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Which boxer is famous for his 'lean, mean, grilling machine'?

George Foreman Click to see the answer

Xiaomi Corporation is an electronics company from which country?

China

A new BlackBerry handset carries the name of which luxury car?

Porsche

Electric current is calculated by charge divided by what?

Time

Which company makes the e-Up electric car?

Volkswagen

Which of these devices was released by Apple in 2013?

iPhone 5S

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On January 7, 2013 Apple announced how many App had been downloaded?

40 billion apps Click to see the answer

Which company makes the Ioniq range of electric cars?

Hyundai

TCP stands for _____ Control Protocol?

Transmission

Who discovered the electron in 1887?

JJ Thomson

Which company makes the Galaxy mobile phones?

Samsung

Mains electricity uses what kind of current?

Alternating current

An electrocardiogram is technology to measure the function of which organ?

Heart

Which vacuum cleaner is a type of domestic robotic technology in 2002?

Roomba

Which of these is the best thermal conductor?

Stainless steel knife

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Electronics and technology company Siemens is headquartered in which country?

Germany Click to see the answer

In what year was the first 'Angry Birds' game released?

2009

Amstrad was owned by which of these tycoons?

Sir Alan Sugar

Which company makes the Bravia TVs?

Sony

Which company made the VIC-20 home computer?

Commodore

What is the name for the small device which powers electric items when turned?

Dynamo

Which company makes the DS handheld console?

Nintendo

How many operational buttons did the original Game Boy have?

4

Electrical charge is caused by the movement of what?

Electrons

Philips and Sony introduced which product at the 1981 consumer electronics show?

CD Player

A room designed to have minimal levels of static electricity, dirt, dust particles has which name?

Clean Room

Broxodent was the first example of which electric product?

Toothbrush

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The annual Consumer Electronics Show is held in which US city?

Las Vegas Click to see the answer

The games console from Microsoft released in 2013 is the what?

Xbox One

In computing, what does the 'S' in PSU stand for?

Supply

Which of these is not a wide-body aircraft?

Boeing 757

Who was considered the Father of Hypertext?

Ted Nelson

Which electric device switches current on and off to regulate temperature?

Thermostat

Which technological advance is optical amplification based on electromagnetic radiation?

Laser

Which company made the NES games console?

Nintendo

The biggest selling Smartphone in the world is?

iPhone

Mahindra is an electric vehicle brand from which country?

India

Which of the following is an MP3 watch?

MR-219

Which piece of technology was nearly called the 'Mini rack' when it was first launched?

CD

The Game Boy was first released in Japan in what year?

1989

Which of these items may need 'degaussing' from time to time?

Computer monitor

The Fender Telecaster was the first electric example of which musical instrument?

Guitar

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Which girl's name is used for Renault's electric car brand?

Zoe Click to see the answer

A flow of electrical charge is known as a what?

Current

Which simple word means an interconnection of components to provide an electrical path?

Circuit

A device used to transform mechanical energy into AC electrical power has which name?

Alternator

Soul and e-Niro are electric cars from which maker?

Kia

Which of these can be used to drive an electrical generator?

Steam

Which company makes the Kindle?

Amazon

Who is the larger provider of Internet access in the UK?

Virgin Media

The Kindle Fire was released by which of these companies?

Amazon

What was the name of the man who developed the first electric battery?

Alessandro Volta

Which company was created when Masaru Ibuka started an electronics shop in Shirokiya?

Sony

Which single word describes an electronic signal that is sent as binary digits?

Digital

A device which converts an electrical audio signal into a corresponding sound has which name?

Loudspeaker

RechargeIT is an electric car charging initiative by which tech company?

Google

Leo Fender invented which electric instrument?

Guitar

What is the name of Nissan's electric car?

Leaf

The Hubble Telescope's Optical Assembly is a Cassegrain reflector of which design?

RitcheyChrétien

Electricity is often produced using what?

Fossil fuels

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As of 2010, who is the world's top manufacturer of computer hard drives?

Seagate Click to see the answer

The Apple iPad uses which touchscreen technology?

Projected Capacitance

Which of these can overload a circuit if the current becomes too high?

Fuse

Electronics company Sharp was established in which country in 1942?

Japan

What does PDA stand for?

Personal Digital Assistant

Which term describes the study of control systems in electronic and mechanical devices?

Cybernetics

When a current flows through a wire what is produced around it?

A magnetic field

What was the name of the first mass-produced electric guitar?

Fender Telecaster

What was the name of the electroshock weapon which was patented in 1972?

Taser

Which portmanteau word is a symbol of feeling, used in electronic messages?

Emoticon

Which form of electromagnetic radiation fills the universe?

Microwave

The first patent for the electric drip coffeemaker was granted to an inventor in which country?

Germany

Ohms are used as a unit of what?

Resistance

A place that offers free Wi-Fi access is known as a what?

Hotspot

Which company's weather app won a 2013 'Apple Design Award' app of the year trophy?

Yahoo

Which word describes a car designed to run on electricity and another fuel?

Hybrid

Which company made the GameGear games console?

Sega

With which household product is the make Dyson particularly associated?

Vacuum cleaners

Which sort of energy conversion takes place in an electric motor?

Electrical to mechanical

In electronics, what is a device through which an electric current can pass freely in one direction?

Diode

Which company is behind the Pixel home electronics brand?

Google

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An electronic circuit designed to increase the voltage, current, or power of a signal has which name?

Amplifier Click to see the answer

Which wearable gestural device augments the physical world with digital information?

Sixth Sense Device

Which of these animals can shock their prey with 500 volts of electricity?

Electric eels

A dip in the electricity supply voltage has which name?

Brownout

The electric razor was invented by which company in 1930?

Philips

On Apple products, what is Face Time?

Video calling

Power, potential difference and current are related by what equation?

P=I x V

Which scientist developed alternating current electricity?

Nikola Tesla

Which of these is a popular instant messaging app on mobile devices?

WhatsApp

What is the name of Amazon's microconsole released in 2014?

Fire TV

Which waves in the electromagnetic spectrum have the longest wavelengths?

Radio

Electromagnetic radiation is used in which kitchen appliance?

Microwave Oven

Which company made the Dreamcast games console?

Sega

Which scientist, who contributed to the development of radar, aided in the Battle of Britain?

Robert Watson-Watt

Which company made the Wii games console?

Nintendo

The Sony Vita TV is a what?

Microconsole

Powerwall and Megapack are batteries which company's electric cars?

Tesla

Who invented the vacuum cleaner?

Daniel Hess

What is the first production vehicle to use lithium-ion batteries to go a distance of more than 200 miles per charge?

Tesla Roadster

How large is the iPad Mini screen size?

7.9 inches

Which video game console is the best selling of all time?

PlayStation 2

Which company made the Xbox games console?

Microsoft

Which company made the SNES games console?

Nintendo

The use of what revolutionized printing?

Lasers

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What is the antiparticle of an electron called?

Positron Click to see the answer

Which of these is not a real video game console from the '80s?

PlayGo 2100

Which of these might you find in a computer?

Floppy Drive

An electronic device that can increase the power of a signal has which name?

Amplifier

The Segway is used for what purpose?

Transport

The Electric Tabulating Machine was invented for which event, which takes place every 10 years?

Census

What do solar panels contain?

Water

Batteries use what kind of current?

Direct current

Opened in 1984, the Itaipu Dam was a major hydroelectric project in which continent?

South America

When was iOS unveiled?

2007

Which scientist wrote 'A Dynamic Theory of the Electromagnetic Field'?

James Maxwell

Electronics company Philips is based in which European country?

Netherlands

PC is short for what?

Personal Computer

Which instrument would you use to measure small electric currents?

Galvanometer

The E in LED stands for?

Emitting

Which of these units is used in measuring electricity?

Volt

A Faraday cage, an enclosure formed by a mesh of conductive material blocks what?

Radio Signals

In electronics, what does PCB stand for?

Printed Circuit Board

The tech firm Beats sell what type of product?

Headphones

Which company made the Game Cube games console?

Nintendo

Electricity is distributed from power stations to consumers along what?

National Grid

Tristar Electronics is the literal translation of which Korean brand?

Samsung

Restoring an electronic device to its original state is known as which reset?

Factory

Which type of telephone can be used anywhere in the world, including the North and South Poles?

Satellite Phone

Which company made the N64 games console?

Nintendo

What does PeRo in PaPeRo stands for?

Personal Robot

What was the name of an early system of communication involving devices connected through electrical wires?

Telegraph

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Which Japanese electronic toy did you have to care for like a pet?

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In December 2008, which of these faux beer drinking apps made the 'Top Paid Apps' category of iTunes?

iBeer

In which Apple iOS did they integrate Twitter?

iOS 5

Which product is credited with taking Amazon to the top in terms of revenue?

The Kindle

Electronics company Whirlpool is based in which US state?

Michigan

Project Atlas is a cloud gaming service from which electronic game brand?

Electronic Arts

In the 'Sonic the Hedgehog' video games, how many tails does the character 'Tails' have?

Two

Which of these electronic appliances relies on radio waves to make it work?

TV

The live wire is what color in a standard plug?

Brown

Which of these is NOT something you might connect to your PC?

Electric hob

What color is the neutral wire in a standard plug?

Blue

The rate at which energy is transferred by an appliance is the what?

Power

Electronics giant Samsung hail from where?

South Korea

Google's new microconsole is called what?

Nexus Orbit

Although now associated with Vegas, the first Consumer Electronics Show was in which US city?

New York

The first generation iPod was called what?

Classic

Heart monitors built into what are now readily available?

Watches

In electronics, what is a PCB?

Printed Circuit Board

On a TV or computer monitor, what does the measurement advertised refer to?

The Diagonal

Zune was a failed replica of the iPod from which company?

Microsoft

A spring clip used in electronics is named after which animal?

Alligator

Which of these is a unit of power?

kW

Clarity Electric is an electric car from which Asian manufacturer?

Honda

What is the name of the company that produces the iPhone?

Apple

Dielectric Heating is used in which kitchen technology, invented in the 1950s and 1960s?

Microwave Ovens

Which metal is generally used in cables as it conducts electricity so well?

Copper

Using an electronic cigarette is often described in which way?

Vaping

The fuse and which other part of a plug protect the wiring of a circuit?

Earth wire

Which company made the MegaDrive games console?

Sega

Who discovered electricity?

Michael Faraday

Which cryptocurrency was introduced in 'A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System' in 2008?

Bitcoin

The L in LCD stands for what?

Liquid

Electric air conditioning was invented in which country?

United States

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What is the name of Linux Mascot?

Tux Click to see the answer

A device that stores electrical energy in an electric field has which name?

Capacitor

Amazon launched a rival product to Apple's iPad called what?

Kindle HD

Consumer electronic brand Beko is based in which country?

Turkey

What does the acronym 'CAM' stand for?

Computer Aided Manufacturing

Which company makes the electric all-terrain vehicle called the Cyberquad?

Tesla

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A sensor that converts sound into an electrical signal has which name?

Microphone Click to see the answer

What device comes loaded with the games 'Music Quiz', 'Solitaire', 'Brick' and 'Parachute'?

iPod

Which company pioneered electronic ignition on cars in the 1970s?

Chrysler

The Macintosh 128k was released with a price tag of how much in 1984?

$2,495

What is the name of the 2-wheeled, self-balancing, zero-emission, electric vehicle invented in 1994?

Segway

What company developed the first handheld mobile phone?

Motorola

DuMont Laboratories sold the first which all-electronic items in 1938?

Televisions

What are the logical separations between data on a CD called?

Tracks

The 'Thinkcenter' line of desktop computers is the product of which manufacturer?

IBM/Lenovo

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Apple's iPad is the company's second tablet PC, which was the first?

Newton Click to see the answer

For which gaming platform did Nintendo release Super Mario Sunshine?

GameCube

What is the name of the company that gave us the Kindle?

Amazon

What is Sony's gaming console called?

PlayStation

Apple's iOS 3 was released in which year?

2009

How is a phone signal kept from unauthorized readers?

Encryption

Compact consumer cameras use what style of picture taking?

Point and Shoot

In 2012, Apple launched the iPad Mini but what generation iPad was it?

5th

Prius, the leading hybrid car was manufactured by which company?

Toyota

The use of electronic devices to obsessively harass a victim is known as what?

Cyberstalking

Apple's iOS 7 was released in which year?

2013

The iPod's CPU is made by who?

Samsung

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The sweetener saccharin is made from what?

Coal Click to see the answer

If you go on the internet in a café what access route are you using?

Wi Fi

The ability of a capacitor to store an electrical charge has which name?

Capacitance

Semi and Cybertruck are electric vehicles made by which company?

Tesla

How many different colors did the iPhone 5C launch with in 2013?

5

What does the 'A' stand for in the computing abbreviation 'LAN'?

Area

What is PC and Mac compatible software called?

Cross-Platform

The Nokia phone company comes from where?

Finland

Metals can often conduct what?

Electricity

The i3 is an electric vehicle from which European brand?

BMW

Apple's iOS 6 was released in which year?

2012

Of which invention was it said 'It has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication'?

Telephone

The 1994 Power Mac was discontinued in which year?

2006

The retron5 console set to release in December 2014 is from who?

Hyperkin

What is Apple's innovative iPad?

Tablet computer

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The process improvement technology called Six Sigma was originally used at which electronics company?

Motorola Click to see the answer

As of 2008, Sirius XM have 19 million subscribers for what kind of service?

Satellite Radio

What is another term for technical specifications?

Configuration

Which word was used for the first time in 1947 to describe an electronic digital machine?

Computer

Nano, Shuffle, Classic and Touch are variations of what?

Apple iPod

Apple's iOS 4 was released in which year?

2010

What is the control for the level of sound coming out of the left or right speakers called?

Balance

A CAT scan produces cross-sectional images of your body, but what does the T stand for?

Tomography

RFID chips are now being installed in which government issued document used for international travel?

Passport

How often is each image refreshed in an analog TV?

Every 30th Of A Second

Which word means an operational instruction for programming an electronic device?

Function

Mobile phones use which device for additional storage?

Flash Memory

What do you get if you mix cement and gravel?

Concrete

Apple's iOS 2 was released in which year?

2008

What is the DOS command used to clear the screen?

Cls

Which European city finally gave the go-ahead for a trial of electric scooters in summer 2020?

London

Before Microsoft released Windows 3.0, which computer company already had a graphic user interface?

Apple

How much did the Apple I computer cost when it first launched?

$666.66

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In computer terminology, what is 'I/O'?

Input/output Click to see the answer

What does ROM stand for?

Read Only Memory

On a standard computer keyboard, which of these is in the middle row of letters?

G

Electric Pencil was an early software package offering what?

Word Processing

An 'applet' is a small computer program. From which word does 'applet' derive?

Application

What English mathematician conceived the first automatic digital computer?

Charles Babbage

What is a two-wheeled, self balancing electric vehicle called?

Segway

On a standard computer keyboard, which is the only vowel NOT in the top row of letters?

A

RAM is term used to describe what?

Memory Capacity

What company is responsible for desktop computers with model numbers that begin with 'GT'?

Gateway

The Roadster was the first electric sports car produced by which company?

Tesla

What is 'cc:' an abbreviation of?

Carbon Copy

First appearing in the 1990s, what color was the Nintendo Game Boy?

Grey

In electronics, what does the acronym 'EMI' stand for?

Electromagnetic Interference

A website containing a chronological diary of personal thoughts is called what?

Blog

What are horizontal stabilizers called when in front of the wing of an airplane?

Canards

The 'abacus' was an early form of which sophisticated scientific tool?

Calculator

The world's first electric train line was in which country in 1875?

Russia

What does the C stand for in CPU?

Central

In what year did the Apple iPad launch?

2010

Bolt EV is an electric vehicle from which company?

Chevrolet

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What does the letter 'E' stand for in e-mail?

Electronic Click to see the answer

Which European country is home to the most Tesla Model S, as there are incentives for buying electric?

Norway

What is the latest technology employed in X-Rays?

Magnetism

Electron configuration was first conceived by which model?

Bohr model

The Magellan Road Mate, Garmin eTrex and TomTom Go are examples of what direction finding device?

GPS Navigation

C-Zero is an electric car made by which European company?

Citroen

Project Purple was the codename for which top secret Apple product?

iPhone

On the top row of a computer keyboard are a number of buttons, F1, F2...F12 for example. What does the 'F' stand for?

Function

What is Dell's first computer released in 1985?

Turbo PC

Counterstrike, The Aftermath and Retaliation are all titles in which series of computer games?

Command and Conquer

What color was the iMac initially launched with?

Blue

What does CPU in a computer stand for: Central _______ Unit?

Processing

In September 2008, which company unveiled its fourth generation iPod Nano?

Apple

How many bites are missing from the fruit in the Apple logo?

1

Apple's iOS 5 was released in which year?

2011

What have apple called their new television service?

iTV

In the world of X-rays, what do the initials CT stand for?

Computed tomography

What does the R stand for in RAM?

Random

What Apple computer was known as 'The Pizza Box Series'?

Macintosh LC

The small nuggets that capture your browsing history are known as what?

Cookies

How many mega pixels did the iPhone 1 camera ship with?

2

In computer terminology, what does the B stand for in COBOL?

Business

What color iPhone 5C proved the most popular on launch?

Yellow

Benjamin Franklin did a famous experiment with which toy to research electricity?

Kite

Beats Electronic is best known for manufacturing what type of product?

Headphones

The original iPod that launched in 2001 had how much memory?

5GB

Nintendo aimed to make gaming active with which console?

Wii

In computing, what does the 'S' in USB stand for?

Serial

How many months did Apple wait to launch a Microsoft compatible iPod after the initial launch?

6 months

What is the Macintosh computer named after?

Variety of apple

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In which year did Apple launch the iPod?

2001 Click to see the answer

Which of these gadgets was launched most recently?

iPad

How many volts of electricity is in a bolt of lightning?

Millions

Percy Spencer invented which speedy way of cooking?

Microwave Oven

Who invented ARPANET?

U.S. Government

In computing, what does the 'B' in USB stand for?

Bus

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Electric power is typically measured in what units?

Watts Click to see the answer

Who invented the ZX80, ZX81 and Spectrum?

Sir Clive Sinclair

What is the voltage of the mains supply in the USA?

240 V

What does the letter V in the acronym 'VoIP' represent?

Voice

With which sort of gadgets is the company Fuji mainly associated?

Cameras

What is the name for the flow of electrons in an electric circuit?

Current

Open circuits always have what?

Gaps

Blue- Ray is a type of what?

DVD

The 3310 was a phone made by which company?

Nokia

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In computing, what does RAM stand for?

Random Access Memory Click to see the answer

Which company produced iPad?

Apple

What does the R stand for in CD-RW?

Read

What does USB stands for?

Universal Serial Bus

Alan Sugar founded which tech company?

Amstrad

By what name is a modulator-demodulator better known as?

Modem

Which of these is not a good electrical conductor?

Paper

Closed circuits have no what?

Gaps

What was the hand-held digital pet launched by Bandai in 1996?

Tamagotchi

Which company was formed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in 1976?

Apple

Referring to a computer display, what does the 'A' in VGA stand for?

Array

What color is the live wire in a mains plug?

Brown

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Electric current is measured using what device?

Ammeter Click to see the answer

Which popular app features green pigs who have a penchant for stealing eggs?

Angry Birds

On a cell phone, which of these letters are usually on the same key as the number 3?

DEF

What is the main function of a neutral wire in a plug?

Completes circuit

When did the first Compact Discs go on sale?

1983

Which of these is NOT one of the leading gaming platforms?

SP3

The arc lamp widely used in the mining industry was invented by who?

Davy

What is the basic unit of electromotive force?

Volt

If a charged object is brought near to an uncharged one, what happens?

They attract

Which piece of household equipment contains a magnetron?

Microwave

In what year did the Apple PowerBook 500 launch?

1994

Electricity was discovered in which country?

USA

Which of these technological devices was first released in 1964?

Cassette tape

The Playstation is made by which of these companies?

Sony

What does the 'sat' stand for in 'sat nav'?

Satellite

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Which of these items would use a modem?

Computer Click to see the answer

Bill Gates founded which company in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1975?

Microsoft

What number was part of the name of the Xbox console released in 2005?

360

In computer, what does UUCP stands for?

Unix-to-Unix Copy

When was the Apple computer company founded?

1976

The Beats headphone and speaker company was founded by which music producer?

Dr Dre

The light switch was invented by which USA inventor?

Samuel Face

What sort of film does a digital camera use?

It doesn't

In video-making, what setting on a camera is adjusted to correct the colors?

White balance

The BlackBerry company has its global headquarters in which country?

Canada

Which gadget costs the most new?

iPad

What is a disadvantage of hydroelectric power produced by using a dam?

Flooding

When was the first Windows phone released?

2010

To which gadgets in particular does the tag 3G apply?

Mobile phones

What is the name of the number one technology brand in the world?

Apple

What color is the neutral wire in a plug?

Blue

What term means the information-carrying capacity of a channel?

Bandwidth

From which word does the abbreviation of the top-level domain extension '.com' come?

Commercial

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What is the name of Apple's virtual assistant?

Siri Click to see the answer

What do you call the flow of electricity through a conductor?

Electric current

Which of these is a feature of the iPhone?

Touch screen

Josephine Cochrane invented which domestic appliance?

Dishwasher

Which phone maker had a dispute over users' privacy in Saudi Arabia in 2010?

RIM

Who brought sound into our homes by inventing the wireless?

Marconi

Which country installed Europe's first fingerprint-scanning ATM?

Poland

Which company produce BlackBerry smartphones?

RIM

In which century was the telephone invented?

19th

The electric light bulb was the work of which inventor?

Thomas Edison

The DJI Mavic is what sort of product?

Drone

The Wii console released in 2012 is called what?

Wii U

Sony is a global electronics brand from which country?

Japan

What is Apple's innovative iPad?

Tablet computer

Who invented e-mail in 1972?

Ray Tomlinson

The invention of cellular phone what occurred in 1971?

Battery

The world's first personal computer demonstrated 1977 was called what?

Commodore PET

Which country succeeded in building a fully functional butterfly robot?

Japan

Charge in motion is called what?

Current

What is the name of the force that causes the interaction between electrically charged particles?

Electromagnetic Force

Which unit is usually used to show the definition of a digital camera's images?

Megapixel

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In computing terms, what does the 'M' stand for in ROM?

Memory Click to see the answer

What is a tiny storage flash memory device that can be used through a USB connector?

USB Flash Drive

How many songs could the original iPod store

1000

Which piece of computer hardware can be laser, dot-matrix or inkjet?

Printer

What is the name of the pressure that forces electrons to flow through a circuit?

Voltage

Which of these is NOT usually a feature on modern cell phones?

Tumble drier

A program that catalogues Web sites is called a what?

Spider

What's the name of Microsoft's game console?

Xbox

In what year did Apple launch the iPhone?

2007

What is Microsoft's alternative to the iPod called?

Zune

Larry Page and Sergey Brin invented which Internet giant?

Google

What would you plug a dongle into?

Computer

What limits the current flowing through a circuit for an applied DC voltage?

Resistance

What is the basic unit of resistance?

Ohm

What does the company BlackBerry manufacture?

Smartphones

Which company has developed the Kindle e-reader since 2007?

Amazon

Batteries convert chemical energy into which kind of energy?

Electrical

The 2014 Smartphone from Xiaomi is called what?

Mi 4

What does 'HD' stand for on a TV?

High Definition

Which of these is an operating system used on smartphones and tablet computers?

Android

What would you do with the hand-held gadget Kindle?

Read books

On a cell phone, which number appears in the middle of the bottom row of keys?

0

Who co-founded 'Microsoft' with Paul Allen?

Bill Gates

Turkish born Mike Lazaridis founded which technology giant?

Blackberry

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Robert Metcalf invented which method of connecting devices?

Ethernet Click to see the answer

Carl Sontheimer introduced the Magimix 1800 what into North America in 1973?

Food processor

What name is given to a small piece of data that sits on a user's hard disk and can used by a web page to identify that user?

Cookie

HP and IBM are brands of which product?

Computers

In computing, how many bits are there in a nybble?

4

The first home computer was launched in 1975 and called what?

The Altair

What is Steve Jobs daughter called, who had an Apple computer named after her?

Lisa

A USB Flash Drive is used to store what?

Digital information

What was the name of the Apple domestic product first took the world by storm when released in 2001?

iPod

If you press Control and the letter V while using a Windows application, what will happen?

Paste

Which letter prefixes many of Apple's handheld gadgets?

i

When was the iPad launched?

2010

On Apple products, what is FaceTime?

Video calling

What is the function of the earth wire?

Safety wire

Which 'bug' was the world anticipating in 1999?

Y2K Bug

Metals are capable of conducting electricity because they have what?

Free electrons

Which version of the Apple iOS was released in fall 2014?

8

What is generated when a magnet is repeatedly moved in and out of a coil of wire?

Alternating current

Which decade did the Nintendo 64 get released?

90s

Which decade did the Sega Mega drive get released?

80s

Ken Kutaragi invented which games console?

PlayStation

An ionhas a what?

Charge

German physicist William Roentgen discovered what in 1895?

X-Rays

What do we use to turn an electric light on or off?

Switch

Which gadgets can be LED, LCD or Plasma?

TVs

What will reduce the voltage induced in a coil by a magnet?

Using a weaker magnet

Which Internet company takes its name from an ancient village in a cave in Sardinia?

Tiscali

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A camera is used to take what?

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What is Microsoft's gaming console called?

Xbox

Sanyo, Fuji and Hitachi products are from which country?

Japan

Who is credited with inventing the light bulb?

Thomas Edison

In which direction does conventional current flow?

Positive to negative

Which of these kitchen appliances first saw the light of day in 1945?

Microwave

A palmtop computer is another name for which handheld organizational device?

PDA

Facsimile' is better known by what abbreviation?

Fax

Which company was originally known as Research In Motion?

Blackberry

Which of thesehas a positive electric charge?

Proton

In computing, how many bits are there in a byte?

8

Which company made the original Walkman personal stereo?

Sony

What does the 'e' stand for in e-mail?

Electronic

How many Watts are in a Kilowatt?

1000

Which piece of computer hardware connects the computer to the telephone system?

Modem

Who introduced the first handheld electronic game in 1976?

Mattel

The Nokia Lumia Smartphone launched in 2014 is called what?

930

How is wireless internet otherwise known?

Wi-Fi

Which of these would use an 'app'?

Cell phone

The 1st commercially available video game console released in 1972 was called what?

Magnavox Odyssey

Which company makes the Playstation games console?

Sony

Which of these is similar in size to an iPod Touch?

$10 bill

Which of these is a cable that connects electronic devices?

HDMI

Which American inventor invented emails?

Ray Tomlinson

An advantage of wireless over wired communications is that wireless is what?

Portable

A circuit with more than one path is known as a what circuit?

Parallel

Which of these is a source of electricity?

Battery

Which company makes the Xbox console?

Microsoft

The Wii console is developed and marketed by which company?

Nintendo

Which company is behind the Windows operating system?

Microsoft

Who produces the Wii?

Nintendo

Which of the following is a USB digital voice recorder?

USB Dictaphone

Who released the world's first commercially available microprocessor in 1971?

Intel

A groundbreaking commercial aired during Super Bowl 1984 launched which product?

Apple Mac

What color is the earth wire in a plug?

Green and yellow

What generation of mobile communications was launched in 2012?

4G

What is the name of the video messaging service owned by Microsoft?

Skype

Which countryhas the internet domain suffix of .is

Iceland

Netherlands is home to which of these electronics manufacturer?

Philips

Electric current is typically measured in what units?

Amperes

Which instrument would you use to measure electric potential?

Voltmeter

Who introduced the 'DS Lite' in 2008?

Nintendo

What does the '.com' stand for in an internet domain name ending with .com?

Commercial

The Galaxy smartphone is a product of what company?

Samsung

What's the modern name for what older people call a wireless?

Radio

Which of these is a typical Motorola product?

Smartphone

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