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50 Trivia Fact Questions For Programmers, Engineers Geeks - Algrim.co Q: Who invented Javascript? A: Brendan Eich Q: Who invented Ruby on Rails? A: David Heinmeier Hanson Q: Who invented Ruby? A: Yukihiro “Matz” Matsumoto Q: Who invented Bitcoin? A: Satoshi Nakamoto Q: Who invented HTML? A: Tim Berners-Lee Q: What is binary code? A: A coding system using the binary digits 0 and 1 to represent a letter, digit, or other character in a computer or other electronic device. Q: What is a computer virus? A: An infective agent that typically consists of a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat, is too small to be seen by light microscopy, and is able to multiply only within the living cells of a host. Q: Who is the most famous hacker? A: Kevin Mitnick Q: Who founded Facebook? A: Mark Zuckerburg Q: Who was the twins who accredited themselves to founding Facebook? A: The Winklevoss Twins Q: Who is Steve Wozniak? A: Founder of Apple, Steve Jobs business partner. Q: What is VIM? A: A text editor often used by coders. Q: Who was the first programmer? A: Ada Lovelace. Q: True or false, is Javascript compiled? A: False Q: What was the original name for JAVA? A: OAK Q: When was the first computer virus created? A: 1983 Q: How many total programming languages are there? A: 698 Q: Who invented Git? A: Linus Torvalds Q: What is Git? A: Git is a version-control system for tracking changes in computer files and coordinating work on those files among multiple people. It is primarily used for source-code management in software development, but it can be used to keep track of changes in any set of files. Q: Who invented Perl? A: Larry Wall Q: Who invented the computer mouse? A: Douglas Engelbart at Xerox Q: Who was the famous creator of Apple Computers? A: Steve Jobs Q: What year did Steve Jobs die? A: 2011 Q: What did Bill Gates invent? A: Microsoft Q: What is software? A: The programs and other operating information used by a computer. Q: What year did the .com boom/bubble end? A: 2001 Q: Who is the famous friend of everyone and founder of Myspace? A: Tom Anderson Q: What is the agile development term for when engineers meet every morning, standing in a circle and discuss their work in progress? A: A standup Q: Who founded the popular website “Github”? A: Chris Wanstrath Q: What year did the first iPhone come out? A: 2007 Q: What size is a gigabyte? A: Equal to one billion bytes. Q: What is the square removable storage device found in computers in the late 90’s? A: A floppy disk. Q: What is the term for wireless internet? A: Wifi Q: What happens at a “LAN Party”? A: A group of people play video games with computers connected to one another. Q: What is the short acronym often used in describing text messaging? A: SMS Q: What is a storage port often found in modern computers but recently discontinued by Apple computers? A: USB port Q: What is T9? A: T9 is a predictive text technology for mobile phones, originally developed by Tegic Communications, now part of Nuance Communications. T9 stands for Text on 9 keys. Q: What does IBM stand for? A: International Business Machines Q: What year was Steve Jobs fired from Apple Computers? A: 1985 Q: What is the name for a remote computer that often stores websites and applications accessed by many visitors? A: A server Q: True or false, did Steve Jobs ever take LSD? A: True Q: What does LAN stand for? A: Local Area Network Q: When describing your internet speed, what does “Mbps” stand for? A: Megabits Per Second Q: What is the worlds most popular brand behind computer chips? A: Intel Q: What is a motherboard in a computer? A: A printed circuit board containing the principal components of a computer or other device, with connectors into which other circuit boards can be slotted. Q: What did “PC” stand for? A: Personal Computer Q: What is a popular website where users vote up and down stories, pictures and other shared material? A: Reddit Q: What is the popular company behind “Photoshop”? A: Adobe Q: Who invented the first computer? A: Charles Babbage Q: Who is Alan Turing? A: Alan Turing was a British scientist and a pioneer in computer science. During World War II, he developed a machine that helped break the German Enigma code. He also laid the groundwork for modern computing and theorized about artificial intelligence. Q: What is the keyboard key at the very top left of the keyboard? A: The escape key