Special Area - Technological Mistakes

Which product first introduced annual product updates?

• computers

• smartphones

• lightbulbs

• cars

What is the definition of Failure?

• To give up

• Lack of success

• I don't know

• To get better

The "MissingNo" glitch can be encountered in which videogame?

• DonkeyKong Country

• Pokemon Red and Blue

• Super Mario Bros.

• Millipede

What is a 'bug' in technology?

• a spider

• a flaw in a system which results in unexpected and often incorrect behavior

• a hardware issue

• when a beetle climbs inside your USB port

Before the turn of the millennium (1999-200), there was a worldwide fear that all computer systems would crash due to the way the date was stored ('06 for 1906). What was the name of the 'millennium bug'?

• Millennibug

• 2X00

• Steve

• Y2K Bug

A short-lived fault in a system, which often corrects itself and is therefore difficult to troubleshoot

• A bug

• An error

• A glitch

• A blip

What is the main cause of bugs?

• Glitches cause bugs

• Bugs getting caught in hardware components and causing shorts

• Errors in program source code

• Human error in building the computer

Which car's 'autopilot' feature has caused a number of road collisions?

• Tesla

• Hyundai

• Audi

• Porsche

Why did the 1999 Mars Climate Orbiter burn up in the red planet's atmosphere?

• an error in engineering

• it was hotter than predicted

• atmospheric friction was too great

• a software issue in calculating force needed for the thrusters

A logic error is ...

• a glitch

• a program bug that causes crashes

• a program bug that causes incorrect operation

• a nonsense conclusion