Computers
What is a computer?
A computer is an electronic device for storing and processing data.
What was the first search engine?
Archie
Who started Google?
Sergey Brin and Larry Page.
True or false? A vaccine is not classified by the WHO as health technology.
False. It actually is classified as health technology.
What is technology?
Technology is defined as
the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry. In other words, when theoretical knowledge meets practical usage, technology is formed!
What does CPU stand for?
CPU stands for central processing unit.
When was the first search engine - Archie - invented?
1990
Who started Microsoft?
Bill Gates.
According to WHO, what is health technology?
Health technology is application of organized knowledge and skills in the form of devices, medicines, vaccines, procedures and systems developed to solve a health problem and improve quality of lives. In other words - organized knowledge put into use for the development of medicine and other devices that can help it do its job!
How big is a microchip? You can either say the dimensions or how big it is relative to items you see in daily life.
A microchip is 12mm x 2mm. It is the same size as a grain of rice, and getting smaller by the year.
What does a CPU do?
A CPU processes data.
When did Internet Explorer come out?
August 1995.
Who is Google's current CEO?
Sundar Pichai
True or false? The 3D printer is a type of health technology.
True! It helps doctors heal broken bones by creating custom casts etc.
How many people were active Internet users as of July 2020? You can give a range, a percentage of all people in the world, or a number.
4-5 billion people, 59%, approximately 4.6 billion.
What is the difference between hardware and software?
Hardware is physical while software runs on the hardware.
True or false? Netscape was the world first revolutionary web browser.
Who is Apple's current CEO (Hint: he became the CEO in 2011)?
Tim Cook.
True or false? Dental equipment is classified as health technology.
True.
What is a pixel?
A pixel is a minute area of illumination on a display screen, one of many from which an image is composed. In other words - a really small part of an image.
What is binary?
A sequence of 0s and 1s that computers use to process things.
How many search queries does Google process per second?
Approximately 40,000.
Who created the first computer?
German Konrad Zuse. The Z1 was the first binary programmable computer.
Why are computer chips embedded into some medicines?
Computer chips are embedded into some because they can analyse how the medicine is working.
What is a bit?
A bit is 1 0 or 1 in binary. To make a byte (one letter of data), it takes 8 bits.