Creative Technology

Who Are You?

• Freshman

• Sophomore

• Junior

• Senior

• Professional / Volunteer

What's the first thing that comes to mind when you think about "technology"

True or False: You need to be good at math to work in technology?

• True

• False

Answer explanation

While some roles in technology require you to be good at math, many other roles like UI/UX Design, Product Management, and even Software Engineering don't require you to be all that good at traditional math!

Which of these people invented the first video game console and cartridge

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Mexican American engineer, Guillermo Gonzalez Camarena, is best known for what major invention?

• Digital Camera

• Color TV

• Radio

• Motion Graphics

Answer explanation

In 1940, a 23-year-old Guillermo González Camarena patented a chromoscopic adapter with which black and white cameras of the day could capture color. It was the first patent in the world for color TV.

NASA used the mechanism as recently as 1979 to transmit images from Jupiter.

Which of these major companies is NOT one that Rosalind "Roz" Brewer led?

• Walgreens

• Starbucks

• Sams Club

• Sephora

Which of these roles pay you to create the way mobile apps and websites look?

• UI/UX Designer

• Product Manager

• QA Engineer

• Web Developer

Which of these people invented the first computer programming language that used words instead of numbers?

• Grace Hopper

• Neil Armstrong

• Steve Jobs

• Ada Lovelace

Answer explanation

In 1944, US born Grace Hopper and Howard Aiken designed Harvard’s Mark I computer, a five-tonne, room-sized machine. Hopper invented the compiler that translated written language into computer code and coined the terms “bug” and “debugging” when she had to remove moths from the device (who knew?!).

Which of these Black women is responsible for the creation of the GPS

• Gladys West

• Kimberly Bryant

• Dorothy Vaughan

• Marian Croak

Answer explanation

Gladys Mae West is an American mathematician known for her contributions to the mathematical modeling of the shape of the Earth, and her work on the development of the satellite geodesy models that were eventually incorporated into the Global Positioning System (GPS).^[2]

Which of these roles pay you to come up with new feature ideas for apps and websites?

• UI/UX Designer

• Product Manager

• QA Engineer

• Web Developer