Tech Quiz 10 | Tech Trivia
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Questions – Tech Quiz 10
- What role did the Mosaic web browser play in the development of the Internet?
- Who is considered the inventor of VoIP technology, and what was the initial application intended for?
- How did Amazon’s AWS cloud service revolutionize startup economics?
- What’s the significance of the Turing test in artificial intelligence?
- Which early video game is credited with popularizing the use of the “Easter egg”?
- What was the first smartphone to use the Android operating system?
- How did the semiconductor company ARM get its name, and what does it stand for?
- What was unique about the Sinclair ZX80, and why is it significant in computing history?
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ANSWERS – Tech Quiz 10
- Mosaic was the first widely used web browser, developed in 1993. Its graphical interface helped popularize the World Wide Web among the public.
- VoIP technology was pioneered by Alon Cohen and Lior Haramaty, who founded the company VocalTec in 1995. Their technology enabled voice communication over the Internet, drastically reducing the cost of long-distance and international phone calls.
- Amazon Web Services (AWS), launched in 2006, allowed startups to access scalable and affordable cloud computing resources, fundamentally changing the cost dynamics for new tech ventures.
- The Turing test, introduced by Alan Turing in 1950, is a measure of a machine’s ability to exhibit intelligent behavior indistinguishable from that of a human. It remains a foundational concept in discussions of artificial intelligence.
- The video game “Adventure” for the Atari 2600 is credited with containing the first “Easter egg” created by Warren Robinett, a hidden feature that programmers began including in software.
- The HTC Dream, released in 2008, was the first smartphone to use the Android operating system, marking the start of Android’s expansion in the smartphone market.
- ARM originally stood for Acorn RISC Machine, later changed to Advanced RISC Machines. ARM Holdings provided the RISC-based processor designs used in many mobile devices.
- The Sinclair ZX80, released in 1980, was significant for being one of the first home computers available in the UK for under £100. It made computer technology accessible to a wider audience, promoting personal computing.
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