Dell History
The year Dell was founded
A) 1982
B) 1983
C) 1984
D) 1985
What is 1984?
The acronym for the most common addressing scheme used on the internet
A) Internet Protocol (IP)
B) Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
C) Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
D) Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
What is IP or Internet Protocol?
This blocky sandbox game focuses on crafting and survival
A) Tetris
B) The Sims
C) Minecraft
D) Roblox
What is Minecraft?
This ancient Egyptian ruler is renowned for her beauty and political alliances
A) Cleopatra
B) Nefertiti
C) Hathesput
D) Arsinoe
Who is Cleopatra?
This American singer-songwriter is known for hits like "You Belong With Me" and "Shake It Off.
A) Miley Cyrus
B) Katy Perry
C) Carrie Underwood
D) Taylor Swift
Who is Taylor Swift
This company, acquired in 2016, later became the basis for the Infrastructure Solution Group (ISG)
A) SecureWorks
B)IBM
C)EMC
D) VMWare
What is EMC?
These devices connect multiple computers together locally, often found in homes and offices
A) Firewalls
B) Routers
C) Modems
D) Switches
What are switches?
The mustachioed mascot of Nintendo
A) Sonic
B) Link
C) Mario
D) Kirby
Who is Mario?
This conflict lasted over a century between England and France (1337-1453)
A) The War of the Roses
B) The Hundred Years' War
C) The Crusades
D) The Thirty Years' War
What is the Hundred Years' War?
This Swedish pop supergroup ruled the dance floors in the 1970s with hits like "Dancing Queen" and "Mamma Mia"
A) Bee Gees
B) Boney M.
C) ABBA
D) Ace of Base
Who is ABBA?
Dell Technologies was named _____, at its founding
A) Tech Solutions Inc
B) PCs Limited
C) Turbo PC
D) CTX Computers
What is PCs Limited?
A network type that covers a wide geographic area (i.e., cities to continents)
A) Local Area Network (LAN)
B) Wide Area Network (WAN)
C) Personal Area Network (PAN)
D) Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)
What is a WAN or Wide Area Network?
This multiplayer first-person shooter franchise is known for its fast-paced action, outer space setting, and protagonist, Master Chief
A) Halo
B) Call of Duty
C) Doom
D) Borderlands
What is Halo?
This vast trade network connected East Asia with the Middle East and Europe for centuries, facilitating the exchange of goods, ideas, and technologies
A) The Silk Road
B) The Great Wall of China
C) The Spice Routes
D) The Mongol Empire
What is the Silk Road?
This musical genre originated in the Bronx, New York with its focus on rapping, DJing, and breakdancing
A) Hip Hop
B) Disco
C) Jazz
D) Reggae
What is Hip Hop?
In 2013, Michael Dell took Dell private in this type of transaction
A) Initial Public Offering (IPO)
B) Leveraged Buyout
C) Merger
D) Acquisition
What is a leveraged buyout?
This command shows your computer's network configuration and active connections
A) ipconfig
B) ping
C) netstat
D) traceroute
What is ipconfig or ifconfig?
This arcade classic from 1980 features a hungry yellow circle navigating a maze while avoiding ghosts
A) Donkey Kong
B) Galaga
C) Pac-Man
D) Ms. Pac-Man
What is Pac-Man?
This Chinese dynasty invented gunpowder, the compass, and papermaking
A) Song Dynasty
B) Han Dynasty
C) Ming Dynasty
D) Tang Dynasty
What is the Song Dynasty?
Debuting in 2013, this seven-member K-Pop boy band is known for their powerful choreography, socially-conscious lyrics, and massive global fanbase
A) EXO
B) Big Bang
C) NCT
D) BTS
Who is BTS?
This Dell subsidiary, acquired in 2009, specializes in Secure IT solutions and services
A) Alienware
B) Perot Systems
C) SecureWorks
D) VMWare
What is SecureWorks?
This protocol is used to securely transmit sensitive data on the web (think online shopping)
A) Secure Shell (SSH)
B) Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
C) Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS)
D) File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
What is HTTPS?
In video games, this term refers to artificial characters controlled by the computer
A) Bots
B) Sprites
C) Avatars
D) Non-Player Characters
What are NPCs or Non-Player Characters?
This Mesoamerican civilization developed sophisticated writing, mathematics, and a complex calendar system
A) Aztecs
B) Mayans
C) Olmecs
D) Incas
What is the Maya civilization?
This music genre, known for its lively rhythms and danceable beats, originated in the Latin American immigrant communities of New York
A) Merengue
B) Salsa
C) Bachata
D) Tango
What is salsa?