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Bing Technology Quiz: 15 Questions on Computers, the Internet and Inventions
This technology quiz covers the inventions and companies behind everyday tech: computers, the internet, phones and the people who created them. There are 15 questions, each with a short explanation.
It sticks to facts that do not change quickly, so it will not go out of date with the next product launch.
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Pick A, B or C for each question. The right answer turns green and a short fact explains it.
All 15 questions and answers
Every question with its answer and explanation. Open “Show answer” after you guess.
1 Who co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates in 1975?
- A Paul Allen
- B Steve Ballmer
- C Steve Jobs
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✓ Answer: A. Paul Allen
Did you know? Gates and Allen founded Microsoft in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It later moved to the Seattle area.
2 What does 'CPU' stand for?
- A Computer Power Unit
- B Central Processing Unit
- C Core Program Utility
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✓ Answer: B. Central Processing Unit
Did you know? The CPU carries out a program's instructions.
3 Who is credited with inventing the World Wide Web?
- A Vint Cerf
- B Tim Berners-Lee
- C Bill Gates
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✓ Answer: B. Tim Berners-Lee
Did you know? Berners-Lee proposed the web at CERN in 1989. Vint Cerf co-designed the internet protocols it runs on.
4 What does 'HTML' stand for?
- A HyperText Markup Language
- B High Transfer Machine Language
- C Home Tool Markup Language
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✓ Answer: A. HyperText Markup Language
Did you know? HTML describes the structure of web pages, including this one.
5 In which year was the first iPhone released?
- A 2007
- B 2005
- C 2010
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✓ Answer: A. 2007
Did you know? Steve Jobs unveiled it in January 2007, and it went on sale that June.
6 Which search engine does Microsoft run?
- A DuckDuckGo
- B Bing
- C Yahoo
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✓ Answer: B. Bing
Did you know? Bing launched in 2009 and replaced Microsoft's earlier Live Search.
7 How many bits are in a byte?
- A 16
- B 8
- C 4
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✓ Answer: B. 8
Did you know? One byte can store 256 different values, from 0 to 255.
8 Who invented the telephone, patented in 1876?
- A Alexander Graham Bell
- B Thomas Edison
- C Nikola Tesla
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✓ Answer: A. Alexander Graham Bell
Did you know? Bell's patent was granted in March 1876.
9 What does 'USB' stand for?
- A United System Board
- B Ultra Speed Byte
- C Universal Serial Bus
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✓ Answer: C. Universal Serial Bus
Did you know? USB first appeared in 1996 to replace many older types of connector.
10 What was the name of the first widely known computer bug, found in 1947?
- A A real moth
- B A software typo
- C A loose wire
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✓ Answer: A. A real moth
Did you know? Engineers working with Grace Hopper taped a moth, found stuck in a relay, into their logbook.
11 Which company developed the Android operating system after buying it in 2005?
- A Google
- B Apple
- C Samsung
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✓ Answer: A. Google
Did you know? The first Android phone, the HTC Dream, was released in 2008.
12 What does 'URL' stand for?
- A Uniform Resource Locator
- B Universal Routing Link
- C User Resource Line
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✓ Answer: A. Uniform Resource Locator
Did you know? A URL is a web address, such as https://bingquiz.net/.
13 Which English mathematician wrote what is considered the first computer program, in the 1840s?
- A Ada Lovelace
- B Alan Turing
- C Charles Darwin
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✓ Answer: A. Ada Lovelace
Did you know? She wrote it for Charles Babbage's proposed Analytical Engine.
14 What is the name of Microsoft's video game console?
- A PlayStation
- B Switch
- C Xbox
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✓ Answer: C. Xbox
Did you know? The first Xbox was released in 2001.
15 What does 'Wi-Fi' let devices do?
- A Store files offline
- B Charge wirelessly
- C Connect to a network without cables
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✓ Answer: C. Connect to a network without cables
Did you know? Wi-Fi is based on the IEEE 802.11 family of standards.
Tips for technology questions
Tech trivia often asks who founded a company, what an abbreviation stands for or who invented something. Abbreviations are the easiest points to pick up: CPU, URL, HTML, Wi-Fi and USB all turn up regularly. Microsoft's own history is also a favorite, since the Bing Quiz is a Microsoft product.
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