Engineer Trivia

The word "engineer" comes from the Latin word for what?

• ingenium

• ingeniare

• engineerium

• ingeniarium

What is an engineer?

• A person who uses math, science and creativity to design things that solve problems.

• A person who works with others to build big things.

• A person who who drives a train.

• A person who works in construction.

What are the different engineering majors at UNH?

• MechE

• ChemE

• Civil

• Electrical and Computer

• Industrial

How much did the world's first computer weigh?

• 50,000 kg

• 30,000 kg

• 15,000 kg

• 100,000 kg

Who is largely considered the originator of the concept of a digital programmable computer?

• Charles Babbage

• Henry C. Lee

• Ida Lovelave

• Satoshi Nakamoto

How fast is the speed of light?

• 100,000 km/sec

• 200,000 km/sec

• 350,000 km/sec

• 300,000 km/sec

Some planes can fly faster than the speed of light?

• True

• False

How many zeros are there in a ‘googol,’ the namesake of googler.

• 100

• 3

• 1,000

• 50

One kilobyte is equal to how many bytes?

• 1024

• 4096

• 8

• 16

Social ______ is the name of the cybersecurity threat where nefarious actors trick others into revealing sensitive information. An example of this is when a scammer poses as tech support to gain access to someone's computer.