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50 When was the first SMS text message sent?
70 Sony's PlayStation 2 external design wasn't an original concept, instead it was borrowed from which unreleased console?
50 QR codes were invented back in 1994 as a way to track?
90 Which search engine almost bought Google in the 1990s?
80 The Diamond Edge 3D was Nvidia's first graphics card. Released in 1995, it sold as a complete entertainment package featuring: 2D/3D acceleration, an integrated sound card, games, and what else?
90 Who created Siri?
90 Registered on March 15, 1985, which was the first domain name on the Internet?
10 A grand price fixing scheme that took place between 1998-2002 involved over a dozen makers, of what PC component?
10 Without attaching additional power cables, how much can a PCIe x16 graphics card draw from the motherboard's slot?
30 The PlayStation 4 was powered by a GPU roughly equal to what PC graphics card?
10 The first computer mouse: how many buttons did it have, and what material was it made of?
10 1024 Gigabytes is equal to 1 Terabyte; 1024 Terabytes is equal to 1 Petabyte; How many Gigabytes are in a Petabyte?
70 What was the first handheld game console to ship with a color display?
90 The original NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) 8-bit processor was manufactured by?
80 How much did the first CD recorder cost?
90 What was the first computer virus released in the wild?
90 Before changing its name to Seagate, the storage giant was known by what name?
80 All of these products eventually launched, but they were once feared to be vaporware, except for...?
80 What was the world's first digital and programmable robot?
10 How much storage did the first commercially available USB flash drive provide?
30 Which of these companies invented Ethernet networking?
70 Who was the tech CEO that in 1999 said, "You have zero privacy anyway..."?
90 How many GPUs did a 3Dfx Voodoo2 have?
30 What happens if a CD spins too fast?
90 What was the first computer to be marketed as a "laptop"?
80 All of these famous tech companies started in a garage, except...
70 What was the first computer virus?
10 Where did the name "Bluetooth" come from?
90 TechnicalSides was originally launched in the 90s as a tech blog called...?
80 Which of these PC games was the first to ship with baked-in DRM?
80 Approximately how heavy was the first 1GB hard drive?
80 Before becoming Google's mobile OS, Android was developed for what kind of device?
90 Which of these motherboard form factors has the largest max dimensions?
30 Who said this in 2004? "Two years from now, (email) spam will be solved"
10 Which of the following was not a x86 CPU maker?
30 What was the first Android mobile phone?
30 All of these tech founders/CEOs stepped away for a stint before later returning to the helm, except...
50 Which AMD CPU series was famous for getting its multiplier unlocked using a pencil?
10 The first webcam ever was deployed at Cambridge University, what was it designed to monitor?
80 What was the first ever web browser?
70 Who were the 3 founders of Apple? Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and ...?
80 Did you know that before developing Steam, Valve approached many companies to help them build it with no success. Which of these was not among those approached?
70 Wi-Fi 802.11ac also known as Wi-Fi 5 brought all these improvements, except...
50 Before becoming the web's video juggernaut, what was the plan for YouTube?
80 It was 1995, 15-inch 800x600 monitors were the norm, what kind of monitor did John Carmack use to code Quake?
80 The ghosts in the original Pac-Man had unique AI traits, which one was the least predictable?
80 The first version of Internet Explorer "borrowed" source code from what other web browser?
80 Approximately how many feet of tape fit inside a standard T-120 VHS tape?
10 In 2010, the U.S. Air Force used over 1,000 game consoles to build a supercomputer: Which one?
50 Before establishing Nvidia, founder and CEO Jensen Huang designed microprocessors for...

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50 When was the first SMS text message sent?

70 Sony's PlayStation 2 external design wasn't an original concept, instead it was borrowed from which unreleased console?

50 QR codes were invented back in 1994 as a way to track?

90 Which search engine almost bought Google in the 1990s?

80 The Diamond Edge 3D was Nvidia's first graphics card. Released in 1995, it sold as a complete entertainment package featuring: 2D/3D acceleration, an integrated sound card, games, and what else?

90 Who created Siri?

90 Registered on March 15, 1985, which was the first domain name on the Internet?

10 A grand price fixing scheme that took place between 1998-2002 involved over a dozen makers, of what PC component?

10 Without attaching additional power cables, how much can a PCIe x16 graphics card draw from the motherboard's slot?

30 The PlayStation 4 was powered by a GPU roughly equal to what PC graphics card?

10 The first computer mouse: how many buttons did it have, and what material was it made of?

10 1024 Gigabytes is equal to 1 Terabyte; 1024 Terabytes is equal to 1 Petabyte; How many Gigabytes are in a Petabyte?

70 What was the first handheld game console to ship with a color display?

90 The original NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) 8-bit processor was manufactured by?

80 How much did the first CD recorder cost?

90 What was the first computer virus released in the wild?

90 Before changing its name to Seagate, the storage giant was known by what name?

80 All of these products eventually launched, but they were once feared to be vaporware, except for...?

80 What was the world's first digital and programmable robot?

10 How much storage did the first commercially available USB flash drive provide?

30 Which of these companies invented Ethernet networking?

70 Who was the tech CEO that in 1999 said, "You have zero privacy anyway..."?

90 How many GPUs did a 3Dfx Voodoo2 have?

30 What happens if a CD spins too fast?

90 What was the first computer to be marketed as a "laptop"?

80 All of these famous tech companies started in a garage, except...

70 What was the first computer virus?

10 Where did the name "Bluetooth" come from?

90 TechnicalSides was originally launched in the 90s as a tech blog called...?

80 Which of these PC games was the first to ship with baked-in DRM?

80 Approximately how heavy was the first 1GB hard drive?

80 Before becoming Google's mobile OS, Android was developed for what kind of device?

90 Which of these motherboard form factors has the largest max dimensions?

30 Who said this in 2004? "Two years from now, (email) spam will be solved"

10 Which of the following was not a x86 CPU maker?

30 What was the first Android mobile phone?

30 All of these tech founders/CEOs stepped away for a stint before later returning to the helm, except...

50 Which AMD CPU series was famous for getting its multiplier unlocked using a pencil?

10 The first webcam ever was deployed at Cambridge University, what was it designed to monitor?

80 What was the first ever web browser?

70 Who were the 3 founders of Apple? Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and ...?

80 Did you know that before developing Steam, Valve approached many companies to help them build it with no success. Which of these was not among those approached?

70 Wi-Fi 802.11ac also known as Wi-Fi 5 brought all these improvements, except...

50 Before becoming the web's video juggernaut, what was the plan for YouTube?

80 It was 1995, 15-inch 800x600 monitors were the norm, what kind of monitor did John Carmack use to code Quake?

80 The ghosts in the original Pac-Man had unique AI traits, which one was the least predictable?

80 The first version of Internet Explorer "borrowed" source code from what other web browser?

80 Approximately how many feet of tape fit inside a standard T-120 VHS tape?

10 In 2010, the U.S. Air Force used over 1,000 game consoles to build a supercomputer: Which one?

50 Before establishing Nvidia, founder and CEO Jensen Huang designed microprocessors for...