Technology Quiz – Test 17

Technology quiz, test 17 of 20: 10 multiple-choice questions with answers. Try them, then play the interactive quiz on Zeno to earn XP.

  1. Question 161

    What was the name of the first commercially successful portable computer, released in 1981?

    • A Commodore 64
    • B Osborne 1
    • C IBM PC
    • D Apple II
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    Correct answer: Osborne 1

  2. Question 162

    What is the name of the first widely used personal computer that featured a mouse and a graphical user interface, released in 1984?

    • A Atari ST
    • B IBM PC
    • C Commodore 64
    • D Apple Macintosh
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    Correct answer: Apple Macintosh

  3. Question 163

    What is the name of the first widely used web search engine, launched in 1995?

    • A Lycos
    • B Excite
    • C WebCrawler
    • D AltaVista
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    Correct answer: AltaVista

  4. Question 164

    What year was the first commercially available digital camera, the Kodak DCS 100, introduced?

    • A 1991
    • B 1995
    • C 1998
    • D 1993
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    Correct answer: 1991

  5. Question 165

    What is the name of the first widely used video conferencing software, which was launched in 1993?

    • A CU-SeeMe
    • B Zoom
    • C Skype
    • D FaceTime
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    Correct answer: CU-SeeMe

  6. Question 166

    What is the name of the first widely used portable digital music player released in 2001 that popularized the use of MP3 files?

    • A iPod
    • B Walkman
    • C MP3 Player
    • D Zune
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    Correct answer: iPod

  7. Question 167

    What year was the first version of the popular web browser Mozilla Firefox released?

    • A 2004
    • B 2000
    • C 1999
    • D 2002
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    Correct answer: 2004

  8. Question 168

    What is the name of the first widely used programming language for scientific computing, introduced in the 1950s?

    • A Pascal
    • B COBOL
    • C LISP
    • D FORTRAN
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    Correct answer: FORTRAN

  9. Question 169

    What was the name of the first widely adopted computer networking protocol, introduced in 1982?

    • A SMTP
    • B TCP/IP
    • C FTP
    • D HTTP
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    Correct answer: TCP/IP

  10. Question 170

    What is the name of the first widely used wireless networking standard, introduced in 1997?

    • A Wi-Fi Alliance 1.0
    • B IEEE 802.11
    • C IEEE 802.15
    • D Bluetooth 1.0
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    Correct answer: IEEE 802.11

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