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70 The term "vaporware" was used for the first time in reference to what tech product?
90 Which of these materials is the best conductor of heat?
10 Which company invented the hard disk drive?
70 What was the first consumer desktop CPU to achieve 4GHz out of the box?
10 To fund the creation of Apple's first computer, Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs sold...
70 Before emerging as the iconic Grand Theft Auto, what was the original GTA going to be called?
10 Google Chrome has a hidden mini-game that involves what?
50 What is the origin of the word "spam" in the context of email spam?
90 How many websites are on the Internet (as of March 2021)?
70 Which legacy socket(s) accepted both Intel and AMD CPUs?
30 Whitehouse.com once brought visitors to a site that hosted...
30 Who launched the very first website?
10 What was the first computer to win a chess match against a world champion (under regular time constraints)?
30 Valve co-founder Gabe Newell is a former Microsoftie, he led a team that ported what classic game to Windows 95?
10 When Verizon bought AOL in 2015, how many people were still paying for AOL dial-up Internet?
50 You've probably seen a 3.5-inch floppy disk, but do you know the dimensions of the technology's first iteration?
80 All of these famous tech companies started in a garage, except...
80 What's the biggest tech acquisition in history?
30 What's the keyboard shortcut to directly open the Windows Task Manager?
50 QR codes were invented back in 1994 as a way to track what?
70 Who was the tech CEO that in 1999 said, "You have zero privacy anyway..."?
80 In old PCs, what was the function of the "Turbo" button?
30 The PlayStation 4 is powered by a GPU that is roughly equal to what PC graphics card?
80 How much did the first CD recorder cost?
50 Sony's PlayStation 2 external design wasn't an original concept, instead it was borrowed from which unreleased console?
10 1024 Gigabytes is equal to 1 Terabyte; 1024 Terabytes is equal to 1 Petabyte; How many Gigabytes are in a Petabyte?
50 In computing history, who were the "Dirty Dozen"?
10 Where did the name "Bluetooth" come from?
30 These famous tech personalities are all college dropouts, except...
70 How much did it cost to rent a movie at the first VHS rental store in the US in 1977?
30 The first 5MB hard drive weighed approximately...
10 What's the name of the landscape wallpaper that was a default on Windows XP?
90 How many GPUs did a 3Dfx Voodoo2 have?
10 Which of the following was not a x86 CPU maker?
50 When was the first SMS text message sent?
30 What happens if a CD spins too fast?
70 What was the first high-definition home video format available to consumers?
80 Which of these games was the first to ship with baked-in DRM (copy protection)?
90 Before being known as PayPal, the company went by what name?
10 In 2010, the U.S. Air Force used over 1,000 game consoles to build a supercomputer: Which one?
30 Which of these companies invented Ethernet networking?
30 The original iPod had an Easter Egg accessed by holding down the center button for a few seconds on the "About" menu. What was it?
50 Who famously said: "There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home"?
50 How long did it take Amazon to begin selling more ebooks than physical copies once Kindle launched?
50 Developed as a replacement for NTFS, Microsoft's next generation ReFS file system was introduced with what version of Windows?
50 Before becoming the web's video giant, what was YouTube supposed to be?
90 What was the first computer virus released in the wild?
50 Gmail debuted in 2004 as an invitation-only beta offering how much free storage?
80 Which of these statements was true of the QWERTY layout on typewriters in 1878...
10 The first computer mouse: how many buttons did it have, and what material was it made of?

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70 The term "vaporware" was used for the first time in reference to what tech product?

90 Which of these materials is the best conductor of heat?

10 Which company invented the hard disk drive?

70 What was the first consumer desktop CPU to achieve 4GHz out of the box?

10 To fund the creation of Apple's first computer, Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs sold...

70 Before emerging as the iconic Grand Theft Auto, what was the original GTA going to be called?

10 Google Chrome has a hidden mini-game that involves what?

50 What is the origin of the word "spam" in the context of email spam?

90 How many websites are on the Internet (as of March 2021)?

70 Which legacy socket(s) accepted both Intel and AMD CPUs?

30 Whitehouse.com once brought visitors to a site that hosted...

30 Who launched the very first website?

10 What was the first computer to win a chess match against a world champion (under regular time constraints)?

30 Valve co-founder Gabe Newell is a former Microsoftie, he led a team that ported what classic game to Windows 95?

10 When Verizon bought AOL in 2015, how many people were still paying for AOL dial-up Internet?

50 You've probably seen a 3.5-inch floppy disk, but do you know the dimensions of the technology's first iteration?

80 All of these famous tech companies started in a garage, except...

80 What's the biggest tech acquisition in history?

30 What's the keyboard shortcut to directly open the Windows Task Manager?

50 QR codes were invented back in 1994 as a way to track what?

70 Who was the tech CEO that in 1999 said, "You have zero privacy anyway..."?

80 In old PCs, what was the function of the "Turbo" button?

30 The PlayStation 4 is powered by a GPU that is roughly equal to what PC graphics card?

80 How much did the first CD recorder cost?

50 Sony's PlayStation 2 external design wasn't an original concept, instead it was borrowed from which unreleased console?

10 1024 Gigabytes is equal to 1 Terabyte; 1024 Terabytes is equal to 1 Petabyte; How many Gigabytes are in a Petabyte?

50 In computing history, who were the "Dirty Dozen"?

10 Where did the name "Bluetooth" come from?

30 These famous tech personalities are all college dropouts, except...

70 How much did it cost to rent a movie at the first VHS rental store in the US in 1977?

30 The first 5MB hard drive weighed approximately...

10 What's the name of the landscape wallpaper that was a default on Windows XP?

90 How many GPUs did a 3Dfx Voodoo2 have?

10 Which of the following was not a x86 CPU maker?

50 When was the first SMS text message sent?

30 What happens if a CD spins too fast?

70 What was the first high-definition home video format available to consumers?

80 Which of these games was the first to ship with baked-in DRM (copy protection)?

90 Before being known as PayPal, the company went by what name?

10 In 2010, the U.S. Air Force used over 1,000 game consoles to build a supercomputer: Which one?

30 Which of these companies invented Ethernet networking?

30 The original iPod had an Easter Egg accessed by holding down the center button for a few seconds on the "About" menu. What was it?

50 Who famously said: "There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home"?

50 How long did it take Amazon to begin selling more ebooks than physical copies once Kindle launched?

50 Developed as a replacement for NTFS, Microsoft's next generation ReFS file system was introduced with what version of Windows?

50 Before becoming the web's video giant, what was YouTube supposed to be?

90 What was the first computer virus released in the wild?

50 Gmail debuted in 2004 as an invitation-only beta offering how much free storage?

80 Which of these statements was true of the QWERTY layout on typewriters in 1878...

10 The first computer mouse: how many buttons did it have, and what material was it made of?