How much of a geek are you?

Question 1

What is Javascript?

A: A writer's idea for a drama set in a New York coffee house. B: A simple scripting language that lets people do clever things with webpages. C: The storyboard for the remake of the film Krakatoa: East of Java.

Question 2

How many colours in the VGA display standard?

A: 16 million or 256 million B: None, you've made it up C: 16 or 256

Question 3

What is defragging?

A: A slang term for trying to convince your parents that you weren't up late playing Quake III Arena. B: A charity event like rag week in which people dress up as computer game characters. C: Cleaning up a hard drive to make it fetch data faster.

Question 4

Where would you be found grinding, kiting and pulling?

A: At the local blacksmith's training college. B: In online games such as Everquest and World of Warcraft. C: Down the pub on a Friday evening. D: Stuck behind the keyboard as you defrag your hard drive.

Question 5

What does RSS stand for?

A: Rubbish Silly System B: Really Salty Sushi C: Really Secret Software D: Really Simple Syndication

Question 6

In computer terms, what are cookies?

A: The free biscuits given out at vendors' booths at hi-tech trade shows. B: Tiny text files installed on your computer when you visit websites so they can remember you. C: Temporary workers who grind out computer code for a living and are hired and fired as needed.

Question 7

If you had Bluetooth on your mobile phone would that be

A: ...a good thing. It's a short range radio technology that lets you swap data with others. B: ...a bad thing. It means the phone has crashed. C: ...a very bad thing. It's a virus that eats all your contacts.

Question 8

If you were to Podcast what would you be doing?

A: Shelling peas from their pods and then throwing them on the compost heap. B: Recording and publishing your own audio broadcast for consumption by owners of MP3 players. C: Taking part in the National iPod Throwing Championships. D: Using your iPod as a loudspeaker so you can do some karaoke.

Question 9

What does DRM stand for?

A: Digital Resource Manager B: Data Reversed Macro C: Dodgy Record Manager D: Digital Rights Management

Question 10

If you knew C++ what would you be?

A: An average student, it's what teachers call kids that scrape through their exams. B: A computer programmer, it's a programming language. C: A sniper, it's a way of describing their keen sight.

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