In computer terminology, what does the acronym RAM stand for?
Random Access Memory
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What is the term for a positive electrode?
Anode
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Which 2 countries developed the Concorde aeroplane?
UK and France
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Most commonly found on social media posts, what is an octothorpe more commonly known as?
Hash tag symbol #, or pound sign
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In terms of computing, what does CPU stand for?
Central Processing Unit
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What does AM stand for in AM radio?
Amplitude Modulation
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What did Alessandro Volta invent in 1800 that you will all be using regularly in your day to day lives even today?
The Battery
known at the time as a voltaic cell
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What does the acronym USB stand for in computing terms?
Universal Serial Bus
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What mode of transportation was invented by Christopher Cokerill in 1955?
The Hovercraft
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In computer terminology, what does the acronym RAM stand for?
Random Access Memory
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Most of your phones and/or cameras will have an SD, or microSD card in them for storing files. What does SD stand for?
Secure Digital
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In computing, what does the acronym BIOS stand for?
Basic Input/Output System
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When it was created in the 1960's, this piece of technology was called the 'X-Y Position Indicator for Display Systems'. What is it known as today?
A Mouse
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Which British mathematician is credited with the invention of the first programmable computer?
Charles Babbage
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True or False: The invention of the printing press is closer to the invention of the computer, than it is to the invention of paper?
TRUE
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What was the name of the first supersonic passenger airliner?
Concorde
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What is the name of the British computer scientist who invented the World Wide Web in 1989?
Tim Berners-Lee
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In what year was the first transatlantic radio broadcast?
1901
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What is the hard, set polymer used in old-fashioned telephones and electrical insulators?
Bakelite
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What do the initials USB stand for in computing?
Universal Serial Bus
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The mobile-phone operating system Android was developed by which company?
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