Tech Acronyms Quiz

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Which technology is used for encoding audio files with higher quality and smaller file sizes?

API
ALGOL
ASPI
AAC (correct)

Which company developed the Advanced Graphics Port (AGP)?

AOL
API
ALU
AMD (correct)

What does ADSL stand for?

Advanced Data Storage Link
Asymmetric Data Storage Link
Advanced Digital Subscriber Line
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (correct)

What does ASCII stand for?

<p>American Standard Code for Information Interchange (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does ARPANET stand for?

<p>Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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What is AAC?

A technology used to compress audio files, resulting in better sound quality and smaller file sizes.

What does ADSL stand for?

A digital communications technology enabling high-speed internet over phone lines, offering faster download speeds than upload speeds.

What is ASCII?

A standard character encoding system using numbers to represent letters, numbers, and special characters.

What is AGP?

A high-speed interface developed by AMD for connecting graphics cards to a computer's motherboard.

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What is ARPANET?

A pioneering computer network developed by the US Department of Defense, considered the precursor of the internet.

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Study Notes

Digital Technology

FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) is used for encoding audio files with higher quality and smaller file sizes.

Computer Hardware

The Advanced Graphics Port (AGP) was developed by Intel Corporation.

Networking and Communications

ADSL stands for Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line, a type of digital subscriber line (DSL) technology that provides high-bandwidth Internet access over traditional copper telephone lines.
ASCII stands for American Standard Code for Information Interchange, a character encoding standard used in computers.
ARPANET stands for Advanced Research Projects Agency Network, the first operational packet switching network, developed in the 1960s by the United States Department of Defense.

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Test your knowledge of various acronyms with this quiz! From AAC to ARP, see if you can identify what these abbreviations stand for in the world of technology.