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That gadget in your pocket stands on decades of odd decisions. Can you explain a few? @trek47 scored 687 in Tech & Code on Outlier Trivia. Can you beat it?

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1Technology › AcronymsMediumWhat does "DDR" stand for in DDR memory?Wrong2.9s0
2Technology › GadgetsEasyA screen in landscape orientation is what shape?Right3.0s+98
3Technology › EngineeringEasyCompared with an old filament bulb, an LED bulb of the same brightness uses less what?Right1.8s+100
4Technology › Tech PioneersExpertColossus, the wartime codebreaking computer, was designed by whom?Wrong3.2s0
5Technology › Software & CodeVery hardWhich company developed the XFS file system?Wrong4.8s0
6Technology › Tech PioneersHardWho built the Motorwagen of 1886, often called the first practical car?Right6.5s+93
7Technology › Software & CodeMediumWhich file format is the open standard for reflowable ebooks?Right1.5s+100
8Technology › AcronymsHardThe computing term 'bit' is short for what?Right2.0s+100
9Technology › Tech HistoryHardThe Y2K bug raised fears computers would read the year 2000 as which year?Right0.8s+100
10Technology › ComputersMediumIndia's PARAM series, begun in 1991, are what kind of machines?Right4.5s+96