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Computing 75 questions.
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Pub quiz question 9280 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: What software company is headquartered in Redmond, Washington
  2. Answer: A: Microsoft
  3. Categories: General Knowledge (2) Computing (2) Business (2)
Pub quiz question 3310 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What has Boll Mogridge's 'GRiD Compass 1101' been described as the first true example of?
  2. Answer: A: Laptop computer
  3. Notes: *: 1982
  4. Categories: 1980s (5) Computing (4) Science (5)
Pub quiz question 3179 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which decade saw the launch of the PlayStation?
  2. Answer: A: 1990s
  3. Categories: Leisure (3) Computing (3) Games (3)
Pub quiz question 4625 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What does PDA stand for in computer terminology?
  2. Answer: A: Personal Digital Assistant
  3. Categories: Acronyms/Abbreviations (5) Computing (3)
Pub quiz question 3312 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What term was coined in 1983 to market the Gavilan SC portable computer?
  2. Answer: A: Laptop
  3. Categories: Computing (2) Science (4)
Pub quiz question 7363 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: The penguin Tux is the mascot of which operating system?
  2. Answer: A: Linux
  3. Categories: Computing (3) General Knowledge (5)
Pub quiz question 5898 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: In the original 1963 version of ASCII, what character was at code point 0x55(85) before being replaced with a caret (^) in 1965?
  2. Answer: A: Up arrow (↑)
  3. Categories: Computing (9) 1960s (10)
Pub quiz question 7547 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: In what game did Jumpman try to rescue the Lady?
  2. Answer: A: Donkey Kong
  3. Notes: *: First came out in 1981. Jumpman was renamed to Mario, and Lady to Pauline
  4. Categories: Computing (4) Games (4) 1980s (4)
Pub quiz question 3180 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What was the first home games console to sell more than 100 million units?
  2. Answer: A: Playstation (One and Two)
  3. Categories: Leisure (2) Computing (2)
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Pub quiz question 3311 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What term was coined in 1989 to describe computers smaller than regular laptops?
  2. Answer: A: Notebook
  3. Categories: Computing (4) Science (5)
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