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WorksheetsTech Trivia, Part III
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When Motorola's Marty Cooper made the first call from a handheld mobile phone in 1973, who did he call?
a)
his wife
b)
his boss
c)
a New York Times reporter
d)
his rival
2.
Apple Computer was founded by three partners in 1976: Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne. Wayne sold his share of the company back to Jobs and Wozniak before Apple was incorporated in 1977. For how much did Wayne sell his share?
a)
$500
b)
$800
c)
$1,300
d)
$2,000
3.
Who designed the Apple I?
a)
Bill Gates
b)
Steve Jobs
c)
Steve Wozniak
4.
What video game came with the Apple II?
a)
Breakout
b)
Zork
c)
Space Invaders
d)
Pong
5.
What act of nature is credited with helping to create the first Computerized Bulletin Board System, which was a precursor to the modern form of the World Wide Web and other aspects of the Internet?
a)
a hurricane
b)
a blizzard
c)
a tornado
d)
a heat wave
6.
In 1980, Apple declared there would be no more of which items inside its buildings and on its grounds?
a)
windows
b)
typewriters
c)
oranges
d)
gates
7.
In 1981 IBM introduced the first personal computer (PC) that revolutionized the computer industry. Before it was renamed to IBM PC, what was the original code name of the product that conjures visions of mightiness?
a)
pine
b)
rice
c)
barley
d)
acorn
8.
What was the first portable computer?
a)
Irving II
b)
Osborne I
c)
Sanders I
d)
Parker II
9.
What was the first computer with graphical user interface?
a)
Commodore PET
b)
Amstrad CPC 464
c)
Apple Lisa
d)
Tandy Color Computer 3
10.
Microsoft distributed 450,000 disks of their new product in the November 1983 issue of PC World magazine. What was the title of this software product?
a)
Word
b)
PowerPoint
c)
Excel
d)
Minecraft
11.
In what year did Microsoft ship Windows 1.0?
a)
1983
b)
1984
c)
1985
d)
1986
12.
Nintendo, a Japanese multinational consumer electronics and software company best known for its contributions to home video gaming beginning in the 1980s, was founded by Fusajiro Yamauchi in which year?
a)
1889
b)
1919
c)
1949
d)
1969
13.
Who designed the Linux operating system?
a)
Liam Nuxhall
b)
Lillian Stromberg
c)
Linus Torvalds
d)
Lionel Robards
14.
The first page on the World Wide Web (the early Internet) was released in 1991. What was its topic?
a)
dogs
b)
cats
c)
Star Trek
d)
the web itself
15.
The webcam was developed in 1991. Members of the Cambridge University Computer Science Department were first to create a webcam to monitor specific activity in their building? What was the webcam used for?
a)
the shoes of people entering and exiting the lobby of their building
b)
the coffee level of the coffeepot located in the hallway outside of the computer lab
c)
a sneaky colleague who was stealing others' lunches from the breakroom refrigerator
d)
the cage of the department's beloved pet mice, Mario and Luigi
16.
What's the best-selling computer model of all time?
a)
Apple I
b)
Apple Macintosh
c)
Commodore 64
d)
Radio Shack TRS-80
17.
What is the name of the groundbreaking ultraviolent computer game that was released in 1993?
a)
Doom
b)
Halo
c)
Counter-Strike
d)
Call of Duty
18.
What was the original name of Yahoo! when the company was founded in 1994?
a)
All You Need to Know About the Web
b)
Find It Now!
c)
Search This
d)
Jerry and David's Guide to the World Wide Web
19.
The technologically-advanced humanoid robot ASIMO, which is an acronyum for Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility, was created in 2000 by which car company?
a)
Subaru
b)
Toyota
c)
Honda
d)
Mitsubishi
20.
When did the Apple iPhone first become available?
a)
2004
b)
2005
c)
2006
d)
2007
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