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Duplicate of Engineering Trivia Night
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1
In which decade was the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE) founded?
1950s
1850s
1880s
1930s
2
Another name for a computer chip is…
Macro chip
Execute
Micro chip
Micro processor
3
Changing computer language of 1’s and 0’s to characters that a person can understand is called…
Highlighting
Decoding
Executing
Clip Arting
4
How fast is the speed of light?
300,000 km/sec
100,000 km/sec
200,000 km/sec
5
In what year was the "@" chosen for its use in e-mail addresses?
1984
1980
1976
1972
6
Experts say the healthiest way to view a computer monitor is by…
Adjusting the screen for maximum contrast
Viewing from a darkened room
Using special glasses that filter out UV rays
Placing it 18-30 inches away from your eyes
7
In which decade was the Internet first implemented?
1980s
1940s
1950s
1960s
8
The letters, ’DOS’ stand for…
Data Operating System
Data Out System
Disk Operating System
Disk Out System
9
Which of these is not a computer?
Aptiva
Macintosh
Paseo
Acorn
10
Made from a variety of materials, such as carbon, which inhibits the flow of current...?
Choke
Inductor
Resistor
Capacitor
11
Who made the first electric light bulb?
Humphry Davy
Thomas Edison
Joseph Swan
12
In which decade with the first transatlantic radio broadcast occur?
1870s
1860s
1850s
1900s
13
What is the term to ask the computer to put information in order numerically or alphabetically?
Crop
Sort
Record
Report
14
In what year did the first home computer games appear?
1963
1974
1980
1958
15
What does ‘www’ stand for?
world wide wares
world wide web
world wide window
world wide war
16
‘CD’ computer abbreviation usually means?
Command Description
Copy Density
Compact Disc
Change Data
17
What do you call a computer on a network that requests files from another computer?
A router
A host
A client
A web server
18
Modern TV's draw power even if turned off. The circuit the power is used in does what function?
High voltage
Color balance
Sound
Remote control
19
Who developed Yahoo?
David Filo & Jerry Yang
Vint Cerf & Robert Kahn
Dennis Ritchie & Ken Thompson
D.Steve Case & Jeff Bezos
20
What does AC and DC stand for in the electrical field?
Average Current and Discharged Capacitor
Alternating Current and Direct Current
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