ENGL281 Reading Response Winter 2020 9
ENGL281 Reading Response Winter 2020 9
ENGL281 Reading Response Winter 2020 9
Which company was established on April 1st, 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak
and Ronald Wayne?
a. Atari
b. Microsoft
c. !Apple
d. Commodore
4. Which coding language was the 1 programming language in terms of usage on GitHub
in 2015?
a. C
b. !JavaScript
c. Python
d. PHP
8. What was the first Android version specifically optimized for tablets?
a. Eclair
b. !Honeycomb
c. Froyo
d. Marshmellow
9. Laserjet and inkjet printers are both examples of what type of printer?
a. Impact printer
b. Dot matrix printer
c. Daisywheel printer
d. !Nonimpact printer
10. What does the term MIME stand for, in regards to computing?
a. Mail Interleave Method Exchange
b. Mail Internet Mail Exchange
c. Multipurpose Interleave Mail Exchange
d. !Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
11. How many bits make up the significand portion of a single precision floating
point number?
a. 8
b. 53
c. !23
d. 15
3. What common name is given to the medial condition, tibial stress syndrome MTSS?
a. Housemaid039;s Knee
b. Carpal Tunnel
c. Tennis Elbow
d. !Shin Splints
8. What is the scientific name for the extinct hominin known as quot;Lucyquot;?
a. Australopithecus Africanus
b. Australopithecus Architeuthis
c. Australopithecus Antaris
d. !Australopithecus Afarensis
9. What is the official name of the star located closest to the North Celestial
Pole?
a. Eridanus
b. Iota Cephei
c. Gamma Cephei
d. !Polaris
10. Where did the Great Storm of 1987 make landfall at, first?
a. Wales
b. Surrey
c. The Midlands
d. !Cornwall
2. Which of the following United States Presidents served the shortest term in
office?
a. James A. Garfield
b. !William Henry Harrison
c. Zachary Taylor
d. Warren G. Harding
4. Donald Trump won the popular vote in the 2016 United States presidential
election.
a. True
b. !False
6. Former president Theodore Roosevelt 19001908 ran for another term under the
Progressive Party in 1912.
a. !True
b. False
8. Between 1973 to 1990, what country was ruled by dictator Augusto Pinochet?
a. Ethiopia
b. !Chile
c. Nicaragua
d. Indonesia