MaximumPC 2004 06

Geekus Primitivus

16) In 2003, a lawsuit

erupted between hard

drive manufacturers

and consumers over:

A Slow performance

B The definition of a byte

C Excessively loud noise

D A print advertisement that

used the slogan “Byte Me”

17) Which extension

will you not find in a

DVD Video disc?

A MPG

B IFO

C VOB

D BUP

18) What belongs

between your CPU

and heatsink?

A Thermal paste

B Dark matter

C Conductive disc

D Copper plating

19) What does

MAME do?

A It’s a script-kiddie weapon

for developing Trojans

B Lets you play old arcade

games on your PC

C Manages Windows

Services running in the

background

D It’s a dongle-based PC

lockdown device

20) BitTorrent is:

A An encryption standard

B A peer-to-peer protocol

C A type of hacker assault

D An alternative GUI for

Linux

The Geekus Primitivus is starting to get it. But just barely.

Geekus Primitivuses are discriminating. They’ve got a little

taste, and as a matter of pride, they’ll call IT only when

absolutely necessary—they’d prefer to figure it out on their

own. Still, they can’t quite conceal their technological inad-

equacy behind store-bought machines and a couple of DivX

movie downloads. Nonetheless, there are signs that geek

culture is beginning to draw them in; the PowerBar is a

clear sign of adaptation to a

sedentary lifestyle.

TIVO SELECTIONS: Alias , Win

Ben Stein’s Money

GAMEPLAY: Star Trek Elite

Force 2 , real-time strategy

games (set to “easy”)

ANSWERS 1= A2 B3 C1 D4, 2=D, 3=D, 4=C, 5=A3 B4 C2 D1, 6=A, 7=B, 8=A, 9=B, 10=C, 11=C, 12=B, 13=C, 14=C, 15=A, 16=B, 17=A, 18=A, 19=B, 20=B