Computer Science trivia
Name a computing standards organization
Everyone has a first answer to “Name a computing standards organization”. The game is about the second, the third and the tenth: 26 answers are accepted, ranked by how rarely people think of them.
The obvious answers
Right, but shallow: 3 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- IEEE
- ISO
- W3C
The next answers people reach for
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- IETF
- IEC
- ITU
- ANSI
- ECMA
How deep does “Name a computing standards organization” go?
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 3 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 5 | 25 |
| The Deep | 6 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 11 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 6 answers starting with E, I, N, O and U. The Abyss has 11 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 26 answers in total, 6 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “IAB”. Longest: “Open Geospatial Consortium”.
- I, E and O are the most common first letters; together they start 46% of the answers.
- 1 answers can be typed more than one way: “OGC” counts as Open Geospatial Consortium.
Tips for a rarer answer
- Start with I: 8 of the answers begin with it.
- IEEE, ISO and W3C are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
- Older and academic tools are rare answers.
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Questions about this prompt
- What do most people say for “Name a computing standards organization”?
- The usual first answers are IEEE, ISO and W3C. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers are there to “Name a computing standards organization”?
- 26 in all: 3 on The Tip, 5 Below the Surface, 6 in The Deep, 11 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- Which answers to “Name a computing standards organization” are the shortest and the longest?
- The shortest accepted answer is “IAB” and the longest is “Open Geospatial Consortium”.
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