Acronyms
What does RAM stand for?
Random Access Memory
What storage device uses spinning magnetic disks?
Hard Disk Drive (HDD)
How many bits are in a byte?
8
What is a widely popular programming language, known for its easy-to-read syntax, often recommended to beginners?
Python
What company did Paul Allen and Bill Gates found in 1975?
Microsoft
What does CPU stand for?
Central Processing Unit
What storage device uses flash memory and has no moving parts?
Solid State Drive (SSD)
What is the name for a base-2 number system?
Binary
What number represents the first index/value of an array or list in most programming languages?
0
What company did Steve Wozniak and Steve jobs found in 1976?
Apple
What does PDF stand for?
Portable Document Format
What component converts AC power into DC power for the computer to use?
Power supply unit (PSU)
What is the name for a base-16 number system?
Hexadecimal
What’s the term for when a function calls itself?
Recursion
Which inventor is Elon Musk's electric car company named after?
Nikola Tesla
What does URL stand for?
Uniform Resource Locator
What is the term for when one slower component limits the overall performance of a computer system?
Bottleneck
What is the name for a base-8 number system?
Octal
What is the name of the data structure that branches out from a single root, and has the same name as a plant?
Tree
What tech company, known for its search engine, has a name that comes from the mathematical term for a 1 followed by 100 zeros?
What does HTTP stand for?
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
What is the term for short-term memory that is faster but smaller than RAM, and is usually split into 3 levels?
Cache
What is “4” in binary?
100
What searching algorithm finds the target value by dividing a sorted list in half repeatedly?
Binary Search
Who was the first computer programmer?
Ada Lovelace