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The Ship Has Sailed - 3/31Q
The Ship Has Sailed - 3/31Q
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1
How much did the first CD recorder cost?
$90,000
$995
$10,000
$20,000
2
What happens if a CD spins too fast?
Nothing
It might separate the disc's layers
It might melt
It might explode
3
In computing history, who were the "Dirty Dozen"?
A consortium of early porn sites
The Internet's first infamous hacking group
Shockley engineers who left to found Fairchild Semiconductor
Engineers who created the first IBM PC
4
A "fortnight" is equal to:
4 nights
all my kids time online
14 days
40 nights
5
Which of the following was not a x86 CPU maker?
Cyrix
VIA
Motorola
IBM
6
Which of these companies invented Ethernet networking?
Packard Bell
AT&T
Xerox
Cisco
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Who launched the very first website?
Xerox
MIT
Stanford
CERN
8
What's the name of the landscape wallpaper that was a default on Windows XP?
Splendor
Happiness
Bliss
Majesty
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What year will EPOCH time reach its maximum value using a signed 32-integer? "EPOCHalypse"
2039
2038
2000
2040
10
In the HBO show Silicon Valley, what’s the name of the startup’s app?
Pied Piper
Hooli
The Box
Gilfoyle
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QR codes were invented back in 1994 as a way to track what?
As an alternative to website URLs
Packages behind the scenes at UPS
Vehicles as they were assembled
To initiate phone calls
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What's the biggest tech acquisition in history?
Dell's buyout of EMC in 2015
Nvidia's buyout of Arm in 2020
HP's buyout of Compaq in 2002
Google's buyout of Motorola in 2011
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How many websites are on the Internet (as of March 2021)?
~5 Billion
~25 Billion
~10 Billion
~1 Billion
