Technology Concepts
What does the acronym HTTP stand for in web communication?
HyperText Transfer Protocol
This concept in programming refers to the reuse of existing code by using properties and methods from a parent class
Inheritance
Who is the CS department chair at TCNJ?
Dr. Salgian
Who is the CEO of SpaceX?
Elon Musk
Which famous playwright is known for writing "Hamlet"
Shakespeare
What kind of testing involves running code in small blocks, often functions or methods, to ensure they work as expected
Unit Testing
This concept refers to the use of code to represent real-world entities and their interactions, often implemented through classes and objects.
Object-Oriented Programming
What is the name of the cluster computer located in the STEM building?
ELSA
Who is known as the "father of the computer" and developed the architecture that underlies most modern computers?
John von Neumann
What is the largest mammal in the world?
Blue Whale
What does the acronym RAM stand for in computer memory?
Random Access Memory
This programming technique allows a function to call itself, which can be used to solve problems that can be broken down into smaller, similar problems
Recursion
What does ACM stand for?
Association for Computing Machinery
Who created an algorithm for finding the shortest path in a graph, now widely used in networking and GPS systems?
Edsger Dijkstra
What is the name of the virtual currency created by Satoshi Nakamoto in 2009 that has gained popularity as a decentralized form of money?
Bitcoin
What does IDE stand for
Integrated development environment
This programming principle refers to the ability to create functions or methods that can operate on different types of data.
Polymorphism
What professor's research subject is in Networking?
Dr. Li
Who invented the first computer in the 1800s?
Charles Babbage
Which natural phenomenon is measured using the Richter scale
Earthquakes
Haskell, Lisp, and Erlang are examples of languages that follow which programming model, as opposed to Object-Oriented Programming?
Functional Programming
What type of class member variable allows access to the variable within its own class and by derived classes, but not by other classes?
Protected Variable
What does DIGIT.all stand for?
Diversity and Inclusion Group In Tech For All
Who is credited with developing the first compiler and now has a conference named after them?
Grace Hopper
What is the primary language spoken in Brazil
Portuguese