Factburst Quiz
Explore ten practical technology questions covering storage sizes, computer processors, hexadecimal numbers, firewalls, HTTPS and access permissions. The history of the World Wide Web and the Swift programming language appears alongside two automotive questions. This is a mix of computer fundamentals, security vocabulary and inventor or company knowledge. Learn what each term does, then distinguish a tool's function from the organisation or person associated with it.
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Think about what each invention or system actually does, the problem it solves and how its parts work together.
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Correct answer: Gigabyte
A gigabyte is larger than a megabyte, a kilobyte or a byte. Under decimal SI usage, 1 GB equals 1,000 MB; computers also use binary units such as gibibytes, so precise terminology matters.
Correct answer: CPU
The CPU (central processing unit) executes instructions and performs much of a computer's general-purpose processing. Graphics processors and other specialised chips handle some workloads more efficiently.
Correct answer: Mustang
The Ford Mustang was named after the P-51 Mustang, a fighter aircraft used during World War II.
Correct answer: Encryption and authentication via TLS
HTTPS is the secure version of HTTP. It uses Transport Layer Security (TLS) to encrypt data in transit and help protect the integrity of communications; TLS also supports authentication of the server.
Further reading: developer.mozilla.org ↗
Correct answer: Opel
Opel was not a Volkswagen Group brand in 2020. Bugatti, Bentley and Porsche were included in the Group's portfolio at that time. Specifying the year matters because corporate ownership can change.
Correct answer: Tim Berners-Lee
Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web while working at CERN.
Correct answer: F
Hexadecimal is base 16 and uses the symbols 0–9 followed by A–F. The digit F represents decimal 15.
Correct answer: Filter network traffic according to security rules
A firewall allows or blocks network traffic based on defined rules.
Correct answer: Apple
Apple introduced Swift in 2014 as a programming language for its software platforms. Swift was designed to work with existing Objective-C code while offering modern language features and safety checks.
Correct answer: Principle of least privilege
Least privilege limits access rights to those necessary for a task.
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