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3rd -
10thgrade
Special Area - Technological Mistakes
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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which product first introduced annual product updates?
computers
smartphones
lightbulbs
cars
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is the definition of Failure?
To give up
Lack of success
I don't know
To get better
- 3. Multiple Choice
The "MissingNo" glitch can be encountered in which videogame?
DonkeyKong Country
Pokemon Red and Blue
Super Mario Bros.
Millipede
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is a 'bug' in technology?
a spider
a flaw in a system which results in unexpected and often incorrect behavior
a hardware issue
when a beetle climbs inside your USB port
- 5. Multiple Choice
Before the turn of the millennium (1999-200), there was a worldwide fear that all computer systems would crash due to the way the date was stored ('06 for 1906). What was the name of the 'millennium bug'?
Millennibug
2X00
Steve
Y2K Bug
- 6. Multiple Choice
A short-lived fault in a system, which often corrects itself and is therefore difficult to troubleshoot
A bug
An error
A glitch
A blip
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is the main cause of bugs?
Glitches cause bugs
Bugs getting caught in hardware components and causing shorts
Errors in program source code
Human error in building the computer
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which car's 'autopilot' feature has caused a number of road collisions?
Tesla
Hyundai
Audi
Porsche
- 9. Multiple Choice
Why did the 1999 Mars Climate Orbiter burn up in the red planet's atmosphere?
an error in engineering
it was hotter than predicted
atmospheric friction was too great
a software issue in calculating force needed for the thrusters
- 10. Multiple Choice
A logic error is ...
a glitch
a program bug that causes crashes
a program bug that causes incorrect operation
a nonsense conclusion
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