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100

What was the first web browser ever created?

WorldWideWeb

100

What operating system developed by Microsoft is widely used in personal computers and laptops?


Windows

100

What days are Leetcode held? 

Monday, Wednesday, & Thursday

100

What is the definition of an algorithm?

a process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations, especially by a computer

100

What is the purpose of an API (Application Programming Interface)?

An API allows different software systems to communicate and interact with each other.

200

What does "HTML" stand for in web development?

Hypertext Markup Language


200

What programming Language did Apple create?

The programming language Swift

200

Who is MITs Vice president 

Ahmed Ahmed



200

Which sorting algorithm has an average and worst-case time complexity of O(n log n) and is known for its divide-and-conquer approach?

Merge Sort

200

RANDOM EE questions: What do the letters AC stand for in AC power?

Alternating Current.

300

What component of a computer system is responsible for storing data and programs permanently?

Hard drive or SSD

300

What does FAANG stand for?

Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and Google

300

How many Board Members are On MIT

There are 10 MIT members

300

What data structure is used for breadth first traversal of a graph?

Queue

300

HIGH-RISK HIGH-REWARD - Take the risk or pass to the next team if everyone skips everyone will get 100 points 

Sorry I lied you lost your big and greedy 

-200 points for you everyone else gets 100 points 

400

What term describes a malicious software designed to block access to a computer system until a sum of money is paid?

Ransomware

400

What did Amazon first start out selling

The company started out selling books

400

How many internships did MIT members accept?

Eight Internships

400

What data structure is commonly used to efficiently implement priority queues?

Heap

400

Which algorithm is used to traverse or search tree or graph data structures and explores as far as possible along each branch before backtracking?

Depth-First Search (DFS)

500

What popular communication app was founded by Jan Koum and Brian Acton in 2009?

WhatsApp

500

Who co-founded Apple Inc. along with Steve Jobs?

A) Tim Cook  B) Bill Gates  C) Steve Wozniak

D) Elon Musk

Steve Wozniak

500

Name all companies MIT Members accepted internships at.

Microsoft, RSM, Target, Trane, SPS, Veritas, Accenture, Uber

500

Which algorithm is used to find the shortest path from a single source vertex to all other vertices in a weighted graph, with non-negative edge weights?

Dijkstra's algorithm

500

What is the rarest blood type among humans?

AB negative