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7 fact-checked facts about technology, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.

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The basics

What does 'www' stand for?

AnswerWorld Wide Web

The World Wide Web is the system of linked pages accessed over the internet.

What does LED stand for?

AnswerLight-emitting diode

An LED is a semiconductor that gives off light when current flows through it.

Going deeper

What does Moore's law describe?

AnswerTransistor counts on chips doubling about every two years

Gordon Moore observed the number of transistors on a chip roughly doubled about every two years.

What is 'bit' short for?

AnswerBinary digit

A bit, or binary digit, is the smallest unit of data: a 0 or 1.

What does AI stand for?

AnswerArtificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence is the field of making computers perform tasks that normally need human intelligence.

Expert level

How many bits long is an IPv4 address?

Answer32

IPv4 addresses are 32 bits, usually written as four numbers from 0 to 255; IPv6 uses 128 bits.

In which year was the transistor invented at Bell Labs?

Answer1947

Bell Labs researchers demonstrated the first working transistor in December 1947.

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