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  • CrazyEngineers Rapid Fire Quiz Contest Question-Set #2

    Ankita Katdare

    Ankita Katdare

    @abrakadabra
    Updated: Oct 27, 2024
    Views: 2.7K
    Since many of you requested for the questions asked in the Rapid Fire Quiz. Here we go -
    (Question): What kind of bridge is the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco?
    (A): Truss Bridge
    (B): Suspension Bridge
    (C): Cantilever bridge
    (D): Arch bridge

    (Question): How fast is the speed of light?
    (A): 100,000 km/sec
    (B): 250,145 km/sec
    (C): 299,792,458 m/sec
    (D): 303,234 km/sec

    (Question): What is a Richter scale?
    (A): A scale for measuring the mass of an object.
    (B): A logarithmic scale for measuring seismic energy of an earthquake.
    (C): A scale for making angle measurement.
    (D): A scale used to measure linear distances of structures and other large objects.

    (Question): Many modern televisions are known to draw power even when turned off. The circuit in which the power is used does what function?
    (A): Sound
    (B): Remote control
    (C): Color balance
    (D): High voltage

    (Question): What is the purpose of choke in a tube light?
    (A): To decrease the current
    (B): To increase the current
    (C): To decrease the voltage momentarily
    (D): To increase the voltage momentarily

    (Question): Who is largely responsible for breaking the German Enigma codes and creating a test that provided a foundation for artificial intelligence?
    (A): Alan Turing
    (B): Jeff Bezos
    (C): George Boole
    (D): Charles Babbage

    (Question): Who developed Yahoo?
    (A): Dennis Ritchie & Ken Thompson
    (B): David Filo & Jerry Yang
    (C): Vint Cerf & Robert Kahn
    (D): Steve Case & Jeff Bezos

    (Question): Which motor is NOT suitable for use as a DC machine?
    (A): Permanent magnet motor
    (B): Series motor
    (C): Squirrel cage motor
    (D): Synchronous motor

    (Question): Who created Pretty Good Privacy (PGP)?
    (A): Phil Zimmermann
    (B): Tim Berners-Lee
    (C): Marc Andreessen
    (D): Ken Thompson

    (Question): What are three types of lasers?
    (A): Pointer, diode, CD
    (B): Gas, metal vapor, rock
    (C): Diode, inverted, pointer
    (D): Gas, solid state, diode

    (Question): If we install UPS in a building, it will be used for _____.
    (A): To provide power to essential equipment
    (B): To monitor building electricity use
    (C): To carry messages between departments
    (D): To control lighting and power systems

    (Question): What does EPROM stand for?
    (A): Electric Programmable Read Only Memory
    (B): Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
    (C): Evaluable Philotic Random Optic Memory
    (D): Every Person Requires One Mind

    (Question): Blue is what number on the resistor color code?
    (A): 1
    (B): 4
    (C): 2
    (D): 6

    (Question): <a href="https://www.crazyengineers.com">CrazyEngineers</a> - is an example of what?
    (A): A URL
    (B): An access code
    (C): A directory
    (D): A server

    (Question): A dual-layer DVD is valued because it:
    (A): Can hold more data
    (B): Contains a backup of the data stored
    (C): Uses a second layer to offer a speed increase
    (D): Creates alternative sound tracks

    (Question): What are the 2 terminals of a diode called?
    (A): Pentode and Triode
    (B): Gate and Drain
    C.
    (C): Drain and Source
    (D): Anode and Cathode

    (Question): AOL stands for _______.
    (A): Arranged Outer Line
    (B): America Over LAN
    (C): America Online
    (D): Audio Over LAN

    (Question): Which of these is not a computer?
    (A): Aptiva
    (B): Macintosh
    (C): Acorn
    (D): Paseo

    (Question): In which decade was the telegraph invented?
    (A): 1810s
    (B): 1840s
    (C): 1870s
    (D): 1890s

    (Question): Where are the contents of your computer's hard drive indexed?
    (A): Yahoo!
    (B): Google
    (C): MSN
    (D): None of the above

    (Question): What does "T9" function do on a mobile phone?
    (A): activates predictive text
    (B): saves battery life
    (C): increases display brightness
    (D): enables encryption mechanism

    (Question): What security invention emits annoying high-frequency tones only audible to the young, to stop them loitering in certain areas?
    (A): The Bee
    (B): The Mosquito
    (C): The Hummer
    (D): The Stinger

    (Question): 3488437_JQN94
    He headed this company that was acquired recently by Microsoft.
    (A): Adobe
    (B): Symantec
    (C): Nokia
    (D): Samsung

    (Question): According to Moore's Law, over the history of computing hardware the number of transistors on integrated circuits doubles approximately every ________.
    (A): two months
    (B): two years
    (C): two decades
    (D): two weeks

    (Question): By what name is an aircraft's flight recorder also known?
    (A): black bag
    (B): black box
    (C): black kit
    (D): black board
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