ScoutingNovember-December 1999


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Someone e-mailed six people different pieces of a puzzle phrase. Can you solve the mystery?



  1. The "brain" of a computer is known as the
    CPU
    CD-ROM
    GUI
    DOS
  2. Which one of the following languages is used primarily for scientific and engineering programming?
    C++
    COBOL
    BASIC
    PASCAL
    FORTRAN
  3. A gigabyte represents approximately
    A thousand bytes
    A million bytes
    500 million bytes
    A billion bytes
  4. The early ENIAC computer did not use or contain one of the following. Which one?
    Vacuum tube
    Solenoid
    Optical storage
    Relay
    Punched-card system
  5. A "pixel" is a
    A mini-computer
    Thermal printer
    Programming language
    Single dot on a computer screen

See if you can unscramble these common computer terms.
1. NITRMOO
2. NTIPRRE
3. YOMREM
4. YEEGBAMT
5. RBEADYKO
6. EODMM
7. RINTTEEN
8. NESREC VASRE
9. FURS
10. PHIC

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