Medium Computers Questions

56 questions

Test your knowledge with 56 medium computers trivia questions. Each question includes multiple choice options and the correct answer.

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Question 1medium

Which operating system was released first?

A.Linux
B.Mac OS
C.OS/2
D.Windows
Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

B. Mac OS

Question 2medium

In HTML, which non-standard tag used to be be used to make elements scroll across the viewport?

A.<marquee></marquee>
B.<move></move>
C.<scroll></scroll>
D.<slide></slide>
Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

A. <marquee></marquee>

Question 3medium

Which of the following languages is used as a scripting language in the Unity 3D game engine?

A.C#
B.C++
C.Java
D.Objective-C
Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

A. C#

Question 4medium

In CSS, which of these values CANNOT be used with the "position" property?

A.absolute
B.center
C.relative
D.static
Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

B. center

Question 5medium

Unix Time is defined as the number of seconds that have elapsed since when?

A.Midnight on the creator of Unix's birthday
B.Midnight, January 1, 1970
C.Midnight, July 4, 1976
D.Midnight, July 4, 1980
Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

B. Midnight, January 1, 1970

Question 6medium

Which internet company began life as an online bookstore called 'Cadabra'?

A.Amazon
B.eBay
C.Overstock
D.Shopify
Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

A. Amazon

Question 7medium

What is the correct term for the metal object in between the CPU and the CPU fan within a computer system?

A.CPU Vent
B.Heat Sink
C.Heat Vent
D.Temperature Decipator
Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

B. Heat Sink

Question 8medium

Nvidia's headquarters are based in which Silicon Valley city?

A.Cupertino
B.Mountain View
C.Palo Alto
D.Santa Clara
Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

D. Santa Clara

Question 9medium

What is the number of keys on a standard Windows Keyboard?

A.104
B.64
C.76
D.94
Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

A. 104

Question 10medium

In programming, what do you call functions with the same name but different implementations?

A.Abstracting
B.Inheriting
C.Overloading
D.Overriding
Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

C. Overloading

Question 11medium

What was the name given to Android 4.3?

A.Froyo
B.Jelly Bean
C.Lollipop
D.Nutella
Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

B. Jelly Bean

Question 12medium

While Apple was formed in California, in which western state was Microsoft founded?

A.Arizona
B.Colorado
C.New Mexico
D.Washington
Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

C. New Mexico

Question 13medium

How many cores does the Intel i7-6950X have?

A.10
B.12
C.4
D.8
Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

A. 10

Question 14medium

When was the programming language "C#" released?

A.1998
B.1999
C.2000
D.2001
Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

C. 2000

Question 15medium

Whistler was the codename of this Microsoft Operating System.

A.Windows 2000
B.Windows 7
C.Windows 95
D.Windows XP
Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

D. Windows XP

Question 16medium

What is the main CPU is the Sega Mega Drive / Sega Genesis?

A.Intel 8088
B.Motorola 68000
C.Yamaha YM2612
D.Zilog Z80
Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

B. Motorola 68000

Question 17medium

In programming, the ternary operator is mostly defined with what symbol(s)?

A.?
B.?:
C.??
D.if then
Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

B. ?:

Question 18medium

Which of these people was NOT a founder of Apple Inc?

A.Jonathan Ive
B.Ronald Wayne
C.Steve Jobs
D.Steve Wozniak
Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

A. Jonathan Ive

Question 19medium

Which of these is the name for the failed key escrow device introduced by the National Security Agency in 1993?

A.Clipper Chip
B.Enigma Machine
C.Nautilus
D.Skipjack
Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

A. Clipper Chip

Question 20medium

The name of technology company HP stands for what?

A.Hellman-Pohl
B.Hewlett-Packard
C.Howard Packmann
D.Husker-Pollosk
Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

B. Hewlett-Packard

Question 21medium

What does the 'S' in the RSA encryption algorithm stand for?

A.Schottky
B.Secure
C.Shamir
D.Stable
Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

C. Shamir

Question 22medium

Generally, which component of a computer draws the most power?

A.Hard Drive
B.Power Supply
C.Processor
D.Video Card
Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

D. Video Card

Question 23medium

What does the acronym CDN stand for in terms of networking?

A.Compressed Data Network
B.Computational Data Network
C.Content Delivery Network
D.Content Distribution Network
Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

C. Content Delivery Network

Question 24medium

What does AD stand for in relation to Windows Operating Systems?

A.Active Department
B.Active Directory
C.Alternative Drive
D.Automated Database
Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

B. Active Directory

Question 25medium

.at is the top-level domain for what country?

A.Angola
B.Argentina
C.Australia
D.Austria
Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

D. Austria

Question 26medium

What does the term MIME stand for, in regards to computing?

A.Mail Interleave Method Exchange
B.Mail Internet Mail Exchange
C.Multipurpose Interleave Mail Exchange
D.Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

D. Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions

Question 27medium

Which programming language was developed by Sun Microsystems in 1995?

A.C++
B.Java
C.Python
D.Solaris OS
Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

B. Java

Question 28medium

How many bits make up the significand portion of a single precision floating point number?

A.15
B.23
C.53
D.8
Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

B. 23

Question 29medium

Which of the following is a personal computer made by the Japanese company Fujitsu?

A.FM-7
B.MSX
C.PC-9801
D.Xmillennium
Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

A. FM-7

Question 30medium

In the server hosting industry IaaS stands for...

A.Infrastructure as a Server
B.Infrastructure as a Service
C.Internet and a Server
D.Internet as a Service
Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

B. Infrastructure as a Service

Question 31medium

What five letter word is the motto of the IBM Computer company?

A.Click
B.Logic
C.Pixel
D.Think
Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

D. Think

Question 32medium

What does the term GPU stand for?

A.Gaming Processor Unit
B.Graphical Proprietary Unit
C.Graphics Processing Unit
D.Graphite Producing Unit
Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

C. Graphics Processing Unit

Question 33medium

What is known as "the brain" of the Computer?

A.Central Processing Unit
B.Graphics Processing Unit
C.Keyboard
D.Motherboard
Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

A. Central Processing Unit

Question 34medium

Which coding language was the #1 programming language in terms of usage on GitHub in 2015?

A.C#
B.JavaScript
C.PHP
D.Python
Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

B. JavaScript

Question 35medium

.rs is the top-level domain for what country?

A.Romania
B.Russia
C.Rwanda
D.Serbia
Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

D. Serbia

Question 36medium

What does "LCD" stand for?

A.Language Control Design
B.Last Common Difference
C.Liquid Crystal Display
D.Long Continuous Design
Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

C. Liquid Crystal Display

Question 37medium

Laserjet and inkjet printers are both examples of what type of printer?

A.Daisywheel printer
B.Dot matrix printer
C.Impact printer
D.Non-impact printer
Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

D. Non-impact printer

Question 38medium

The teapot often seen in many 3D modeling applications is called what?

A.3D Teapot
B.Pixar Teapot
C.Tennessee Teapot
D.Utah Teapot
Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

D. Utah Teapot

Question 39medium

On which day did the World Wide Web go online?

A.December 17, 1996
B.December 20, 1990
C.November 12, 1990
D.November 24, 1995
Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

B. December 20, 1990

Question 40medium

What is the name of the default theme that is installed with Windows XP?

A.Bliss
B.Luna
C.Neptune
D.Whistler
Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

B. Luna

Question 41medium

On which computer hardware device is the BIOS chip located?

A.Central Processing Unit
B.Graphics Processing Unit
C.Hard Disk Drive
D.Motherboard
Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

D. Motherboard

Question 42medium

The computer OEM manufacturer Clevo, known for its Sager notebook line, is based in which country?

A.China (People's Republic of)
B.Germany
C.Taiwan
D.United States
Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

C. Taiwan

Question 43medium

Which one of these is not an official development name for a Ubuntu release?

A.Mystic Mansion
B.Trusty Tahr
C.Utopic Unicorn
D.Wily Werewolf
Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

A. Mystic Mansion

Question 44medium

Which of these programming languages is a low-level language?

A.Assembly
B.C#
C.Pascal
D.Python
Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

A. Assembly

Question 45medium

How many bytes are in a single Kibibyte?

A.1000
B.1024
C.1240
D.2400
Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

B. 1024

Question 46medium

What was the first Android version specifically optimized for tablets?

A.Eclair
B.Froyo
C.Honeycomb
D.Marshmellow
Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

C. Honeycomb

Question 47medium

When did the online streaming service "Mixer" launch?

A.2009
B.2011
C.2013
D.2016
Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

D. 2016

Question 48medium

Moore's law originally stated that the number of transistors on a microprocessor chip would double every...

A.Eight Years
B.Four Years
C.Two Years
D.Year
Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

D. Year

Question 49medium

What was the first commerically available computer processor?

A.AMD AM386
B.Intel 4004
C.Intel 486SX
D.TMS 1000
Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

B. Intel 4004

Question 50medium

In computing terms, typically what does CLI stand for?

A.Command Line Interface
B.Common Language Input
C.Common Language Interface
D.Control Line Interface
Reveal Answer

The correct answer is:

A. Command Line Interface

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