| 8401. |
How much did Microsoft reportedly pay to use the Rolling Stones song Start Me Up in promotions for Windows 95?
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1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8402. |
What company released a shareware version of 'Doom' over the Internet in 1993?
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1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8403. |
Which web site got the most hits during the 1996 presidential elections?
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1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8404. |
Storage devices keep on getting more massive, so continue the sequence: megabyte, gigabyte, terabyte...
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1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8405. |
What was the computer named after Les Soloman?
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1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8406. |
Among Unix users, what is a bang?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8407. |
Shockwave is the online viewer for what?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8408. |
When you start Microsoft Flight Simulator, your plane begins on the runway of what Illinois airport?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8409. |
This program let you communicate with a spreadsheet in plain English, by typing phrases like 'insert a row' and 'copy D5 to C2:C9'.
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8410. |
CompuServe went online in what year?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8411. |
Acronym time: VRML stands for...?
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1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8412. |
How is this question encoded? question.txt100664 773 773 36 6633303437 12141 0ustar kevinkevinHow is this question encoded?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8413. |
What was the processor in the original NeXT Cube?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8414. |
What computer provided the answer to the question of Life, the Universe, and Everything?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8415. |
In 1954 George Devol patented something that eventually gave rise to the industrial robot. What?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8416. |
Which of the following is not a CD-ROM standard? (a)Red Book (b)High Sierra (c)XA (d)CD-1.
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1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8417. |
What CD format is Red Book?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8418. |
In the 1960's, DEC unveiled the first PDP-8 computer. If you got the basic model with 4K of core memory, a teletype, and software, it would have cost you...
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8419. |
Whose portrait is a composite image of 75 women's faces created on a computer?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8420. |
The message that another user wants to 'talk' with you comes from?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8421. |
Apple Computer and Tandy Radio Shack both introduced 5 1/4-inch floppy disk drives, making that medium the standard for personal computer storage...in what year?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8422. |
Which of the following is a real Usenet group?(a)comp.unix.gurus (b)comp.unix.wizards (c)comp.unix.tech (d)comp.unix.futures
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8423. |
How much of the metal in a typical personal computer is precious -- platinum, silver, or gold?( % )
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8424. |
'Memphis' is (or was) Microsoft's code name for...
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8425. |
You type 'got a light?' at the UNIX C Shell. What's the answer?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8426. |
Which was the first of these devices to be hooked to the Internet?(a)John Romkey's Toaster (b)Trojan Room at Cambridge University coffee pot (C)Cygnus Support Christmas tree (D)Kirk McKusick's wine cellar
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8427. |
Several United States FM radio stations have obtained domain names ending with the two-letter prefix FM, for instance 97.FM. What country does the .FM suffix belong to?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8428. |
What was an Apple-endorsed procedure for the Apple III to ensure that the machine's integrated circuits were securely in their sockets?(a)drop it(c)run pooter upside down(d)submerge mobo in 90% distilled warm water and 10% rubbing alcohol(d)resolder connections
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8429. |
How many notes are there in Intel's audio signature theme heard in their TV commercials?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8430. |
William Shatner appeared in TV commercials for what computer company?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8431. |
A famous terminal, supplied to telephone subscribers in France, literally put almost the entire country on-line during the 1980s. What is it called?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8432. |
The stadium known as 3Com park was formerly called...
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8433. |
The Economist magazine reported that Lee Stein opened the first truly electronic bank on the Internet in 1994. It is called:
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8434. |
On April 1, 1989, DEC engineers issued a technical paper about what?(a)getting pickles to light up(b)using computers as floatation devices(c)using a VAX minicomputer as a nightlight
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8435. |
The first four computers of the ARPAnet were in two states. Three were in California. Where was the fourth?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8436. |
What organization administers the top-level domain '.us'?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8437. |
A cache is a place in your computer's memory where you store frequently used information for quick access. The cache was developed at IBM, but under a different name. What was it called?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8438. |
Name the first entertainment software imported from the Soviet Union.
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8439. |
InterNIC started charging for domain names in what year?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8440. |
The morning after Microsoft released this software,mischievous Microsoft employees left a 10-by-12-foot letter 'e' and a balloon with the message 'We love you'. Name the software.
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8441. |
In the movie War Games, what was the secret backdoor password used to access the WOPR computer?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8442. |
The BITNet network connects many colleges and universities. What does BITNet stand for?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8443. |
The first use of a trackball in an arcade game occurred in 1978. Was the game called...
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8444. |
What is the correct order of menu items in the Windows 3.1 Program Manager?(a)File, Edit, Options, Window, Help(b)File, Edit, Window, Help(c)File, Options, Window, Help(d)File, Options, Windows, Help(e)File, Windows, Options, Help (d)There are none.
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8445. |
Which of the following is not a top-level Usenet group prefix?(a)net(b)sci(c)unix(d)talk
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8446. |
What are the stock market ticker symbols for America Online, Excite and Yahoo!?(a)ALO, EXCT, YAHO(b)AOL, EXIT, YHOO(c)AOL, XCIT, YAHO(d)AOL, XCIT, YHOO
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8447. |
On an 8086 processor, addresses are divided into what two parts?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8448. |
What was the name of the virtual computer used to implement text games from Infocom?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8449. |
What was the name of the GUI for the Commodore 64?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8450. |
What is the top-level Internet domain name for Tonga?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8451. |
Who threatened legal action against Apple when he learned that the company was using his name as the internal code name for its PowerMac 7100/66?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8452. |
IBM was incorporated in 1911, but with a different name. What was it?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8453. |
Imagine you're making a colorful web page. Which RGB color value isn't guaranteed to look solid and undithered on both Windows and Mac web browsers?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8454. |
Computer pioneer George Stibbitz built the world's first binary adder in the 1930's at Bell Labs. He called it the model 'k'. Why?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8455. |
In what year did the New York Times begin using computerized word processing?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8456. |
Who invented an illegal way to make free long distance calls?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8457. |
Steve Wozniak invented an illegal way to make free long distance calls. What was it called
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8458. |
The August 17, 1998 issue of Fortune Magazine says to 'blame Jerry Manock' for starting a trend. What was the article's headline, revealing what we should blame him for?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8459. |
Who was the product designer for the Apple II,debuted in 1977 as the first mass-market pc,and he colored it beige/warm gray.?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8460. |
In what year was Linux 1.0 released?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8461. |
The testbed for the Internet's new addressing system, IPv6, is called the...
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8462. |
What does 'nice' refer to in Unix?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8463. |
Microsoft's Gates and Allen licensed BASIC for the MITS Altair. What does MITS stand for?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8464. |
What does 'APL' stand for?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8465. |
Beginning in March 1998, what organization will handle administration and registration of Internet IP addresses in North and South America?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8466. |
What classic cartoon's theme song did America Online use in its television commercials?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8467. |
Which was not truly a contender for the name of the program that would ultimately be called Microsoft Excel? (a)Number Buddy(b)The Count(c)Mr. Spreadsheet(d)Sigma(e)Plansheet
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8468. |
What operating system is 'The choice of a GNU generation'?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8469. |
When Hewlett Packard's computer division exhibits at trade shows, they always play the same tune at the end of the show in their booth. It is:(a)The Star Spangled Banner(b)Amazing Grace(c)Stairway to Heaven
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8470. |
According to a spoof news release in 1994, what famous institution was Microsoft rumored to be purchasing?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8471. |
What is the name of the classic program that would try to guess the animal that you were thinking of?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8472. |
The resolution of the earliest Macintosh monitors was:(a)512x342(b)512x384(c)640x384(d)640x480.
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8473. |
What does RTFM mean?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8474. |
The first computer to sell more than a million units was the...
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8475. |
How much built-in RAM did the Vic 20 boast? (k)
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8476. |
What year was the Vic 20 released?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8477. |
Netscape developed a security protocol called SSL. What does it stand for?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8478. |
The Computer Musuem in Boston is home to a gigantic Tinkertoy computer that has more than ten thousand parts,built by Danny Hillis. What was it built to do?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8479. |
Some time back National Geographic magazine pictured Bill Gates sitting on top of something. What was he sitting on?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8480. |
Which computer was not released in 1976?(a)Apple I(b) Cray I(c)Altair 8800
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8481. |
What year was the Altair 8800 released?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8482. |
What name of an early personal computer is also the name of a cola drink?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8483. |
Which company incorporated first?(a)Apple Computer(b)Microsoft
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8484. |
What does VERONICA stand for?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8485. |
Current Internet IP addresses are 32 bits long. The next generation of addresses, IPv6, will be how long?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8486. |
What does EBCDIC stand for?(a)Electronic Basic Code for Data Integration Circuitry(b)External Basic Control of Drives in Integrated Circuits(c)Encoded Binary Communications Digital Interface Carrier(d)Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8487. |
What does CISC stand for?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8488. |
In CVAX, the microprocessor chip used in DEC's Micro VAX II, a message appeared inscribed in the uppermost metal layer of the silicon saying 'VAX, when you care enough to steal the very best.' In what language was it written?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8489. |
At the first west coast computer faire during the 1970's, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak played a prank by printing and distributing 20,000 leaflets for a non-existent computer. What did he call it?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8490. |
Which grew fastest in the U.S. in 1996?The number of (a)Internet service providers(b)bagel shops(c)pager services.
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8491. |
Which was the first float sponsored by an Internet company to appear in the Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8492. |
In what year was the first float sponsored by an Internet company to appear in the Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8493. |
Nolan Bushnell, the founding father of Atari, originally named the company...
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8494. |
What color were the function keys in the Acorn A3010?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8495. |
What was the name of the robot in the film The Day The Earth Stood Still?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8496. |
Boeing aircraft used four Cray supercomputers in 1995 in connection with what sporting event?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8497. |
Modern desktop computers commonly use the PCI bus to let users add additional hardware devices to their computers. In the PCI local bus, what does PCI stand for?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8498. |
On a computer programming flowchart, what symbol represents a decision?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8499. |
BSD stands for?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |
| 8500. |
IBM begin selling non-IBM built clones in 1992, the Ambra line. Who built these clones?
|
1 |
1 |
100 |