Test your nerd knowledge: Jan. 11, 2023

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What system was originally authored by Linus Torvalds in 2005 for the development of the Linux kernel? In computer parlance, what does ACK stand for? In 1981, Sony marketed a…

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Test your nerd knowledge: Nov. 21, 2022

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Thanks for playing Test Your Nerd Knowledge! Here’s a quick reivew of today’s questions: In 1985, Intel introduced a microprocessor known as 80386, which was later renamed as what?  What…

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Test Your Nerd Knowledge for Sept. 28, 2022

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What technological term is described as “a subset of artificial intelligence involving models that improve in performance when given more data”?  What former Facebook executive founded Leanin.org, a nonprofit organization…

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Test Your Nerd Knowledge: Sept. 13, 2022

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Here’s a review of this week’s questions: What was the 1990s computer company that offered hardware and internet service in a bundle, and announced that its mission was to “democratize…

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Test Your Nerd Knowledge: Sept 9, 2022

Here’s a review of this week’s questions: The Intel 8008 was introduced in 1972. What was it? What is the name of Google’s parent company? In what year was the…

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Test Your Nerd Knowledge: Aug. 31, 2022

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Here’s a review of this week’s questions: What cloud computing company’s name is derived from the Hawaiian word for “cool”? What does IoT refer to? What popular series of video…

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Test Your Nerd Knowledge: Aug. 25, 2022

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Here’s a review of this week’s questions: What networking tool is defined as “a modular 8-position, 8-contact interface deployed for Ethernet over copper networking cable”? What product became the first commercial…

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Test Your Nerd Knowledge: Aug. 9, 2022

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Here’s a review of this week’s questions: Founded in Sweden in 1876, this company provides telecommunications solutions worldwide. What is its name? The current CEO of SumZero is acknowledged as…

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Test your Nerd Knowledge: Aug 2, 2022

Here’s a review of this week’s questions: What is the name of the French online music streaming service founded in 2007 by Daniel Marhely and Jonathan Benassaya? What was the…

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Test Your Nerd Knowledge: July 12, 2022

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Here’s a review of this week’s questions: Ten years before the Game Boy was introduced, Milton Bradley introduced the first handheld gaming console. What was it called? What was the…

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Test Your Nerd Knowledge: June 28, 2022

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Here’s a review of this week’s questions: What is the name of the highly successful web hosting company that was originally called Jomax Technologies? 500 Startups and Y Carbonator are…

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Test Your Nerd Knowledge: June 21, 2022

Here’s a review of this week’s questions: What did British scientist Tim Berners-Lee attempt for the first time in 1989? What short-lived tech company was founded by Bill Gross in…

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Test Your Nerd Knowledge — May 24, 2022

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Here’s a review of this week’s questions: What popular electronics company was founded in 1969, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, by Ed Roberts and Forrest Mims? Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron…

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Test Your Nerd Knowledge–May 17, 2022

Fast Future Trivia

Here’s a review of this week’s questions: What word, commonly used every day in today’s IT parlance, first appeared in the English Oxford Dictionary in 1982? What computer operating system…

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Test Your Nerd Knowledge! — May 10, 2022

Fast Future Trivia

Here’s a review of this week’s questions: What information technology services provider was founded in 1988 by a one-time Presidential candidate? Who is Travis Kalanick and what service did he…

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