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
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
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
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
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?
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
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?
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?
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
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
Which Japanese electronic toy did you have to care for like a pet?
Tamagotchi Click to see the answer
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
A camera is used to take what?
Photographs Click to see the answer
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