Topic : Computers / Tech ANSWERS

COMPUTERS/TECH : ANSWERS
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Prize for this week : The song:-

"This Is Extreme!(ECW Theme)" by Harry Slash & The Slashtones

Winner : Arijit Sir(8 correct answers)
Other Entries : Debkalpa(7 correct answers)
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1.Why is the programming language JAVA named "JAVA" ?
Correct answer: "Java" was the favourite brand of coffee of the programmers of Java.

Other answers which I have considered correct:--

1.Java was created by James Gosling, Arthur VanHoff, Andy Bechtolsheim. The name is thus the first letters, J of James, A and V of Arthur Van Hoff and A of Andy

2. Just Another Vague Acronym

NOTE:-The name Java was coined at a local coffee shop frequented by some of the members. It is not clear whether the name is an acronym or not; although some accounts claim that it stands for the names of James Gosling, Arthur Van Hoff, and Andy Bechtolsheim, or Just Another Vague Acronym, it is generally accepted that "Java" does not stand for anything. Lending credence to the idea that Java owes its name to the products sold at the coffee shop is the fact that the first 4 bytes (the so-called "Magic number") of any class file are, in hexadecimal, 0xCAFEBABE..."CAFE"...this piece of information,along with the fact that "Java" was the favourite brand of coffee of the programmers,was the reason why "JAVA" was named so.

2.PCI,AGP,and PCI-X are the varieties of which computer peripheral?
Answer: Graphics Cards

3.What are the two biggest rival companies manufacturing/developing gaming consoles?
Answer: Sony(Playstation) & Microsoft(X-Box)

4.Name a third generation gaming console other than the Playstation 1.
Answer:Nintendo 64 & Sega Saturn

5.How does MP3 differ from WAV?
Answer: 1 min. of audio on MP3 takes about 1 MB,while 1 min. on WAV takes atleast 10 MB
( because MP3 removes the frequencies inaudible to the human ear, while WAV retains them)
-explanation courtesy of Arijit Sir

6.What is the "E3"?
Answer: Electronic Entertainment Expo - world's largest technology exhibition/trade fair, held annually in the USA

7.How is the famous Michelangelo connected to computers?
Answer: 'Michelangelo' is a computer virus
POINT OF INTEREST: 'Anna Kournikova' is also related in the same way~!

8.Most commonly used computer mice are USB,PS/2,combo,etc.We know what USB is,but what is the full form of PS/2 ?
Answer: (IBM) Personal System/2

9.What are "Qwerty" and "Azerty" ?
Answer: Keyboards

10.In power form,how many gigabytes make up one petabyte?
Answer: 1024 to the power 2 GB = 1048576 GB (more accurate)
or
10 to the power 6 = 1000000 GB