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30 The original iPod had an Easter Egg accessed by holding down the center button for a few seconds on the "About" menu. What was it?
50 How long did it take Amazon to begin selling more ebooks than physical copies once Kindle launched?
50 Developed as a replacement for NTFS, Microsoft's next generation ReFS file system was introduced with what version of Windows?
50 Gmail debuted in 2004 as an invitation-only beta offering how much free storage?
80 Which of these statements was true of the QWERTY layout on typewriters in 1878...
50 If your PC has two SATA drives installed and running, which one is the master?
50 What is the best-selling desktop personal computer of all time?
80 How many feet/meters of tape would you find in the typical C60 compact audio cassette?
70 What was the Mac's first web browser?
50 Google's first tweet on Twitter was a message encoded in binary that read what?
70 What was the first website to display banner ads?
80 What was the first cell phone ever to carry a built-in camera?
50 Which of these early portable computers is considered to be the first commercially successful?
70 What is Google's Android mascot unofficially known as?
90 Although the Sega Dreamcast was discontinued in 2001, which exclusive game received a DLC update in 2017(!)?
30 Released in 1989, the Psion MC-400 laptop was way ahead of its time, it included all of these features except one...
50 The first "rickroll" occurred on 4chan's video game board and was disguised as a trailer for...
70 Quantum Link (AOL pre-1991) first provided online services for the owners of what computers?
80 During its earliest days in development, Windows was known by what name?
50 Founded by three former Texas Instruments executives, the trio briefly considered opening what type of business before launching Compaq?
30 There were 1,000 Internet devices in 1984. By 1992, that figure reached...
70 What was the first video game console to have a controller with an integrated mic?
30 Without actually typing it in, where does Relentless.com bring you?
50 Before being known as Adobe Photoshop, an early version of the software was called...
30 If you were buying a solid state drive, which of these would be the fastest, most durable type of NAND flash memory?
70 In 2010, Newegg sold 300 counterfeits of what processor?
50 Which one of these three computers was not a part of the "1977 Trinity"?
90 What was the first web browser available for Microsoft's Windows OS?
10 What was Comdex before it was shut down in the early 2000s?
10 Before becoming widely recognized the main character of Super Mario Bros., what was Mario named?
90 Set to be the Pentium 4 Prescott's successor, code-named Tejas and Jayhawk microprocessors were expected to ship with frequencies at or above...
70 "Polygon Man" was briefly the mascot for which game console?
80 What does "Yahoo" mean?
90 What was the first MMORPG to be based on graphics instead of text?
30 Larry Page and Sergey Brin decided on Eric Schmidt as Google's CEO in 2001 for reasons including his attendance of what event?
80 Which of these is the oldest web browser still in general use and development?
30 If you reach level 256 in the game Pac-Man, this infamous bug will cause the arcade game to...
80 Who described the Internet as a series of tubes?
10 Android versions are named after dessert foods. They're also released...
30 Which one of these features was available on the 1982 Epson HX-20 notebook computer?
10 Where is the grave/tilde key on a standard US/UK QWERTY keyboard?
10 What did the ESP button do on portable CD players?
30 What is the most commonly used password?
10 A "platform upgrade" involves swapping which core PC components?
30 Back in the 2000s, where would you purchase a mobile phone expecting it to be waterproof as the norm?
50 Gordon Moore and Robert Noyce left which company to found Intel?
80 With what microarchitecture did Intel begin integrating memory controllers inside its CPU package instead of putting them in the motherboard's northbridge?
80 What was the codename of the first APU series featuring graphics technology from AMD's acquisition of ATI Technologies?
50 What was the first all-transistor television?
30 Windows Millennium Edition (ME) shipped with all of these features, except...

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30 The original iPod had an Easter Egg accessed by holding down the center button for a few seconds on the "About" menu. What was it?

50 How long did it take Amazon to begin selling more ebooks than physical copies once Kindle launched?

50 Developed as a replacement for NTFS, Microsoft's next generation ReFS file system was introduced with what version of Windows?

50 Gmail debuted in 2004 as an invitation-only beta offering how much free storage?

80 Which of these statements was true of the QWERTY layout on typewriters in 1878...

50 If your PC has two SATA drives installed and running, which one is the master?

50 What is the best-selling desktop personal computer of all time?

80 How many feet/meters of tape would you find in the typical C60 compact audio cassette?

70 What was the Mac's first web browser?

50 Google's first tweet on Twitter was a message encoded in binary that read what?

70 What was the first website to display banner ads?

80 What was the first cell phone ever to carry a built-in camera?

50 Which of these early portable computers is considered to be the first commercially successful?

70 What is Google's Android mascot unofficially known as?

90 Although the Sega Dreamcast was discontinued in 2001, which exclusive game received a DLC update in 2017(!)?

30 Released in 1989, the Psion MC-400 laptop was way ahead of its time, it included all of these features except one...

50 The first "rickroll" occurred on 4chan's video game board and was disguised as a trailer for...

70 Quantum Link (AOL pre-1991) first provided online services for the owners of what computers?

80 During its earliest days in development, Windows was known by what name?

50 Founded by three former Texas Instruments executives, the trio briefly considered opening what type of business before launching Compaq?

30 There were 1,000 Internet devices in 1984. By 1992, that figure reached...

70 What was the first video game console to have a controller with an integrated mic?

30 Without actually typing it in, where does Relentless.com bring you?

50 Before being known as Adobe Photoshop, an early version of the software was called...

30 If you were buying a solid state drive, which of these would be the fastest, most durable type of NAND flash memory?

70 In 2010, Newegg sold 300 counterfeits of what processor?

50 Which one of these three computers was not a part of the "1977 Trinity"?

90 What was the first web browser available for Microsoft's Windows OS?

10 What was Comdex before it was shut down in the early 2000s?

10 Before becoming widely recognized the main character of Super Mario Bros., what was Mario named?

90 Set to be the Pentium 4 Prescott's successor, code-named Tejas and Jayhawk microprocessors were expected to ship with frequencies at or above...

70 "Polygon Man" was briefly the mascot for which game console?

80 What does "Yahoo" mean?

90 What was the first MMORPG to be based on graphics instead of text?

30 Larry Page and Sergey Brin decided on Eric Schmidt as Google's CEO in 2001 for reasons including his attendance of what event?

80 Which of these is the oldest web browser still in general use and development?

30 If you reach level 256 in the game Pac-Man, this infamous bug will cause the arcade game to...

80 Who described the Internet as a series of tubes?

10 Android versions are named after dessert foods. They're also released...

30 Which one of these features was available on the 1982 Epson HX-20 notebook computer?

10 Where is the grave/tilde key on a standard US/UK QWERTY keyboard?

10 What did the ESP button do on portable CD players?

30 What is the most commonly used password?

10 A "platform upgrade" involves swapping which core PC components?

30 Back in the 2000s, where would you purchase a mobile phone expecting it to be waterproof as the norm?

50 Gordon Moore and Robert Noyce left which company to found Intel?

80 With what microarchitecture did Intel begin integrating memory controllers inside its CPU package instead of putting them in the motherboard's northbridge?

80 What was the codename of the first APU series featuring graphics technology from AMD's acquisition of ATI Technologies?

50 What was the first all-transistor television?

30 Windows Millennium Edition (ME) shipped with all of these features, except...