Tech Trivia, Part III

When Motorola's Marty Cooper made the first call from a handheld mobile phone in 1973, who did he call?

• his wife
• his boss
• a New York Times reporter
• his rival

Apple Computer was founded by three partners in 1976: Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne. Wayne sold his share of the company back to Jobs and Wozniak before Apple was incorporated in 1977. For how much did Wayne sell his share?

• $500
• $800
• $1,300
• $2,000

Who designed the Apple I?

• Bill Gates
• Steve Jobs
• Steve Wozniak

What video game came with the Apple II?

• Breakout
• Zork
• Space Invaders
• Pong

What act of nature is credited with helping to create the first Computerized Bulletin Board System, which was a precursor to the modern form of the World Wide Web and other aspects of the Internet?

• a hurricane
• a blizzard
• a tornado
• a heat wave

In 1980, Apple declared there would be no more of which items inside its buildings and on its grounds?

• windows
• typewriters
• oranges
• gates

In 1981 IBM introduced the first personal computer (PC) that revolutionized the computer industry. Before it was renamed to IBM PC, what was the original code name of the product that conjures visions of mightiness?

• pine
• rice
• barley
• acorn

What was the first portable computer?

• Irving II
• Osborne I
• Sanders I
• Parker II

What was the first computer with graphical user interface?

• Commodore PET
• Amstrad CPC 464
• Apple Lisa
• Tandy Color Computer 3

Microsoft distributed 450,000 disks of their new product in the November 1983 issue of PC World magazine. What was the title of this software product?

• Word
• PowerPoint
• Excel
• Minecraft