26 Google measures its Tensor AI
chip’s performance using a custom
metric what is it called?
A] Brain Floating Point Format
B] Google Brain Floating Point
C] Human Brain Equivalent
D] Floating Brain Points
27 What’s so special about
PragmatIC’s new version of
the Cortex-M it is developing?
A] It’s printed on plastic
B] It uses a ceramic substrate
C] It uses a 2nm process
D] It’s going to be implanted
into humans
28 Nvidia produced the
GA106- 302 variant to replace
the GA106- 300 GPU, why?
A] To cure overheating with specific
games that can cause permanent
damage
B] To limit the hash rate if the card
was used for Etherium mining
C] To boost the hash rate if it’s used
for Etherium mining
D] To improve yields and help relieve
the chip shortages
29 Just before Win11’s launch,
a survey asked users if they knew
it was coming, how many did?
A] About 62 percent of people said
they knew about it, although
most weren’t ready to upgrade
B] About half
C] Only 38 percent of Windows users
knew a new version was due
D] Just 20 percent of people had a clue
30 Which OS do the world’s top 500
supercomputers employ?
A] A messy mix of commercial and
custom software, no two are
exactly alike
B] Mostly versions of Unix, mixed with
custom software and some Linux
C] They all run tweaked versions of
Linux, every single one of them
D] Supercomputers require specially-
written software specific to the
hardware fitted and job in hand
31 What happens when you press
the Windows key and the period key?
A] The Windows language Settings
appear, so you can switch easily
B] A box with selectable emojis,
kaomoji and unicode symbols
pops up
C] Playback on all video or sound files
stops, press again to start them
D] If you have a microphone attached,
it will start recording but nothing
appears on screen (spooky)
32 G Suite and Microsoft Office
dominate in the US, but which
is more popular?
A] Big business still prefers Office,
which has nearly 73 percent
of the market
B] It’s fairly close, although Office has
a moderate lead at 57 percent
C] It’s close, but G Suite just pips
Office with 53 percent
D] G Suite has grown rapidly since the
growth of cloud servers, it now has
64 percent of the market
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