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Video Game Technology Unit Review

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which year was Minecraft released?

a)

2012

b)

2018

c)

2005

d)

2009

2.

What is the best selling video game of all time?

a)

Pac-Man

b)

Call of Duty

c)

Wii Sports

d)

Minecraft

3.

What is the most expensive video game made to date?

a)

Fortnite

b)

Call of Duty

c)

Donkey Kong

d)

Grand Theft Auto V

4.

What was the first character from a video game to have a balloon featured in the Macy's Day parade?

a)

Sonic the Hedgehog

b)

Mario

c)

Pokemon

d)

Pac-Man

5.

When was "Among Us" first released?

a)

2020

b)

2019

c)

2018

d)

2017

6.

What Year Did The Atari 2600 Come Out?

a)

1983

b)

1991

c)

1977

d)

1985

7.

The Magnavox Odyssey Had A Wide Library Of Games And 3rd Party Support

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Who Did Sony Originally Design The Playstation With?

a)

Nintendo

b)

Microsoft

c)

Sega

d)

Commodore

9.

What was the first Home Video Game Console?

a)

The Magnavox Odyssey

b)

The Nintendo Entertainment System/NES

c)

The Ataria 2600

d)

Pong

10.

What was the first best selling console?

a)

PlayStation 1

b)

Xbox One X

c)

Atari 2600

d)

Nintendo Entertainment System/NES

11.

What is the best selling Nintendo console of all time?

a)

GameCube

b)

Wii U

c)

SNES

d)

Wii

12.

In a game when characters are having a conversation, this is called ______________ between the two.

a)

Story or Plot

b)

Dialog

c)

Concept

d)

Cloud

13.

The game background and scenery is called the ________________.

a)

User Interface

b)

Environment

c)

Story or Plot

d)

Cloud

14.

The fictional figures or people that are seen in the game are called ________________ .

a)

Designers

b)

Processors

c)

Gamers

d)

Characters

15.
The Atari 2600 was part of the _____ generation of game consoles.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
16.
The _______ is considered to be the first console of the first generation of video game consoles.
a)
Magnavox Odyssey
b)
Atari 2600
c)
Telstar
d)
Nintendo Entertainment System
17.
The biggest rivalry of the 3rd generation was between 
a)
Nintendo and Sega
b)
Nintendo and Atari
c)
Atari and Sega
d)
Atari and Magnavox
18.
Which 5th generation console began as a joint project between Nintendo and Sony?
a)
Nintendo 64
b)
PlayStation
c)
Saturn
d)
Jaguar
19.
Which 7th generation console found great success with more "casual" gamers due to its ease of use and motion controls?
a)
Wii
b)
PlayStation 3
c)
Xbox 360
20.
Which console generation are we currently in?
a)
7th
b)
8th
c)
9th
d)
10th
21.
This console belongs in the ___ generation of consoles.
a)
6th
b)
7th
c)
8th
d)
9th
22.

When a gaming company has finished a creating a game, they prepare it for _______________. This is the process of sharing and delivering video games.

a)

Marketing

b)

Distribution

c)

Operating Systems

d)

Software

23.

When a video game maker makes commercials on TV and in magazines to promote or sell a game, this is called ______________ .

a)

Distribution

b)

Processing

c)

Marketing

d)

Dialog

24.

In a game when characters are having a conversation, this is called ______________ between the two.

a)

Story or Plot

b)

Dialog

c)

Concept

d)

Cloud

25.

The menus in the game that allow the player to start new games, save, and change options is called the _______________.

a)

User Interface

b)

Game Design Document

c)

Forward Compatibility

d)

Secondary Memory

26.

The game background and scenery is called the ________________.

a)

User Interface

b)

Environment

c)

Story or Plot

d)

Cloud

27.

The fictional figures or people that are seen in the game are called ________________ .

a)

Designers

b)

Processors

c)

Gamers

d)

Characters

28.

The information that describes every part of a game's design from start to finish is called the ________________ .

a)

Concept

b)

Primary Memory

c)

Game Design Document

d)

Distribution

29.

When you save your game, download an update, or install a new game you are using ________________ . This is used to store data permanently on the game system.

a)

Primary Memory

b)

Secondary Memory

c)

Central Processing Unit

d)

Marketing

30.

_________________ is what keeps record of what you are doing in the current game, but will not save to your game system. It can be erased and re-programmed multiple times.

a)

Primary Memory

b)

Secondary Memory

c)

Central Processing Unit

d)

File Formats

31.

____________ are peripherals or instruments that allow a player to control the video game.

a)

Central Processing Units

b)

Input Devices

c)

Operating Systems

d)

Software

32.

Considered to be the "brain" of a computer, the ___________________ carries out the instructions given to the gaming system.

a)

Arithmetic Logical Unit (ALU)

b)

Central Processing Unit (CPU)

c)

Operating System

d)

User Interface