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   Joshua Kreitzer to Mark Brader   
   Re: QFTCIBSI23 Game 3, Rounds 2-3: compu   
   17 Jun 23 22:48:39   
   
   From: gromit82@hotmail.com   
      
   On Saturday, June 17, 2023 at 11:06:10 PM UTC-5, Mark Brader wrote:   
   >    
   > * Game 3, Round 2 - Science - Computers    
   >    
   > 2. The Core i7 and i9 and the Pentium are lines of CPUs by    
   > which technology company? In 2005, when Apple's iPhone was in    
   > development, this company declined to produce chips for it.    
      
   Intel   
      
   > 3. Apple's failed contract with  was a boon for TSMC    
   > -- who, as their name suggests, are a semiconductor company    
   > in which country? In the same country, Foxconn has come under    
   > fire for poor worker conditions in its iPhone factories.    
      
   Taiwan   
      
   > 4. In 2022, the EU announced that all devices will have to include    
   > ports that support Type C of what "Universal" connection    
   > standard? No word on whether you'll still have to flip over    
   > your cables multiple times to plug them in properly.    
      
   USB   
      
   > 5. "Tiramisu" was the codename of the 13th version of what mobile    
   > operating system, developed primarily by Google? This operating    
   > system's mascot is a cute, unnamed, green robot.    
      
   Android   
      
   > 6. What name is given to the component of an operating system    
   > that interfaces between hardware and software? This word is    
   > also something you may not want to accidentally encounter when    
   > you're eating popcorn.    
      
   kernel   
      
   > 7. Though not the best-known, the HSL model, the similar HSV model,    
   > and the subtractive CMYK model, may all be used to describe    
   > what property of a pixel?    
      
   color   
      
   > 8. Please complete the previous question before decoding the    
   > rot13: Gur ETO pbybe zbqry ercerfragf rnpu bs erq, terra, naq    
   > oyhr, pbzzbayl jvgu n gjb-qvtvg ahzore va jung ahzrevpny flfgrz?    
   > Hayvxr gur qrpvzny flfgrz, guvf ahzrevpny flfgrz nyfb hfrf gur    
   > yrggref N guebhtu S.    
      
   hexadecimal   
      
   > 9. The kibibyte ["ki-beh-byte" or "ki-bee-byte"] is a quantity used    
   > to distinguish between a decimal definition of a kilobyte as    
   > 1,000 bytes and a binary definition where it is what slightly    
   > larger number? This number is 2 to the 10th power.    
      
   1,024   
      
   > 10. So, by the decimal definition, a kilobyte is 1,000 bytes;    
   > a megabyte is 1,000 kilobytes; and a gigabyte is 1,000 megabytes.    
   > What unit, abbreviated TB, is 1,000 gigabytes?    
      
   terabyte   
      
   > * Game 3, Round 3 - Sports - Pro Wrestlers by Nickname    
   >    
   > We'll give you the well-known nickname of a pro wrestler, and you    
   > give either their real name or stage name. Full names required    
   > where applicable. For example, if we say "The Peoples' Champ",    
   > you can say "The Rock" or "Dwayne Johnson", but not just "Johnson".    
   >    
   > 1. The Body.    
      
   Jesse Ventura   
      
   > 2. Macho Man.   
      
   Randy Savage   
       
   > 3. The Snake.   
      
   Jake Roberts   
       
   > 4. Stone Cold.   
      
   Steve Austin   
       
   --   
   Joshua Kreitzer   
   gromit82@hotmail.com   
      
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