ITSR Trivia
Test your nerd knowledge: Jan. 11, 2023
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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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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In computer parlance, what does SQL stand for? Pierre Omidyar is the 24th richest person in the world and founder of what multinational e-commerce company? What is defined as “a…
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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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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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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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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…
Read MoreTest Your Nerd Knowledge: Aug. 25, 2022
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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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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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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Here’s a review of this week’s questions: This video game console, released in 1988, was known as Mega Drive in Europe and Ozisoft in Australia. What was its name in…
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Here’s a review of this week’s questions: What computer hardware giant started in 1942 as Daiwa Kogyo, Ltd., on the shore of Lake Suwa in Nagano, Japan? What free online…
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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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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…
Read MoreTest 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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Here’s a review of this week’s questions: TeamViewer, AnyDesk and VNC Connect are examples of what type of software? In 1996, SABRE founded its own online travel agency. What was…
Read MoreTest Your Nerd Knowledge — Jun 7, 2022
Here’s a review of this week’s questions: When IT professionals use the term “NIC,” what are they referring to? What was CSIRAC and what did it do for the first…
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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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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…
Read MoreTest Your Nerd Knowledge! — May 10, 2022
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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