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TITLE: TECH QUIZ

Q: What does "CPU" stand for?
A: Central Processing Unit

Q: What does "RAM" stand for?
A: Random Access Memory

Q: What does "GPU" stand for?
A: Graphics Processing Unit

Q: What does "HTML" stand for?
A: HyperText Markup Language

Q: What does "CSS" stand for?
A: Cascading Style Sheets

Q: What does "URL" stand for?
A: Uniform Resource Locator

Q: What does "HTTP" stand for?
A: HyperText Transfer Protocol

Q: What does the "S" in "HTTPS" add?
A: Secure (encrypted via TLS/SSL)

Q: What does "USB" stand for?
A: Universal Serial Bus

Q: What does "Wi-Fi" commonly refer to (it's not an acronym, but what does it relate to)?
A: Wireless networking technology (it's a trademarked term, not a true acronym)

Q: What does "IP" stand for in "IP address"?
A: Internet Protocol

Q: What does "DNS" stand for?
A: Domain Name System

Q: What does "SQL" stand for?
A: Structured Query Language

Q: What does "API" stand for?
A: Application Programming Interface

Q: What does "GUI" stand for?
A: Graphical User Interface

Q: What does "OS" stand for?
A: Operating System

Q: What does "SSD" stand for?
A: Solid State Drive

Q: What does "HDD" stand for?
A: Hard Disk Drive

Q: What does "PDF" stand for?
A: Portable Document Format

Q: What does "JPEG" stand for?
A: Joint Photographic Experts Group

Q: What does "GIF" stand for?
A: Graphics Interchange Format

Q: What does "AI" stand for?
A: Artificial Intelligence

Q: What does "ML" stand for, often paired with AI?
A: Machine Learning

Q: What does "LLM" stand for?
A: Large Language Model

Q: What does "VPN" stand for?
A: Virtual Private Network

Q: What does "LAN" stand for?
A: Local Area Network

Q: What does "WAN" stand for?
A: Wide Area Network

Q: What does "Bluetooth" technology allow devices to do?
A: Exchange data wirelessly over short distances

Q: What does "QR" stand for in "QR code"?
A: Quick Response

Q: What does "ROM" stand for?
A: Read-Only Memory

Q: What does "BIOS" stand for?
A: Basic Input/Output System

Q: What does "IoT" stand for?
A: Internet of Things

Q: What does "VR" stand for?
A: Virtual Reality

Q: What does "AR" stand for, as opposed to VR?
A: Augmented Reality

Q: What does "FAQ" stand for?
A: Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What does "CAPTCHA" attempt to verify?
A: That the user is a human, not a bot

Q: What does "Wi-Fi router" do in a home network?
A: Directs data between devices and the internet

Q: Who is considered the co-founder of Apple alongside Steve Jobs?
A: Steve Wozniak

Q: Who founded Microsoft along with Paul Allen?
A: Bill Gates

Q: Who founded Amazon?
A: Jeff Bezos

Q: Who founded Facebook (now Meta)?
A: Mark Zuckerberg

Q: Who founded Tesla and SpaceX? (Note: Tesla was co-founded by others before he joined)
A: Elon Musk

Q: Who founded Google along with Larry Page?
A: Sergey Brin

Q: Who is the current CEO of Microsoft?
A: Satya Nadella

Q: Who is the current CEO of Google/Alphabet?
A: Sundar Pichai

Q: What company created the Android operating system (now owned by Google)?
A: Android Inc. (acquired by Google in 2005)

Q: What year was the first iPhone released?
A: 2007

Q: What company makes the PlayStation console?
A: Sony

Q: What company makes the Xbox console?
A: Microsoft

Q: What company makes the Nintendo Switch?
A: Nintendo

Q: What programming language is known for its use in web page interactivity, often confused with Java?
A: JavaScript

Q: What programming language was created by Guido van Rossum?
A: Python

Q: What programming language is named after a type of coffee?
A: Java

Q: What does "Linux" refer to?
A: An open-source operating system kernel/family

Q: Who created the Linux kernel?
A: Linus Torvalds

Q: What does "open source" mean for software?
A: Its source code is publicly available to view, modify, and distribute

Q: What is the name of Apple's desktop operating system?
A: macOS

Q: What is the name of Microsoft's most recent major desktop OS (as of 2025)?
A: Windows 11

Q: What does "byte" consist of, in terms of bits?
A: 8 bits

Q: How many bits are in a "bit," the smallest unit of data? Trick question.
A: A bit is the smallest unit itself (binary digit, 0 or 1)

Q: What comes after a gigabyte in size (1000x larger)?
A: Terabyte

Q: What comes after a terabyte in size?
A: Petabyte

Q: What does "Mbps" measure?
A: Internet/network speed in megabits per second

Q: What is the function of a firewall in computing?
A: It monitors and controls incoming/outgoing network traffic for security

Q: What is "malware" short for?
A: Malicious software

Q: What is a "phishing" attack?
A: A scam that tricks people into revealing sensitive information, often via fake emails or sites

Q: What does "2FA" stand for?
A: Two-Factor Authentication

Q: What is a "cookie" in web browsing?
A: A small piece of data stored by a website on a user's browser

Q: What does "incognito mode" or "private browsing" primarily do?
A: Prevents browsing history and cookies from being saved locally

Q: What is "cloud storage"?
A: Storing data on remote servers accessed via the internet

Q: What company developed the cloud platform "AWS"?
A: Amazon

Q: What does "AWS" stand for?
A: Amazon Web Services

Q: What is "Git" primarily used for?
A: Version control for tracking changes in code

Q: What platform is widely used for hosting Git repositories, owned by Microsoft?
A: GitHub

Q: What does "open-source AI model" generally mean?
A: Its weights/code are publicly released for use and modification

Q: What company created ChatGPT?
A: OpenAI

Q: What company created the Claude AI assistant?
A: Anthropic

Q: What company created the Gemini AI assistant?
A: Google (DeepMind/Google)

Q: What does "GPT" stand for in "ChatGPT"?
A: Generative Pre-trained Transformer

Q: What is a "chatbot"?
A: A program designed to simulate conversation with users

Q: What does "UX" stand for?
A: User Experience

Q: What does "UI" stand for?
A: User Interface

Q: What is "debugging" in programming?
A: The process of finding and fixing errors (bugs) in code

Q: What is the term for a small error or flaw in software?
A: A bug

Q: What 1947 invention by Bell Labs scientists is considered the foundation of modern electronics?
A: The transistor

Q: What does "Moore's Law" predict about transistors?
A: That the number of transistors on a chip roughly doubles every two years

Q: What company manufactures most of the world's advanced computer chips for other companies (a "foundry")?
A: TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company)

Q: What company designs the "Snapdragon" line of mobile chips?
A: Qualcomm

Q: What company is best known for the "Intel Core" and "Intel Xeon" processor lines?
A: Intel

Q: What company became dominant in GPUs used for AI training?
A: NVIDIA

Q: What does "NFT" stand for?
A: Non-Fungible Token

Q: What is "blockchain" technology used to create?
A: A distributed, tamper-resistant digital ledger

Q: What is the best-known cryptocurrency, created in 2009?
A: Bitcoin

Q: Who is credited as the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin?
A: Satoshi Nakamoto

Q: What is "Ethereum" primarily known for, beyond its cryptocurrency?
A: Smart contracts and decentralized applications

Q: What does "smart contract" mean in blockchain terms?
A: Self-executing code that runs when predefined conditions are met

Q: What is a "router" used for in networking?
A: Directing data packets between networks

Q: What is a "modem" used for?
A: Converting digital data to signals for transmission (and back) over phone/cable lines

Q: What does "5G" refer to?
A: The fifth generation of mobile network technology

Q: What is "streaming" in the context of media?
A: Playing audio/video content in real time over the internet without fully downloading it

Q: Name a major video streaming service founded in 1997 that began as a DVD-by-mail company.
A: Netflix

Q: What company owns YouTube?
A: Google (Alphabet)

Q: What is "social media"?
A: Platforms enabling users to create and share content and interact socially online

Q: What was Twitter renamed to in 2023?
A: X

Q: Who owns X (formerly Twitter), as of its 2022 acquisition?
A: Elon Musk

Q: What company owns Instagram and WhatsApp?
A: Meta

Q: What was Facebook's parent company renamed to in 2021?
A: Meta

Q: What does "emoji" originate from, linguistically (the language of origin)?
A: Japanese

Q: What was the first widely used web browser, released in 1993, that helped popularize the web?
A: Mosaic

Q: What browser, released in 2008, became the world's most widely used?
A: Google Chrome

Q: What was Internet Explorer's eventual successor from Microsoft?
A: Microsoft Edge

Q: What does "search engine optimization" (SEO) aim to do?
A: Improve a website's visibility/ranking in search engine results

Q: What is a "data breach"?
A: An incident where sensitive information is accessed or exposed without authorization

Q: What does "encryption" do to data?
A: Converts it into a coded format unreadable without the correct key

Q: What is "ransomware"?
A: Malware that locks/encrypts data and demands payment for its release

Q: What is "Open AI's DALL-E" used for?
A: Generating images from text descriptions

Q: What is the term for software that automatically updates itself or notifies users of updates?
A: Auto-update / patch system

Q: What does "RGB" stand for in displays and lighting?
A: Red, Green, Blue

Q: What does "4K resolution" approximately refer to in pixels (width)?
A: Approximately 4000 pixels wide (3840x2160 for UHD)

Q: What does "Hz" measure in a display's refresh rate?
A: Hertz — the number of times the screen refreshes per second

Q: What is "latency" in networking or gaming?
A: The delay between an action and its response/effect

Q: What is "bandwidth" in networking?
A: The maximum data transfer rate of a connection

Q: What does "Ctrl+C" commonly do on Windows/Linux?
A: Copy

Q: What does "Ctrl+V" commonly do on Windows/Linux?
A: Paste

Q: What does "Ctrl+Z" commonly do?
A: Undo

Q: What does "Cmd" key replace on Mac keyboards, compared to Windows shortcuts using "Ctrl"?
A: It serves the same role as Ctrl on Windows for most shortcuts

Q: What is a "podcast"?
A: An episodic series of audio (or video) files distributed digitally

Q: What is "open-world" gaming, as a genre concept?
A: Games where players can freely explore a large virtual environment

Q: What gaming term refers to playing against the computer rather than other people?
A: Single-player / PvE (Player vs Environment)

Q: What does "PvP" stand for in gaming?
A: Player versus Player

Q: What console manufacturer created "Mario" and "Zelda"?
A: Nintendo

Q: What is "cross-platform play" in gaming?
A: The ability for players on different systems/consoles to play together

Q: What is "e-waste"?
A: Discarded electronic devices and components

Q: What is "right to repair" advocacy generally about?
A: Consumers' ability to repair their own devices instead of relying solely on manufacturers

Q: What does "EOL" mean for a tech product?
A: End of Life (no longer supported/sold)

Q: What term describes intentionally designing products to fail or become outdated quickly?
A: Planned obsolescence

Q: What does "API key" typically grant?
A: Authenticated access to use a software API

Q: What is "open data"?
A: Data that is freely available for anyone to use and share

Q: What does "PWA" stand for, a type of web app?
A: Progressive Web App

Q: What is "responsive design" in web development?
A: Designing layouts that adapt to different screen sizes

Q: What is the main function of a "CDN" (Content Delivery Network)?
A: To distribute content across servers globally for faster access

Q: What does "404 error" indicate on a website?
A: Page not found

Q: What does "500 error" generally indicate?
A: Internal server error

Q: What is "DDoS" short for?
A: Distributed Denial of Service

Q: What does a DDoS attack attempt to do?
A: Overwhelm a server/network with traffic to make it unavailable

Q: What does "open-source license" like MIT or GPL govern?
A: How software can be used, modified, and redistributed

Q: What is "dark mode" in app/UI design?
A: A display setting using dark backgrounds with light text

Q: What does "ping" measure when testing a connection?
A: The round-trip time for a signal to reach a server and return

Q: What is a "server"?
A: A computer or system that provides resources/services to other computers (clients)

Q: What is a "client" in client-server architecture?
A: The device or program requesting services from a server

Q: What does "peer-to-peer" (P2P) networking mean?
A: Computers communicate directly without a central server

Q: What is "edge computing"?
A: Processing data closer to where it's generated rather than in a centralized cloud

Q: What does "IDE" stand for in software development?
A: Integrated Development Environment

Q: Name a popular free IDE/code editor developed by Microsoft.
A: Visual Studio Code

Q: What is "version control" used for?
A: Tracking and managing changes to code or files over time

Q: What is a "merge conflict" in version control?
A: When changes from different sources can't be automatically combined

Q: What does "Agile" refer to in software development?
A: An iterative approach to project management and software development

Q: What is "DevOps"?
A: Practices combining software development and IT operations for faster delivery

Q: What does "CI/CD" stand for?
A: Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment (or Delivery)

Q: What is a "framework" in programming, generally speaking?
A: A pre-built structure/library of tools to streamline software development

Q: What JavaScript framework, maintained by Meta, is widely used for building user interfaces?
A: React

Q: What does "backend" refer to in web development?
A: Server-side logic, databases, and infrastructure users don't directly see

Q: What does "frontend" refer to in web development?
A: The user-facing part of an application (what users see and interact with)

Q: What is "full-stack" development?
A: Working on both frontend and backend of an application

Q: What is a "database" used for?
A: Storing, organizing, and retrieving structured data

Q: What does "NoSQL" describe, as opposed to traditional relational databases?
A: Non-relational database systems often used for unstructured/flexible data

Q: What is "machine learning" in simple terms?
A: A method where systems learn patterns from data rather than explicit programming

Q: What is a "neural network" loosely inspired by?
A: The structure of neurons in the human brain

Q: What does "training data" refer to in machine learning?
A: The dataset used to teach a model patterns before it's deployed

Q: What is "overfitting" in machine learning?
A: When a model learns training data too closely and performs poorly on new data

Q: What does "algorithm" mean, in general computing terms?
A: A defined set of steps to solve a problem or complete a task

Q: What is "automation" in a tech context?
A: Using technology to perform tasks with minimal human intervention

Q: What does "robotics" combine, as a field?
A: Engineering, computer science, and mechanics to build and program robots

Q: What is a "drone" in common tech usage?
A: An unmanned aerial vehicle, often remotely or autonomously controlled

Q: What does "GPS" stand for?
A: Global Positioning System

Q: How does GPS determine location?
A: By triangulating signals from multiple satellites

Q: What is a "smart home" device generally capable of?
A: Being controlled or automated remotely, often via an app or voice assistant

Q: Name a popular voice assistant created by Amazon.
A: Alexa

Q: Name a popular voice assistant created by Apple.
A: Siri

Q: Name a popular voice assistant created by Google.
A: Google Assistant

Q: What is "biometric authentication"?
A: Verifying identity using unique biological traits (fingerprint, face, iris, etc.)

Q: What does "Face ID" use to unlock Apple devices?
A: Facial recognition

Q: What is "NFC" used for in mobile payments?
A: Near Field Communication — enabling contactless data exchange over short distances

Q: What does "contactless payment" rely on?
A: NFC technology embedded in cards or devices

Q: What is "Moore's Law" sometimes said to be slowing or ending due to?
A: Physical limits of transistor miniaturization

Q: What does "quantum computing" use as its basic unit of information, instead of a classical bit?
A: A qubit

Q: What property of qubits allows them to represent multiple states simultaneously?
A: Superposition

Q: What major tech company developed the "Watson" AI system, famous for winning Jeopardy! in 2011?
A: IBM

Q: What was the name of the chess-playing computer that beat Garry Kasparov in 1997?
A: Deep Blue (also by IBM)

Q: What does "Y2K" refer to?
A: The Year 2000 problem — a software bug concern about date formatting in computer systems

Q: What is "spam" in the context of email?
A: Unsolicited, often bulk, electronic messages

Q: What does "Ctrl+Alt+Delete" traditionally do on Windows?
A: Opens task manager / security options or restarts the system

Q: What is "screen mirroring" or "casting"?
A: Displaying a device's screen content on another screen, like a TV

Q: What does "Bluetooth" get its name from? (Historical trivia)
A: It's named after a 10th-century Scandinavian king, Harald "Bluetooth" Gormsson

Q: What company created the Wikipedia website?
A: Wikipedia was founded by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger (Wikimedia Foundation operates it)

Q: What does "crowdsourcing" mean?
A: Obtaining input, content, or services from a large group of people, often online

Q: What is "open access" in academic publishing?
A: Research made freely available to read without paywalls

Q: What is the term for software offered for free with optional paid upgrades?
A: Freemium

Q: What does "SaaS" stand for?
A: Software as a Service

Q: What does "subscription model" mean for software/services?
A: Users pay recurring fees (monthly/annually) rather than a one-time purchase