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People & Places
The Internet
Fun Facts
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Who can join the IT Academy?
Any rising Freshman in Fayette County can apply to be a student in the IT Academy.
100
What computer device is named after an animal?
Mouse
100
Who was the founder of Microsoft?
Bill Gates
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In a website address, what does WWW stand for?
World Wide Web
100
Was the first email sent in 1971, 1981 or 1991?
1971 - The first email did not contain a message. The person who sent it did invent the use of the @ symbol to separate internet names and domains.
200
Once a week, on Wednesday's, Academy Students are asked to do what?
Dress for Success
200
What Microsoft program is best used for building tables, charts and spreadsheets?
EXCEL
200
Which company was founded by Steve Jobs?
Apple
200
The names of what search engine is used as a verb?
Google
200
What internet term is the blend of the two words, "web" and "log"?
Blog
300
Do you have to want to be a computer programmer to join the IT Academy?
Absolutely not. Technology includes much more than just programming.
300
.JPEG and .GIF are what type of files?
Images or Pictures
300
Who is Mark Zuckerberg?
The founder of Facebook.
300
What social network limits your posts to 140 characters?
Twitter
300
Which device was available first - iPad, iPod or iPhone?
The iPod was released in 2001. The iPhone in 2007 and the iPad in 2010.
400
What is the IT Academy's graduation rate for the past five years?
100%
400
The more RAM your computer has the faster it can pocess data - True or False?
True. RAM stands for Random Access Memory
400
In what US State will you find Silicon Valley?
California
400
What is the most downloaded free game app of all time?
Angry Birds
400
How many websites are online right now?
1 billion and growing!
500
The summer between the Junior and Senior year, IT Academy students are offered what opportunity?
Internship
500
Computers calculate numbers in what mode - Decimal, Octal or Binary?
Binary. Computers only understand two digits, 0 and 1. 1 represents on and 0 is off.
500
What country has the most internet users?
China - with 642 million. The United States is #2 with 280 million.
500
Which Social networking website, began as a way for Harvard students to get in touch with one another?
Facebook
500
What do HP. Microsoft, Google and Apple have in common?
They were all started in a garage.