Hardware
Programming languages
Internet & Tech History
Algorithms & Data Structures
Big Tech
100

How much RAM (in GB) does a typical school Chromebook have?

4-8 GB

100

This language is known for its snake logo and simple syntax.

What is Python?

100

This protocol is used to transfer web pages.

What is HTTP?

100

This data structure works on a First In, First Out principle.

What is a queue?

100

Approximate number of monthly active users on Instagram.

100 million; 700 million; 1 billion; 2 billion

~2 billion

200

What is the approximate price of a Raspberry Pi 5 (USD)?

$20-40;  $60-80;  $100-120;  $200-220

$60-80

200

This language runs in the browser and powers most websites.

What is JavaScript?

200

This year the World Wide Web was publicly introduced.

- 1991;  1985;  1979; 1976

What is 1991?

200

This sorting algorithm repeatedly swaps adjacent elements.

binary sort; bubble sort; insertion sort; quick sort

What is bubble sort?

200

Year Apple was founded.

-  1962;  1967;  1976;  1979

1976

300

How many transistors are in Apple’s M1 chip (in billions)?

16 million;  160 milion;  1.6 billion;  16 billion

16 billion

300

This object-oriented language was developed by Sun Microsystems and uses a JVM.

What is Java?

300

This company created the Windows operating system.

What is Microsoft?

300

This algorithm finds the shortest path in a graph with nonnegative weights.

What is Dijkstra’s algorithm?

300

How many lines of code are estimated in a modern car?

10 mil; 100 mil; 1 bil; 10 bil

~100 million lines

400

What is the price of a mid-range NVIDIA graphics card (USD)?

$40-60; $100-300;  $400-600;  $700-800

$400–600

400

This systems language developed by Mozilla emphasizes memory safety without a garbage collector.

What is Rust?

400

This social media platform was originally limited to 140 characters per post.

What is Twitter?

400

This data structure stores elements in key-value pairs.

What is a hash table?

400

Market cap of Apple.

2-3 billion; 200-300 billion; 2-3 trillion;  20-30 trillion

~2–3 trillion

500

What was the launch price of the first iPhone (USD)?

$199; $299; $399; $499

$499

500

This language was created by Dennis Ritchie at Bell Labs in 1972.

What is C?

500

This cryptographic system secures most websites today (HTTPS uses it).

What is SSL/TLS?

500

Average time complexity of binary search (Big-O notation).

What is O(log n)?

500

Number of Google searches per day.

8-9 billion; 10-11 billion; 800-900 million; 1-2 billion

  • ~8–9 billion/day