Comments on: Computer Science Trivia Questions http://thinkingdigitally.com/archive/computer-science-trivia-questions/ programming for the fun of it Thu, 12 Aug 2010 20:53:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Rob Doyle http://thinkingdigitally.com/archive/computer-science-trivia-questions/#comment-2479 Rob Doyle Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:01:51 +0000 http://thinkingdigitally.com/archive/computer-science-trivia-questions/#comment-2479 <p>"WRONG. The mouse was developed by Xerox PARC and was used in the Alto, several years before Apple created the Lisa"</p> <p>Actually, this is incorrect as well. The mouse was developed 5 years before the Alto was mass produced - by a man named Douglas Engelbart, who developed it and is credited by Xerox as such.</p> “WRONG. The mouse was developed by Xerox PARC and was used in the Alto, several years before Apple created the Lisa”

Actually, this is incorrect as well. The mouse was developed 5 years before the Alto was mass produced – by a man named Douglas Engelbart, who developed it and is credited by Xerox as such.

]]> By: asdf http://thinkingdigitally.com/archive/computer-science-trivia-questions/#comment-2376 asdf Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:13:00 +0000 http://thinkingdigitally.com/archive/computer-science-trivia-questions/#comment-2376 <p>A nibble is half a byte!</p> A nibble is half a byte!

]]> By: hachibi no hachimata http://thinkingdigitally.com/archive/computer-science-trivia-questions/#comment-2368 hachibi no hachimata Thu, 18 Dec 2008 09:20:52 +0000 http://thinkingdigitally.com/archive/computer-science-trivia-questions/#comment-2368 <p>A nibble is 4 bits. Why was 4 bits coined or named "nibble"?</p> A nibble is 4 bits. Why was 4 bits coined or named “nibble”?

]]> By: Ether http://thinkingdigitally.com/archive/computer-science-trivia-questions/#comment-2246 Ether Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:24:04 +0000 http://thinkingdigitally.com/archive/computer-science-trivia-questions/#comment-2246 <p>"What was the first computer to have a GUI and a Mouse? -> Apple Lisa"</p> <p>WRONG. The mouse was developed by Xerox PARC and was used in the Alto, several years before Apple created the Lisa.</p> “What was the first computer to have a GUI and a Mouse? -> Apple Lisa”

WRONG. The mouse was developed by Xerox PARC and was used in the Alto, several years before Apple created the Lisa.

]]> By: Rob Olson http://thinkingdigitally.com/archive/computer-science-trivia-questions/#comment-2068 Rob Olson Sun, 25 May 2008 05:56:33 +0000 http://thinkingdigitally.com/archive/computer-science-trivia-questions/#comment-2068 <p>Nice catch Michele. I've updated the post.</p> Nice catch Michele. I’ve updated the post.

]]> By: Michele "BaNzO" Zamboni http://thinkingdigitally.com/archive/computer-science-trivia-questions/#comment-2062 Michele "BaNzO" Zamboni Sat, 24 May 2008 12:02:47 +0000 http://thinkingdigitally.com/archive/computer-science-trivia-questions/#comment-2062 <p>What is the name of the recent female CEO who stepped down from HP?</p> <p>The correct answer is Carly Fiorina.</p> <p>Cheers, Michele</p> What is the name of the recent female CEO who stepped down from HP?

The correct answer is Carly Fiorina.

Cheers, Michele

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