Computer Science trivia
Name a part of a computer
78 answers count for this computer science prompt. Here is what floats on top, what sits just below the waterline, and how far down the rest go.
Floating on top
Say one of these and you stay near the surface, with 10 points.
- CPU
- Keyboard
- Mouse
- Monitor
Below the waterline
These 10 are known, but not the first thing people say. 25 points each:
- RAM
- Hard drive
- Motherboard
- Graphics card
- Power supply
- SSD
- Fan
- Case
- Speakers
- USB port
The iceberg for “Name a part of a computer”
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 4 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 10 | 25 |
| The Deep | 26 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 37 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 26 answers starting with A, B, C, F, H, M, N, O, P, R, S, T and W. The Abyss has 37 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 78 answers in total, 37 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “ALU”. Longest: “Instruction register”.
- C, S and M are the most common first letters; together they start 33% of the answers.
- 24 answers can be typed more than one way: “Voltage regulator module” counts as VRM.
Tips for a rarer answer
- More answers begin with C than with any other letter (9). Run through it first.
- Skip CPU, Keyboard and Mouse; everybody says them.
- Older and academic tools are rare answers.
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People also ask
- What are the most common answers to “Name a part of a computer”?
- Most people start with CPU, Keyboard, Mouse and Monitor. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a part of a computer”?
- 78 in all: 4 on The Tip, 10 Below the Surface, 26 in The Deep, 37 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a part of a computer”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “ALU” and the longest is “Instruction register”.
- Is “Name a part of a computer” an easy or a hard prompt?
- Easy. Nearly everyone can name something here, so prompts like this one can appear in the daily iceberg.
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