Historical;
Your parents have likely used one of his products, the first online social network. His company recently changed names to something that rhymes with Beta
Who is Mark Zuckerberg?
The name for the base language all computers use. Hint: it's 0s and 1s!
What is binary?
hint: its a minecraft gamemode
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
LocalTime myObj = LocalTime.now();
System.out.println(myObj);
}
}
Java
100 of this is equal to 1024 gigabytes
What is a terabyte?
What does SWE stand for
Software Engineer/Software Engineering
A WW2 era programmer, his namesake "machine" can solve nearly any problem. Also the creator of the enigma machine, and the first computer chess engine.
Who is Alan Turing?
The word for an error found in a piece of code.
(Some people find the literal meaning gross)
What is a bug?
SELECT CustomerName AS Customer, ContactName AS [Contact Person]
FROM Customers;
A term that can describe part of a house, but also means a way to access a computer system or data by bypassing the security systems.
What is a backdoor?
What is the industry in which you protect a tech company's data and product?
Cybersecurity
Known to be the first computer programmer, she worked with Charles Babbage on the Analytical Engine.
Who is Ada Lovelace?
A popular operating system, launched in 1991, with its mascot Tux the penguin.
What is Linux?
// convert binary to decimal
#include <iostream>
#include <cmath>
using namespace std;
// function prototype
int convert(long long);
int main() {
long long n;
cout << "Enter a binary number: ";
cin >> n;
cout << n << " in binary = " << convert(n) << " in decimal";
return 0;
}
// function definition
int convert(long long n) {
int dec = 0, i = 0, rem;
while (n!=0) {
rem = n % 10;
n /= 10;
dec += rem * pow(2, i);
++i;
}
return dec;
}
C++
Computer malware that when unzipped, will destroy your computer by flooding it with data.
Zip Bomb, Zip of Death
What is the most lucrative computer science sector in 2024?
Machine Learning Engineer
A US Navy rear admiral, she pioneered computing at Harvard with the Mark I Computer. Nicknamed "Amazing Grace"
Who is Grace Hopper?
What is the most common library installation method for the Python language
the pip library
example syntax:
pip install
if let firstNumber = Int("4"), let secondNumber = Int("42"), firstNumber < secondNumber && secondNumber < 100 { print("\(firstNumber) < \(secondNumber) < 100") } // Prints "4 < 42 < 100" if let firstNumber = Int("4") { if let secondNumber = Int("42") { if firstNumber < secondNumber && secondNumber < 100 { print("\(firstNumber) < \(secondNumber) < 100") } } } // Prints "4 < 42 < 100"
Swift
List all the companies in FAANG
Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Nvidia, Google
Known as the "Father of Java"
Who is James Gosling?
How do you print text in Java?
System.out.println("arbitrary text");
05 HOME : TEXT : REM Fibonacci numbers
10 LET MAX = 5000
20 LET X = 1 : LET Y = 1
30 IF (X > MAX) GOTO 100
40 PRINT X
50 X = X + Y
60 IF (Y > MAX) GOTO 100
70 PRINT Y
80 Y = X + Y
90 GOTO 30
100 END
Basic
When referring to cables used to transmit audio/video, the acronym HDMI represents this.
High-Definition Multimedia Interface
What is one of the three highest paid coding languages in 2024?
Solidity
Erlang
Clojure