Computing Quizzes & Trivia

While computing might be tied to modern day computers, its history dates back much further. Computing has a lot of definitions and differences but it generally involves designing, developing and building hardware and software, and using information to arrive at some kind of computation or end result. Do you know when the first abacus was invented? If you aren’t sure what an abacus even is, it’s an early calculator used for simple math computing.

More complex machines were created by the Greeks, like the Antikythera mechanism, which used gears and calculators to calculate astronomical positions, eclipses, and the dates of Olympic Games. Do you know when the home computer as we know it today was invented? If you’re ready to put your computing knowledge to the test, we dare you to compute our quizzes – they might just be the challenge you’ve been looking for!

If you are a software developer, one of the things that you need to be conversant with is the topic of soft computing and artificial neural networks. The introduction of these techniques has helped greatly in easing work and...

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 2954 | Last updated: Sep 14, 2020

Sample Question
An associative network is

A neural network that contains no loop

A neural network that contains feedback

A neural network that has only one loop

None of These

Introduction To End User Computing! Trivia Facts Quiz

The quiz below is designed to test your understanding of the introduction to end-user computing we completed this past week. What is a computer? This quiz tests your understanding of everyday computing, Legal Matters in IT,...

Questions: 30 | Attempts: 4013 | Last updated: Nov 11, 2020

Sample Question
The keyboard, mouse, and tower case are examples of:

Applications

Hardware

Software

A computer

End User Computing, Introduction To It (2)

End User Computing, Introduction To IT (2)

O First Steps with a computer o Desktop Management o File...

Questions: 30 | Attempts: 1006 | Last updated: Nov 11, 2020

Sample Question
Which two buttons must be switched on when starting the computer?

The monitor power button and the computer power button.

The mouse power button and the monitor power button.

The keyboard power button and the computer power button.

The computer power button and the mouse button.

Virtualization & Cloud

Questions: 15 | Attempts: 985 | Last updated: Feb 6, 2018

Sample Question
Amazon Web Services is which type of cloud computing distribution model?

Software as a service

Platform as a service

Infrastructure as a service

Option 4

What Do You Know About Interpreter? Trivia Quiz

What Do You Know About Interpreter? There are thousands of languages that are spoken in countries all over the world, and there are some multilingual persons that are tasked with helping people understand whatever message is...

Questions: 11 | Attempts: 163 | Last updated: Oct 31, 2019

Sample Question
A "translator"

Converts speech in one language into speech in another language.

Converts written material in one language into written material in another language.

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Introduction To Computing Cs101

Introduction to Computing CS101

This quiz is designed for you to check yourself that how much you are ready for the midterm

Questions: 50 | Attempts: 992 | Last updated: Jul 30, 2011

Sample Question
Charles Babbage born in

1792

1791

1793

1794

IC3 Certification Computing Fundamentals

Questions: 50 | Attempts: 648 | Last updated: Nov 29, 2014

Sample Question
A microcomputer is also called a ____________.

PC

DC

AC

BC

Sdlc - Computing - As Level - The Minster School

SDLC - Computing - AS level - The Minster School

Most people today know how to use a computer, as it is an essential tool in the home or school to get information. If you are taking SDLC computing AS level then this quiz is for you.

Questions: 7 | Attempts: 564 | Last updated: Oct 9, 2017

Sample Question
SDLC stands for?

Synchronous Data Link Control

Systems Development Life Cycle

Silly Data Link Control

System Development Life Control

System Design Linkage Controller

Higher Computing Quiz; Part 1

Higher Computing Quiz; part 1

A quiz made to help myself revise for Higher Computing for an SQA final exam. Questions are created using SQA 2009 higher past paper and their answer sheets.

Questions: 16 | Attempts: 402 | Last updated: Jan 15, 2013

Sample Question
Write the binary number 1000100111 as a positive integer.

512

456

551

465

5

Onshore Outsourcing - Helpdesk Basic Skill Test

A test to determine whether or not you are a fit for this type of roll.

Questions: 25 | Attempts: 400 | Last updated: Jul 20, 2017

Sample Question
An IP address is best defined as...

An IP Address is a unique number consisting of 4 parts separated by dots (eg: 217.247.84.89) asociated with every system connected to a network

Internet Provider Address. The address of a company that provides individuals and other companies access to the Internet.

The location of Internet Packets measured in kilobytes on a network.

All of the above.

History Of Computing Quiz! Trivia Questions

History of Computing Quiz! Trivia Questions

Computers are used in almost every field in the world today, but it was created to help in making calculations. Do you know who the first computer programmer is and some of the great minds that helped in the evolution of...

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 350 | Last updated: May 11, 2020

Sample Question
Who invented the first modern type of mechanical computing machine?

John A. McDonald

Thomas Edison

Alexander Graham Bell

Charles Babbage

Higher Computing - Sdev 1

Higher Computing - SDev 1

This quiz is based on the Software Development Process topic of Higher Computing.

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 293 | Last updated: Dec 26, 2012

Sample Question
At which stage of the software development process does the systems analyst advise the clients on the benefit of a new system?

Analyis

Design

Implementation

Testing

Documentation

School Of Computing Community Day Quiz

School of Computing Community Day Quiz

Your chance to win a staggering prize, a limited edition School of Computing hoodie.

Questions: 15 | Attempts: 136 | Last updated: Oct 15, 2016

Sample Question
Which of these movies was not released in 1965?

Thunderball

The Ipcress File

Dr Who and the Daleks

Doctor Zhivago

Alfie

How Well Do You Know About Artificial Intelligence System?

How well do you know about artificial intelligence system?

Artificial Intelligence System (AIS) was created with the long-term goal of simulating the human brain in real time and mimicking how a human would act. There are some artificial intelligence robots in the world today. How...

Questions: 40 | Attempts: 132 | Last updated: Dec 10, 2018

Sample Question
Which of the following is an artificial intelligence system that applies reasoning capabilities to reach a conclusion?

Database management

Geographic information systems

Web analytics

Expert system

Do You Know Your Derivative Rules?

Do you know your Derivative rules?

Derivative rules count a number of rules that govern all the sets of derivatives in mathematics, like, for instance, derivatives of exponential and logarithmic function, derivatives of trigonometric functions, or again,...

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 102 | Last updated: Jan 17, 2018

Sample Question
What does the equation (d/dx) .(c^ax)= c^ax (lnc .a), c>0 mean?

That the equation above is true for all c, but the derivative for c=0 yields a complex number

That the equation above is true for all c, but the derivative for c>0 yields a complex number

That the equation above is true for all c, but the derivative for c

That the equation above is true for all c, but the derivative for c yields a complex number.

Intro To Computing I & II

Intro to Computing I & II

The following quiz will be utilized to determine your level of knowledge of information covered in the Intro to Computing I & II workshop taken at Michigan Works!.

Questions: 9 | Attempts: 65 | Last updated: Dec 13, 2012

Sample Question
Moving an item to a new location on the desktop is called:

Dragging

Restoring

Clicking

Pointing

History Of Computing! Test Your Knowledge! Trivia Quiz

History Of Computing! Test your Knowledge! Trivia Quiz

Computers, however fast and efficient they are, face a lot of threats in the form of viruses. Did you know that Doug Engelbart created the first computer mouse? There are a lot of things that most people do not know when it...

Questions: 20 | Attempts: 53 | Last updated: May 11, 2020

Sample Question
Who invented the first modern type of mechanical computing machine?

John A. McDonald

Thomas Edison

Alexander Graham Bell

Charles Babbage

Bluekey Hana Technical Test

BLUEKEY HANA TECHNICAL TEST

Questions: 40 | Attempts: 45 | Last updated: Jun 14, 2018

Sample Question
Which entry must the client maintain in SAP Service Marketplace in order to provide access to SAP Support to access SAP HANA studio remotely?

Name server

Preprocessor server

Statistics server

Master Index server

Computing Hardware 2.1.2 Re-CAP

Computing Hardware 2.1.2 Re-cap

This quiz will test your understanding of the Computing Hardware section we covered in the last 4 weeks

Questions: 29 | Attempts: 44 | Last updated: Oct 16, 2011

Sample Question
What base numbering system do computers use?

Base 1

Base 2

Base 10

Base 16

Week 7 - Fingerprinting

Questions: 11 | Attempts: 18 | Last updated: Feb 26, 2017

Sample Question
Who used finger prints thousands of years ago to sign important documents?

English

Scottish

Chinese

Mexico