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General Knowledge Tech

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does "pixel" stand for?

a)

Picture element

b)

Picture art

c)

Pixel art

d)

Picture exact

2.

The chairman of IBM famously said in 1943 that he thought there was "a world market for maybe _____ computers". How many?

a)

5

b)

50

c)

500

d)

50,000

3.

What was the first ever full length animated film, released in 1937?

a)

Mickey Mouse

b)

Tom and Jerry

c)

Snow White

d)

The Simpsons

4.

What was the first ever full length entirely CGI film?

a)

Toy Story

b)

Pirates of the Caribbean

c)

The Lion King

d)

Aladdin

5.

What type of file is a PNG or JPEG?

a)

Sound file

b)

Word doc

c)

Image file

d)

Program

6.

Which app was invented first, Snap Chat or Instagram?

a)

Snap Chat

b)

Instagram

7.

Which company was invented first, Microsoft or Apple?

a)

Apple

b)

Microsoft

8.

Which company was invented first, Google or Meta (Facebook)?

a)

Google

b)

Meta (Facebook)

9.

Which app is the most costly for Google to host?

a)

Google Translate

b)

Google Drive

c)

Google Maps

d)

Google Classroom

10.

Sheryl Sandberg was formerly the CEO of which tech company?

a)

YouTube

b)

Google

c)

House Party

d)

Meta (Facebook)

11.

Computers that were extremely large in size as vacuum tubes were used to transmit electrical signals between the different components

a)

First generation computers 1940-1946

b)

Second generation computers 1956-1963

c)

Third generation computers 1964 -1971

d)

Fourth generation computers 1971-2010

e)

Fifth generation computers 2010-present

12.

Transistors were developed to replace vacuum tubes, enabling computers to become smaller in size

a)

First generation computers 1940-1946

b)

Second generation computers 1956-1963

c)

Third generation computers 1964 -1971

d)

Fourth generation computers 1971-2010

e)

Fifth generation computers 2010-present

13.

Transistors became smaller in size and are placed on silicon chips (also known as semi conductors), enabling multiple applications to run at the same time. Desktop size computers begin to appear

a)

First generation computers 1940-1946

b)

Second generation computers 1956-1963

c)

Third generation computers 1964 -1971

d)

Fourth generation computers 1971-2010

e)

Fifth generation computers 2010-present

14.

Integrated circuits were built on a single silicon chip, increasing processing power and decreasing dramatically the size of the computers themselves, enabling the development of small and even wearable devices

a)

Quantum computers

b)

Super computers

c)

Fourth generation computers 1971-2010

d)

Fifth generation computers 2010-present

15.

Integrated circuits were built on a single silicon chip, increasing processing power and decreasing dramatically the size of the computers themselves, enabling the development of small and even wearable devices

a)

Quantum computers

b)

Super computers

c)

Fourth generation computers 1971-2010

d)

Fifth generation computers 2010-present

16.

The development of AI is largely considered as this generation of computers

a)

Quantum computers

b)

Super computers

c)

Fourth generation computers 1971-2010

d)

Fifth generation computers 2010-present

17.

Technology that uses quantum mechanics to create powerful hardware which can solve complex problems faster than existing supercomputers

a)

Quantum computers

b)

Super computers

c)

Fourth generation computers 1971-2010

d)

Fifth generation computers 2010-present

18.

High performance computers capable of high speed calculations required in scientific and engineering fields

a)

Quantum computers

b)

Super computers

c)

Fourth generation computers 1971-2010

d)

Fifth generation computers 2010-present

19.

This was the first generation of the world wide web from 1983, known as “read only” - like a digital billboard, users could only view content

a)

Web 1.0

b)

Web 2.0

c)

Web 3.0

20.

The generation of the web from 1999 onwards, and allowed for user-generated content. In this iteration, you can view content, and you can also add your own

a)

Web 1.0

b)

Web 2.0

c)

Web 3.0

21.

In this generation of the internet, the utilization of AI and natural language processing, generate a greater understanding of the meaning of words when creating, sharing searching content

a)

Web 1.0

b)

Web 2.0

c)

Web 3.0

22.

The finding by Intel co-founder Gordon Moore that the number of transistors on a chip roughly doubled every two years, driving innovation and price reductions in tech

(a)