Welcome to the Enigma

Rounds

Round 1 : 20 points for a direct. 10 for a pass. Round 2 : Visual Round 3 : Connect Round 4 : Rapid Fire.

Round 1

X describes a long-term trend in the history of computing hardware. Since the invention of the

integrated circuit in 1958, the number of transistors that can be placed inexpensively on an

integrated circuit has increased exponentially, doubling approximately every two years.

Identify X.

Moore's law. (After Gordon. E Moore)

Originally named “BackRub” which started off as a research project at Stanford University, X is perhaps

the best of the lot today. What is X?

Google Search

While small test programs existed since the development of programmable computers, the tradition of using the

phrase X as a test message was influenced by an example program in the seminal book The C

Programming Language. What is the phrase X better known as?

“Hello World!”

Which non-profit organization founded in 1985 “aims to promote the universal freedom to distribute

and modify computer software without restriction”?

The Free Software Foundation

“The idea that X has appeared like a knight in shining armour to lead all customers out of a mire of

technological chaos neatly ignores the fact that it was he who, by peddling second-rate technology, led them into it

in the first place.” Who or what is X?

Douglas Adams on Bill Gates

"I'm the creeper, catch me if you can!". What does creeper here refer

to

The first computer virus that propagated to a remote host

"Jerry and David's Guide to the World Wide Web" eventually

became what?

The Internet giant “Yahoo!”

Deep Thought, Deep Fritz, Deep Blue, Deep Junior are all computers

to do what?

Chess

Round 2 - Visual

What is the name of this cute little mascot.

Identify

The “first instance” of what?

Droste's Effect == ?

Round 3 - Connect