Technology Trivia

Who was one of the Founding Fathers of Microsoft?

• Tim Cook

• Steve Jobs

• D.B. Cooper

• Bill Gates

Answer explanation

Bill Gates and his partner, Paul Allen, founded Microsoft in 1975.

What is the "language" of Internet pages/sites?

• HTML

• JAVA Script

• Flash

• Rich Text format

Answer explanation

HTML is the "language" of the internet - it stands for Hypertext Markup Language

What famous actress of the 1940's decade invented the technology that led to GPS, Bluetooth, and Wifi technology?

• Lucille Ball

• Hedy Lamarr

• Katherine Hepburn

Answer explanation

During WWII, Ms. Lamarr heard about difficulties the Navy was having with radio-controlled communication so she developed the foundation for many wireless communication tools used today.

This is a picture of the first computer. What is its name?

• Hal

• Eniac

• CompuServe 800

• Apple 2 E

Answer explanation

The Eniac, Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer, was the first digital computer. The Eniac was moved from Philadelphia to Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland in 1946-1947. Women were considered better programmers than men at that time.

What company was the first to develop the first "CPU" (central processing unit)?

• Apple

• Microsoft

• Intel

• Hewlett Packard

Answer explanation

Intel was the first developer of the CPU- "Intel Inside!"

"Bunny Suits"

What do Apple Computers and Microsoft have in common?

• Bill Gates and Steve Jobs were room mates in college.

• Gates and Jobs went to the same high school in California

• Both companies were begun in a garage

• Neither Gates nor Jobs had a college education degree

Answer explanation

Both Jobs and Gates began their companies out of their garages (FYI, so did Jeff Bezos of Amazon)

What year was dubbed "The Year of the Internet/ World Wide Web?"

• 1976

• 1994

• 2000

• 1989

Answer explanation

Tim Berners-Lee published the first web site in 1994

What is the name of the first smartphone created?

• iPhone I

• Motorola Pixie

• IBM Simon

• Nokia Debut

Answer explanation

The IBM Simon was released in 1992 and cost $1,100. Some of the features on the first "smart phone" were incorporated in some of the most modern smart phones.

What is the main difference between the Web 1.0 and Web 2.0

• Web 1 is easier to use

• Web 2.0 costs money to install in a computer

• There is really no difference - it's just a name

• Web 2.0 allows users to develop their own web pages and content

Answer explanation

Web 2.0 (not really an upgrade to software) changed the web from a mostly passive use to a more active, dynamic use because users could develop their own content.

What percentage of the entire world's population own smartphones?

• 50%

• 85%

• 70%