What was the first product sold by Samsung?
rice and noodles
What technology allows for the creation of physical objects by adding material layer-by-layer?
3D printing
In Star Trek, doctors used a device to scan people's health without touching them. What is a real device that does something similar?
Smartwatch
Hard drives today store data using what?
Flash memory
What year did the World Wide Web begin?
1991
What was Nokia's first business?
paper mill
What technology is used by "autonomous vehicles" to sense their environment?
Sensors like Lidar and Cameras
Many sci-fi movies show a dystopian future controlled by one corporation. What is a real-world concern about the power of modern tech giants?
Monopoly, data control, influence on democracy
What is the main material used to make computer chips?
Silicon is a semiconductor, which means its electrical conductivity falls somewhere between metals like copper and insulators like glass
What was the first popular web browser?
Mosaic
What was Lamborghini's first business?
tractors
Which emerging battery technology could charge electric cars in minutes?
Solid-state batteries
In movies like "Her," people have romantic relationships with AI. What is a current, real-world ethical concern about human-AI relationships?
Privacy, emotional manipulation, addiction