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100

True or False  An apple iGlass, basically a wearable AR iPhone

Nope! This is not an invention as of yet. But there are rumors that apple is designing one.

100

What is bigger a bit or a byte?

1 byte = 8 bits

100

This programming language is named after a particular snake

Python of course! 

100

What is a white hat hacker?

Ethical hacking or hacking for good - Test security of systems

100

The first programmer was the daughter of a mad poet. True or False

True 

The first person to write our modern understanding of a program was Ada Lovelace.

Being the only legitimate daughter of the poet, Lord Byron, Ada’s mother feared her daughter would suffer the same madness like her father. To stave off the madness as long as possible, she dedicated her daughter to studying math and science.

200

True or False  A teen tracks Elon Musk's Jet and posts it on Twitter in an account called Elon Musk's Jet.

TRUE!! 19 year old Jack Sweeney - March 2022

He also tracks Bill Gates and Jeff Bezo's jet as well as Russian government officials including Putin.

Musk has offered him thousands of dollars and a free Tesla to remove the account for security reasons. Sweeney says NO. (source: CNN)

200

What is binary (code)?

Binary's 0 and 1 is a quick method to detect an electrical signal's off (false) or on (true) state

200

What is Machine Language?

A collection of binary digits or bits that the computer reads and interprets. Machine language is the only language a computer is capable of understanding.

200

World's most famous hacker - was the FBI's Most Wanted!!  Hacked into 40 major corporations just for the challenge.  Now, a trusted security consultant to the Fortune 500 and governments worldwide

Kevin Mitnick

200

What is the keyboard shortcut to close the current window in the windows operating system?

Alt + F4

300

Spam is named after the canned meat
Spam. True or False

TRUE

300

What is the Internet of Things or IoT?

the interconnection via the internet of computing devices embedded in everyday objects, enabling them to send and receive data

300

Minecraft is written in this language

Minecraft is written in C++. A popular language for game makers.

300

Who Hacked NASA in 1999?

Jonathan James

300

Mrs. Suda's favorite super hero

Green Arrow

400

There is a wearable robot that feeds you tomatoes. True or False

TRUE!!!! 

400

A type of code that is above machine code, but it is compiled. Some languages like Java use this.

Bytecode! Bytecode is a middle state, lets take Java for example. Java is compiled (this means it was turned from English syntax and then optimized to a different form of code) to bytecode. The bytecode is then interpreted by the Java interpreter.

This means that Java is optimized (because it is compiled) and it can be run on anything (because the bytecode is interpreted).

400

Most popular coding language in the world

Python is a high-level language. Programmers can use Python to create websites, scientific computing, data mining, and machine learning.

Major companies use Python - NASA, Instragam, Google, Yahoo, Reddit, YouTube, etc.

400

Who hacked the Twitter accounts of Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Kanye West, and Michael Bloomberg; even companies like Apple, Coinbase, and Uber in 2020.

17-year-old Graham Ivan Clark.

400

What is a unit of brightness called in computer nerd terms?

A nit.

500

All Apple products advertisements display the time 9:41. True or False

False, the Apple Watch displays the time 10:09

500

A program that converts instructions into a machine-code or lower-level form so that they can be read and executed by a computer

A Compiler

500

About how many coding languages are there in the world?

Over 700 coding languages


In the US, there are about 350 spoken languages

500

Who is Anonymous? 

As the name suggests, no one knows exactly who Anonymous is, as the identity of members is kept strictly confidential. 

Anonymous is an international group of activist hackers (known as ‘hacktivists’) primarily known for its various cyberattacks against several governments, institutions, and big businesses.

500

What are 4 bits called?

A nybble!

It goes, bits, nybbles, then bytes.