Round 2: Meduim

Which company created the first commercially successful personal computer?

• IBM

• Apple

• Microsoft

• Commodore

Answer explanation

IBM 5150, released in 1981, became the standard for PCs and influenced computer design for decades.

The term "algorithm" comes from the name of which historical mathematician?

• Al-Khwarizmi

• Archimedes

• Pythagoras

• Blaise Pascal

Answer explanation

Al-Khwarizmi was a 9th-century Persian mathematician whose works introduced algebra and algorithms to the world.

In which year was the first iphoen released ?

• 2010

• 2005

• 2007

• 2001

Answer explanation

Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone on January 9, 2007, calling it “an iPod, a phone, and an internet communicator — all in one.”

Which programming language is named after a French mathematician and the first female programmer?

• Lovelace

• Grace

• Pascal

• Ada

Answer explanation

The Ada programming language, created in the 1980s, was named after Ada Lovelace for her pioneering work in computing.

What was the first web browser called?

• Internet Explorer

• Mosaic

• World Wide Web

• Netscape Navigator

Answer explanation

Tim Berners-Lee created the first browser in 1990, and he also invented HTML and HTTP.

Which early computer was frequently used to break German codes during World War II?

• ENIAC

• Colossus

• UNIVAC

• Z3

Answer explanation

Colossus, built in 1943, was the world’s first programmable digital electronic computer. It helped crack the German Lorenz cipher.

Which computer part stores data permanently, even when the computer is off?

• RAM

• CPU

• Cache

• Hard drive

Answer explanation

The first hard drive, made by IBM in 1956, was the size of a fridge and stored only 5MB of data.

Which social media platform was originally known as "TheFacbook"

• Twitter

• Tiktok

• Facebook

• MySpace

What does HTTP stand for?

• HyperText Transfer Protocol

• High Tech Text Protcol

• Hyperlink Transfer Program

• High Transmission Text Process

The first computer virus created for MS-DOS system in 1986 was called...

• Brain

• Creeper

• ILOVEYOU

• Morris Worm

Answer explanation

The Brain virus was made by two brothers in Pakistan as an anti-piracy measure, but it spread far beyond their intentions.