Quiz July 26, 2023

What was the first computer virus?

• Blaster
• Creeper
• ILOVEYOU
• Mydoom

How many billions of dollars did Microsoft pay to buy the computer game Minecraft in 2014?

• 1.5
• 2
• 2.5
• 3
• 4

What is the code called that computers operate on?

• Alphabet code
• Binary code
• Decimal code
• Hexadecimal code

As of the end of 2020, what percentage of coding jobs are in career fields not connected with technology?

• 30%
• 50%
• 70%
• 90%

Which had less code, NASA’s reusable space shuttle in the 1970s or our phones today?

• They had the same amount of code
• Our phones today
• NASA’s reusable space shuttle
• 2

Who developed his first computer software, a tic-tac-toe program that allowed people to play games against the machine?

• Steve Jobs
• Markus Persson
• Steve Wozniak
• Bill Gates

Who co-founded Apple and originally achieved fame as youths by creating the video game named Breakout?

• Bill Gates and Paul Allen
• Markus Persson and Jens Bergensten
• Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs
• Larry Page and Sergey Brin

What is Scratch primarily used for?

• Data Analysis
• Graphic Design
• Teaching Programming
• Word Processing

Which organization developed Scratch?

• Google
• MIT
• Stanford University
• Harvard University

What do you call the images you control in Scratch?

• Puppets
• Characters
• Sprites
• Icons