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This college program teaches students how to code, work with computers, and is where we are going on Thursday!

What is the Computer Science Department?

100

What is the non-abbreviated name for a PDF?

What is "Portable Document Format"

100

'Firefox', 'Chrome', and 'Safari' are what type of computer software?

What is a "Web browser"

100

This word describes the money you pay to take classes at college.

What is tuition?

100

This ancient city was buried in volcanic ash when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE.

What is Pompeii?

200

This type of degree usually takes four years and can prepare you for jobs in computer science or software engineering.

What is a bachelor’s degree?

200

This piece of hardware will keep your processor cool and running.

What is a "Heat Sink"?

200

These can infect your computer with bad software.

What is a virus

200

This type of degree usually takes about two years to complete at a community or junior college.


What is an associate’s degree?

200

This author wrote the fantasy series The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.

Who is J.R.R. Tolkien?

300

This person helps fix computer problems, install software, and keep networks running in a school or business.

Who is an IT specialist (or technician)?

300

This piece of hardware is a short term memory device that allows you to run multiple programs at a time.

What is "Random-acess memory(RAM)"
300

 What was Microsoft’s first programming language?

 What is "MS Basic"

300

This type of financial award gives students money for college that they don’t have to pay back.

What is a scholarship?

300

Which type of cyber attack comes via email?

What is "Phishing"

400

This popular programming language is known for being beginner-friendly and is named after a snake.

What is Python?

400

This piece of hardware contains just enough energy to save your BIOS settings.

What is a "CMOS Battery"?

400

What type of applications are available to users on a trial basis only for a limited period of time?

What is "Shareware"

400

Someone who writes computer programs for a living might be called this.

What is a software developer (or programmer)?

400

He was the only U.S. president to serve more than two terms.

Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?

500

This kind of computer science lets machines “learn” and improve, and powers things like voice assistants and self-driving cars.

What is artificial intelligence (AI)?

500

This piece on a modern motherboard will allow your video card to fit into your motherboard.

What is a "PCI slot or PCIe"?

500

What was the name of the first Web Browser?

What is "WorldWideWeb"

500

Most colleges ask you to send this report card that shows all of your high school grades.

What is a transcript?

500

What was the first computer virus called?

What is "The Creeper"