Computers Trivia Questions
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- 1.
What company introduced the first commercially available minicomputer?
- A.
IBM
- B.
Control Data Corporation
- C.
Apple
- D.
Digital Equipment Corporation
Correct Answer
D. Digital Equipment Corporation -
- 2.
What company co-wrote the first OS/2 operating system with IBM?
- A.
Microsoft
- B.
Adobe
- C.
Sun Microsystems
- D.
Blizzard
Correct Answer
A. Microsoft -
- 3.
Which building housed the Office Desktop Applications Division at Microsoft?
- A.
Ground Zero
- B.
Building 17
- C.
Gates Hall
- D.
Area 51
Correct Answer
B. Building 17 -
- 4.
What was the code name for "Windows 95" in its early stages of development?
- A.
Cairo
- B.
Trinity
- C.
Chicago
- D.
Windows 4.0
Correct Answer
C. Chicago -
- 5.
What was the first network operating system?
- A.
Windows 3.11
- B.
Novell Netware
- C.
Unix
- D.
Windows NT
Correct Answer
C. Unix -
- 6.
What was the preproduction code name for IBM's AS/400 computers?
- A.
Silverlake
- B.
Muk-Luk
- C.
AS1
- D.
Rochester
Correct Answer
A. Silverlake -
- 7.
What was the first web browser available to the public?
- A.
Opera
- B.
Mosaic
- C.
Internet Explorer
- D.
Netscape
Correct Answer
B. Mosaic -
- 8.
Who was the computer pioneer who developed "user friendly" software?
- A.
Nettie Stevens
- B.
Wilhemina Gates
- C.
Grace Murray Hopper
- D.
Leni Riefenstahl
Correct Answer
C. Grace Murray Hopper -
- 9.
If you were to be A+ certified, what would your certification cover?
- A.
Networking
- B.
Software Engineering
- C.
Hardware And Operating System
- D.
Programming
Correct Answer
C. Hardware And Operating System -
- 10.
Who wrote the kernel for Linux?
- A.
Steve Jobs
- B.
Linus Torvalds
- C.
Linud Byarnistap
- D.
Dennis Ritchie
Correct Answer
B. Linus Torvalds -
- 11.
What are the logical separations between data on a CD called?
- A.
Pitches
- B.
Cubicles
- C.
Lines
- D.
Tracks
Correct Answer
D. Tracks -
- 12.
What was "C" originally invented for?
- A.
Web Programming
- B.
Database Queries
- C.
Factory Automation
- D.
Unix System Programming
Correct Answer
D. Unix System Programming -
- 13.
Who was the first U.S. President to use the email address [email protected]?
- A.
Ronald Reagan
- B.
George W. Bush
- C.
George H.W. Bush
- D.
Bill Clinton
Correct Answer
D. Bill Clinton -
- 14.
In 2001, a virus spread by masquerading as a digital picture of which celebrity?
- A.
Alyssa Milano
- B.
Madonna
- C.
Anna Kournikova
- D.
Jennifer Garner
Correct Answer
C. Anna Kournikova -
- 15.
Which country was the first to have DVD players and discs available for sale?
- A.
United States
- B.
Japan
- C.
China
- D.
South Korea
Correct Answer
B. Japan -
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