Internet and Web
What is the language most commonly used to structure web pages?
HTML
What semi-recently caused a major outage across the internet?
AWS Outage
What language is known for being beginner-friendly and often being the first language taught?
Python
Who is known as the father of computer science?
Alan Turing
What is a named container that stores a value in a program?
Variable
What is a small block of data created by a web server and placed on to your computer called?
A cookie
What university recently added a new school for mathematics, computing, and data science?
NYU
What language is the standard for backend web development?
Javascript
Who is known for co-founding Apple and creating the first programmable universal remote?
Steve Wozniak
What is a sequence of instructions that repeats until a condition is met?
Loop
What is the protocol widely used across the Internet for secure communication over a network?
HTTPS
What browser recently added an AI assistant, but with a focus on control and privacy?
Firefox
What language is known for game development is built into the Unity engine?
C#
Who is known as the first computer programmer?
Ada Lovelace
What is a statement that lets your program make a choice?
Conditional
What is the naming system that translates domain names into IP addresses?
DNS
What caused Anthropic to release a report regarding suspicious Claude AI usage?
AI-orchestrated cyberattack
What "new" programming is known for being fast and focused on concurrency and type and memory safety?
Rust
Who is known for creating the Linux kernel and the version control system Git?
Linus Torvalds
What is it called when a function calls itself?
Recursion
What is the tracking method that identifies specific users by collecting unique details about their device and settings?
Fingerprinting
What Y Combinator backed startup recently went viral for a brainrot and vibecoding IDE?
Chad: The Brainrot IDE
What language is known for being used in statistical computing, data visualization, and data analysis?
R
Who famously popularized the term "debugging"?
Grace Hopper
What is a type of variable exists only inside the function where it is declared?
Local variable