Advanced Computer Hardware
This instruction set architecture, commonly used in high-performance computing, was developed by Sun Microsystems and is known for its simplicity and scalability.
What is SPARC (Scalable Processor Architecture)?
This principle of government holds that power should be divided between a central government and smaller regional governments, such as states.
What is federalism?
This German tank was the most feared during WWII, known for its thick armor and powerful 88mm gun.
What is the Tiger I?
This guitarist, famous for his work with the band AC/DC, helped shape the sound of hard rock with hits like “You Shook Me All Night Long.”
Who is Angus Young?
This language, designed by Bjarne Stroustrup in the 1980s, introduced the concept of "classes" and is widely used in systems programming and game development.
What is C++?
This specialized microprocessor, used for machine learning and artificial intelligence tasks, is designed to handle vast amounts of parallel computations.
What is a TPU (Tensor Processing Unit)?
This constitutional principle ensures that no branch of government becomes too powerful by providing each branch with some measure of control over the other branches.
What is checks and balances?
This Soviet tank, famed for its speed and armor, was a significant force on the Eastern Front.
What is the T-34?
Known for his work with Ozzy Osbourne, this guitarist is a master of heavy metal riffs.
Who is Randy Rhoads?
This concept in computer science allows a program to call itself recursively, often used to solve problems like tree traversal or factorial calculations.
What is recursion?
This type of computer memory is used to temporarily store frequently accessed data and instructions and is a faster alternative to traditional hard drives or SSDs.
What is cache memory?
This landmark 1954 Supreme Court case ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This British tank was part of the “Churchill” family and was known for its heavy armor and infantry support role.
What is the Churchill tank?
This guitarist, part of the band Dire Straits, was known for his smooth, melodic solos and the hit "Sultans of Swing."
Who is Mark Knopfler?
This programming paradigm, which promotes the use of functions as first-class citizens, encourages avoiding mutable data and side effects, and is heavily used in languages like Haskell.
What is functional programming?
This protocol, widely used in modern motherboards to connect the CPU to memory and other components, operates at a high speed and is an evolution of the older Front-Side Bus (FSB).
What is QPI (QuickPath Interconnect)?
The first ten amendments to the Constitution, which guarantee individual rights and liberties, are collectively known as this.
What is the Bill of Rights?
The “Sherman” tank was a primary tank used by the U.S. Army. It was named after this Civil War general.
Who is General William Tecumseh Sherman?
The “guitar god” of the 80s, known for his extensive use of distortion, was a member of Guns N' Roses.
Who is Slash?
This popular framework for web development, built on the Ruby programming language, follows the Model-View-Controller (MVC) architecture.
What is Ruby on Rails?
A type of storage technology that uses magnetoresistive random-access memory (MRAM) to combine the speed of DRAM with the non-volatility of flash memory.
What is Storage-Class Memory (SCM)?
This term refers to a political system in which citizens directly vote on laws and policies, rather than electing representatives to make those decisions.
What is direct democracy?
This American tank, designed for amphibious assaults, was used in the Pacific theater.
What is the LVT (Landing Vehicle Tracked)?
This guitarist, known for his innovative use of the whammy bar and his work with the band Whitesnake, also had a successful solo career with hits like “Here I Go Again.”
Who is John Sykes?
This protocol, used in web development, allows browsers to make requests to servers for data without reloading the entire page, enabling smoother user experiences.
What is AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML)?