Engineering
What is stress measured in?
Pascals (Pa)
What's the difference between software & hardware?
Hardware is the physical components of a computer system. Software consists of the programs and operating systems that run on the hardware.
What's the largest organ in the human body?
What is the skin.
What are 3 main components of a computers system?
CPU (Central Processing Unit), Memory (RAM), Storage, Motherboard, Input Devices, Output Devices, & Power Supply.
What's the only even prime number?
What is 2.
What's the difference between a scalar & a vector quantity?
Scalar Quantity- Has magnitude only, no direction.
Vector Quantity- Has both magnitude & direction.
What's does IP in IP address stand for? *Bonus* and what's its role?
What is Internet Protocol address.
& a unique numerical label assigned to each device connected to a network. It allows the device to send and receive data over the network.
What type of blood vessels carry blood away from the heart?
What are arteries.
What's the difference between a virus and a worm?
A virus is a type of malware that attaches itself to a legitimate program or file and requires user interaction to spread.
A worm is a type of malware that self-replicates and spreads independently over a network without user interaction.
What's the sum of the angles in any triangle?
What is 180 degrees.
What is the principle of conservation of energy?
Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred from one form to another.
What's the purpose of a firewall?
It's a security device or software that monitors and controls incoming and outgoing network traffic based on predetermined security rules.
The four steps of mitosis are prophase, metaphase, anaphase, & telophase. Put them in order from one to four.
Name 4 of the main types of malware.
Virus, Worm, Trojan Horse, Ransomware, Spyware, & Adware.
What's the quadratic formula?
What is x=−b±√b2−4ac/2a.
Conduction, Convection, & Radiation.
What does LAN & WAN stand for and what are the differences between the two?
Local Area Network- Connects devices within a limited geographic area, such as home or office.
Wide Area Network- Spans a larger geographic area, connecting multiple LANs over long distances.
What's the difference between mitosis & meiosis?
Mitosis produces two genetically identical diploid daughter cells from a single diploid parent cell.
Meiosis produces four genetically diverse haploid gametes (sperm or eggs) from a single diploid parent cell.
What's the difference between symmetric encryption and asymmetric encryption?
Symmetric encryption uses the same key for both encryption and decryption. It's faster but requires secure key distribution.
Asymmetric encryption uses a pair of keys (public and private) where the public key encrypts data and the private key decrypts it. It's more secure but slower.
What's the formula for the area of a circle?
What is A=πr2.
What is the difference between stress and strain?
Stress is internal force per unit area.
Strain is the deformation/displacement per unit length resulting from stress.
What does Wi-Fi stand for?
What is Wireless Fidelity.
What are 3 of the 4 different types of mutations?
Point Mutation, Insertions/Deletions, Duplications, & Inversions.
What's the difference between compiled and interpreted languages? *Bonus points for examples.*
Compiled languages are transformed into machine code by a compiler before execution and are usually faster. (Ex. C, C++)
Interpreted languages are executed line by line by an interpreter at runtime. More flexible and easier to debug. (Ex. Python & Java)
What's the principle of mathematic induction?
A proof technique used to provide statements about natural numbers.