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Science and Technology Quiz Bowl

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or False: Stroking a magnetic material with a permanent magnet creates the magnetism of the material.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

You can make magnets by heating the needle at hot temperature.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

It is equivalent to Newton-meter / second.

a)

Power

b)

Energy

c)

Watt

d)

Joule

4.

The property that gives something the capacity to do work.

a)

Power

b)

Energy

c)

Watt

d)

Joule

5.

Its unit is Joule / second.

a)

Power

b)

Energy

c)

Watt

d)

Joule

6.

Its unit is kg-m2 over s3.

a)

Power

b)

Energy

c)

Watt

d)

Joule

7.

It is equivalent to Newton-meter per second.

a)

Power

b)

Energy

c)

Watt

d)

Joule

8.

It is equivalent to Newton-meter.

a)

Power

b)

Energy

c)

Watt

d)

Joule

9.

It is equivalent to Joule / second.

a)

Power

b)

Energy

c)

Watt

d)

Joule

10.

It is equivalent to kg-m2 over s3.

a)

Power

b)

Energy

c)

Watt

d)

Joule

11.

It measures temperature by means of the expansion and contraction of a liquid, usually mercury or colored alcohol.

(a)  

12.

Water freezes at what value of degree Celsius.

(a)  

13.

What is the value of acceleration due to gravity in terms of m/s2?

(a)  

14.

Water boils at what value of degree Celsius.

(a)  

15.

How many pounds are in a kilo? Give your answer in 2 decimals.

(a)  

16.

What is the value of acceleration due to gravity in terms of ft/s2?

(a)  

17.

Discovered the Three Laws of Motion

(a)  

18.

Invented the fluorescent electric lamp

(a)  

19.

Who is the British scientist on which the unit of capacitance is named after him?

(a)  

20.

A stable subatomic particle that has a positive charge.

(a)  

21.

It is equivalent to kg-m per s2.

(a)  

22.

This is capacitor in series. Find the total voltage if V1 = 5 V, V2 = 4 V and V3 = 3 V.

(a)  

23.

It is a business-oriented social media website that is specifically used for professional networking.

a)

LinkedIn

b)

Facebook

c)

Twitter

d)

Google+™

24.

In Internet terminology, what does the phrase “the cloud” refer to? (Hint: Dropbox, Google Drive and Apple iCloud are examples)

a)

Software upgrade package

b)

Anti-virus program

c)

Software and services that run on the Internet

d)

None of the above

25.

In Internet terminology, what does the phrase “the cloud” refer to? (Hint: Dropbox, Google Drive and Apple iCloud are examples)

a)

Software upgrade package

b)

Anti-virus program

c)

Software and services that run on the Internet

d)

None of the above

26.

What is the common definition of a drone?

a)

Electronic vehicle

b)

Airplane

c)

Unmanned aerial vehicle

d)

Motor Scooter

27.

What does an mp4 file contain?

a)

Video only

b)

Video and audio

c)

Audio only

d)

None of the above

28.

What does the navigation device GPS stand for?

a)

Global Positioning System

b)

Global Product Strategy

c)

Global Protection System

d)

Global Production Support

29.

OS' computer abbreviation usually means ?

a)

Order of Significance

b)

Open Software

c)

Operating System

d)

Optical Sensor

30.

'.MOV' extension refers usually to what kind of file?

a)

Image file

b)

Animation/movie file

c)

Audio file

d)

MS Office document

31.

'.MPG' extension refers usually to what kind of file?

a)

Image file

b)

Animation/movie file

c)

Audio file

d)

MS Office document

32.

What do we call a network whose elements may be separated by some distance? It usually involves two or more small networks and dedicated high-speed telephone lines.

a)

URL (Universal Resource Locator)

b)

LAN (Local Area Network)

c)

WAN (Wide Area Network)

d)

World Wide Web

33.

Sometimes computers and cache registers in a foodmart are connected to a UPS system. What does UPS mean?

a)

United Parcel Service

b)

Uniform Product Support

c)

Under Paneling Storage

d)

Uninterruptable Power Supply

34.

'.TMP' extension refers usually to what kind of file?

a)

Compressed Archive file

b)

Image file

c)

Temporary file

d)

Audio file

35.

Which consists of two plates separated by a dielectric and can store a charge?

a)

Inductor

b)

Capacitor

c)

Transistor

d)

Relay

36.

What do we call a collection of two or more computers that are located within a limited distance of each other and that are connected to each other directly or indirectly?

a)

Internet

b)

Intranet

c)

Local Area Network

d)

Wide Area Network

37.

How many bits is a byte?

a)

4

b)

8

c)

16

d)

32

38.

Computers calculate numbers in what mode?

a)

Decimal

b)

Octal

c)

Binary

d)

None of the above

39.

Which of these is a search engine?

a)

FTP

b)

Google

c)

Archie

d)

ARPANET

40.

Which of these is a valid e-mail address?

a)

professor.at.learnthenet

d)

professor@learnthenet

41.

What is the difference between the Internet and an intranet?

a)

One is public, the other is private

b)

One is safer than the other

c)

One can be monitored, the other can't

d)

None of the above

42.

Your computer has gradually slowed down. What's the most likely cause?

a)

Overheating

b)

Your processor chip is just getting old

c)

Adware/spyware is infecting your PC

d)

You dropped a sandwich in your computer

43.

How can you catch a computer virus?

a)

Sending e-mail messages

b)

Using a laptop during the winter

c)

Opening e-mail attachments

d)

Shopping online

44.

A coating of dust on a computer's main circuit boards has this probable consequence

a)

Overheating

b)

Short circuits

c)

Slower hard disk

d)

None of the Above

45.

Which is not an internet protocol?

a)

HTTP

b)

FTP

c)

STP

d)

IP

46.

Which of the following is not a valid domain name?

47.

What are the three main search expressions, or operators, recognized by Boolean logic?

a)

FROM, TO, WHOM

b)

AND, OR, NOT

c)

SEARCH, KEYWORD, TEXT

d)

AND, OR, BUT

48.

"www" stands for...

a)

World Wide Web

b)

World Wide Wares

c)

World Wide Wait

d)

World Wide War

49.

Which of these is not a computer?

a)

Aptiva

b)

Macintosh

c)

Acorn

d)

Paseo

50.

Which of the following is not a programming language?

a)

Basic

b)

Java

c)

Turing

d)

C#

51.

Which of the following is not a method of accessing the web?

a)

ISDN

b)

Modem

c)

CPU

d)

DSL

52.

HTML is used to...

a)

Plot complicated graphs

b)

Author webpages

c)

Translate one language into another

d)

Solve equations

53.

When discussing technology, a hot spot is...

a)

A small overheated area on a CPU

b)

A place served by public wireless access

c)

Jargon for an X-rated Web site

d)

A faulty area in the programming code

54.

What is the World Wide Web?

a)

A computer game

b)

A software program

c)

The part of the Internet that enables information-sharing via interconnected pages

d)

Another name for the Internet

55.

A program that neither replicates or copies itself, but does damage or compromises the security of the computer. Which 'Computer Virus' it is?

a)

Joke Program

b)

Worm

c)

Trojan

d)

Hoax