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  • What was the first video game ever made?
    Tennis for Two
    GTA V
    Tetris
    Space Invaders
  • What was the original name of the Java programming language?
    Espresso
    Latte
    Oak
    C++
  • What kind of malware locks you out of your files and demands payment to get access back?
    Ransomware.
  • What does the term "Moore's Law" refer to?
    The number of transistors on a microchip doubles every two years
  • Which company was the first to develop a microprocessor?
    Intel.
  • Which data structure uses a FIFO (First In First Out) method?
    Linked List
    Stack
    Queue
    Array
  • What does LAN stand for in computer terms?
    Local Area Network
  • Which protocol is used to send email?
    HTTP
    SNMP
    FTP
    SMTP
  • What does HTML stand for?
    Hyper Text Markup Language.
  • Which is the most popular programming language as of the latest surveys?
    Java
    Python
    C
    JavaScript
  • Which computer hardware was invented first?
    Printer
    Mouse
    Keyboard
    Monitor
  • Which data structure is used in undo functionality (such as Ctrl+Z)?
    Stack
    Array
    LinkedList
    Queue
  • What does the term 'freeware' mean?
    Software that is free to use but not to modify
    Software that is available for purchase
    Software that is free to use but not to distribute
    Software that is entirely free to use, modify, and distribut
  • Which item was used as the first computer mouse?
    A wooden block
    A trackball
    A metal block
    A plastic disc
  • In programming, what is recursion?
    A function calling itself.
  • Which language is directly understood by the computer without a translation program?
    Assembly language.
    High-level language.
    Machine language.
    None of the above.
  • What symbol is used to denote comments in Python?
    --
    #
    //
    /*
  • Who is known as the father of computer science?
    Alan Turing
  • What is the process of finding errors and fixing them within a program called?
    Debugging
  • What type of database uses tables, rows, and columns to organise data?
    Relational Database
    NoSQL Database
    Graph Database
    Object-Oriented Database
  • In what year was the first Apple computer released?
    1976
    1986
    1982
    1979
  • The first known "computer programmer" was?
    Konrad Zuse
    Ada Lovelace
    Alan Turing
    Charles Babbage
  • Installing malicious code on a user’s computer or web server without their knowledge is called
    Eavesdropping
    Phishing
    Pharming
    Baiting
  • In what year was the first iPhone released?
    2007
    2011
    2009
    2005
  • Which of the following is NOT a type of cyber attack?
    Sniffing
    Spoofing
    Phishing
    SQL Injection
  • What is the default port number for HTTP?
    80
    443
    21
    23
  • What is phishing?
    A hacking technique used to gain personal information
  • What was Google originally called?
    BackRub
  • In which data storage method is the information stored magnetically?
    CD-ROM
    Hard Disk
    Flash memory
    SSD
  • In computing, what does GUI stand for?
    Graphical User Interface