A Level Computer Science Taster Day

The first programming language was developed in 1945. What was it called?

• Plankalkul

• Binary

• Python

• Machine Code

 

Doug Engelbart invented the first computer mouse in around 1964. What was it made from?

• Plastic

• Metal

• Wood

• Cardboard

The first ever hard disk drive was made in 1979. What was its storage capacity?

• 5MB

• 250MB

• 500MB

• 1GB

Elk Cloner was the first virus to be detected in the wild. Written in 1982 by a 15-year-old, that infected Apple II computers but what kind of virus was it?

• Boot Sector Virus

• Resident Virus

• Trojan Horse

• Worm

Which country has the fastest broadband internet speeds?

• Monaco

• Singapore

• Romania

• Switzerland

Why are errors in software called "bugs"?

• Bugs Bunny always caused problems for Elmer Fudd.

• A moth in a computer in 1946 caused an error.

• Mistakes in software are hard to find and really bug you.

• Programming term called "Broken User Grammar in Software Development.

The Apollo 11 Lunar Lander which was used to travel to the moon, has less processing power than the processor of a cell phone.

• True

• False

What was the first game played in space (by an astronaut)?

• Pong

• Tetris

• Space Invaders

• Missile Command

What is the name of Apple's VR headset?

• Quest

• Vision Pro

• Occulus

• Vive

What is the name of Google's quantum processor?

• Sycamore

• Oak

• Maple

• Pine