Computer Companies
Which Microsoft program is used for email?
Microsoft Outlook
The address of a web page, the Universal Resource Locator, is commonly abbreviated as what?
URL
What is a circuit board in a computer with specialized hardware optimized for displaying high-quality graphics at a high rate of speed?
Graphics Card
What is a programming language?
A Language that allows humans to give instructions to a computer in a way the computer understands.
What is a computer
A machine that can be instructed to carry out sequences of arithmetic or logical operations.
Which technology company was founded in Cupertino, CA in 1976?
Apple
What does the letter “S” stand for in the Web terminology “HTTPS”?
Secure
SSD and HDD are both examples of ______?
Mass Storage Devices
What constitutes a programming language as “Low Level”?
It is easier for computers to understand
What test, developed by Alan Turing, is a test of a machine's ability to exhibit behavior equivalent to that of a human.?
The Turing test
Which corporation acquired Skype Communications for $8.5 billion in 2011?
Microsoft
What does GUI stand for?
Graphical User Interface
What is the physical hardware inside a computer that temporarily stores data, serving as the computer's "working" memory?
RAM (Random Access Memory)
What constitutes a programming language as “High Level”?
It is easier for humans to understand
What common element is used in the manufacture of computer chips?
Silicon
Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded which technology mega company in 1998?
What is the non-abbreviated name for a PDF?
Portable Document Format
What is the central circuit hub that allows connection between all components and peripherals attached to the computer?
Motherboard
What programming language was used to make Twitter?
Ruby
Who made the first mechanical computer?
The first mechanical computer was created by Charles Babbage in 1822
Computer Hardware company “International Business Machines Corporation” is more commonly known by what name?
IBM
What is the name USB Port short for?
Universal Serial Bus Port
What does the actual computation done by the computer, including managing the computer's memory, handling input from users, sending them output and doing calculations?
CPU (Central Processing Unit)
What is “abstraction” in terms of programming?
Removing details from a solution and lowering complexity so that it can work for many different situations.
What is the name given to the observation that the number of transistors on integrated circuits doubles approximately every two years?
Moore's Law