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Below is a complete listing of each of the
computer quizzes Computer Hope posted in 2005. This year's quizzes
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2001 quizzes - 2000 quizzes 12/2005 - Which of the below HTML tags is correct for
inserting an image?
1. <a img="">
2. <img src="">
3. <image
source="">
4. <image="">
The correct answer for this month's quiz is number
two. The img src tag is the correct tag to insert images
into an HTML document. Additional information about HTML
and HTML tags can be found on our
HTML help page.
11/2005 - What is the maximum transfer speed of the wireless
802.11a standard?
1. 100
Mbps
2. 54
Mbps
3. 24
Mbps
4. 10
Mbps
The correct answer for this month's quiz is number
two. 54 Mbps is the maximum transfer speed of this
standard. See our 802.11
standard page for a listing of each of the standards
and their capabilities.
10/2005 - Which of the below people is credited for developing the World Wide Web?
1. Alan
Kay
2. Tim
Berners-Lee
3. Jack
Kilby
4. Robert
Noyce
The correct answer for this month's quiz is number
two. Tim Berners-Lee is
credited for developing the Internet.
9/2005 - Which of the below is not a type of printer?
1. Bubble
Jet printer
2. LED
printer
3. Thermal
printer
4. Microwave
printer
The correct answer for this month's quiz is number four. See Bubble
Jet printer definition, LED
printer definition, Thermal
printer definition, or Microwave printer definition for
additional information about the other printers listed in this
month's poll.
8/2005 - Which year was Microsoft Windows XP released?
1. 2000
2. 2001
3. 2002
4. 2003
The correct answer for this month's quiz is number two.
Microsoft Windows XP was released on October 25, 2001.
Additional history on Microsoft Windows can also be found on our Windows
history page.
7/2005 - What is another name for a motherboard?
1. CPU
2. Fatherboard
3. Main
system
4. System
board
The correct answer for this month's quiz is number four. A
system board is another name for a computer motherboard. See our
motherboard dictionary
definition for additional information about this term as
well as other common names for it.
6/2005 - Which of the below is not a type of game?
1. FPS
2. RTS
3. RPG
4. ETS
The correct answer for this month's quiz is number four, ETS
is not a type of game. However, FPS,
RTS, and RPG
are all types of games.
5/2005 - Which of the below is a type of memory that cannot have
information written to it?
1. DRAM
2. RAM
3. ROM
4. SRAM
The correct answer for this month's quiz is number three. ROM,
which is short for Read Only Memory, is a type of memory that
cannot have information written to it. See our DRAM,
RAM, ROM,
and SRAM dictionary definitions
for additional information about each of these terms.
4/2005 - Which of the below is not a type of network?
1. MAN
2. HAN
3. LPN
4. VPN
The correct answer is number three. An LPN is not a type of
network. See our MAN, HAN,
and VPN dictionary definitions
for additional information about each of these terms.
3/2005 - Which below file extension is not a type of compressed
file?
1. .bin
2. .rar
3. .tar
4. .z
The correct answer for this month's quiz is number three. The
.tar file extension is not a type of compressed file, it is actually
a single file that contains a group of files that is
uncompressed. Additional
information about each of the above file extensions as well as
hundreds of other file extensions can be found on our file
extension section.
Update - We would like to thank "Marduk" and
"Father Nature" for bringing to
our attention that a .tar file is not actually a compressed
file. It is actually a catalogued conglomeration of files
without compression. Therefore, if you answered .tar for this month's
quiz, it would have also been correct.
Update - We would like to thank Allan for bringing to
our attention that a .bin file can be a compressed file. The bin file can preserve resource forks in Mac OS files.
For example, a disk image (compressed) file that may have a
Mac resource fork can be preserved by making it a bin file.
Update - Because of the above updates, this month's correct answer as been changed to number three.
2/2005 - What is Unix short for?
1. UNIplex
Information eXit
2. UNIveral
multIcs eXit
3. UNiversal
Internet eXperts
4. None
of the above
The correct answer for this month's quiz is number four. Unix
is actually not acronym for anything, Unix was first known as
UNICS (UNiplexed Information and Computing Service) and later
renamed. Additional information about Unix can be found on our Unix
/ Linux page, see our Unix
history page for more history on Unix.
1/2005 - Which of the below is not a text editor?
1. Vim
2. Perl
3. Pico
4. Vi
The correct answer for this month's quiz is number two, Perl
is a programming language and not a text editor. See our Vim,
Perl, Pico,
and Vi dictionary definitions for
additional information.
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