Computer Science trivia
Name a computer or network hardware component
Can you get past the obvious ones? Icillion accepts 41 answers to “Name a computer or network hardware component”, and only 3 of them float on the tip of the iceberg.
What everyone says first
These are the answers most people give first. They count, but they barely move you: 10 points each.
- CPU
- GPU
- RAM
Just below the surface
A step further down, worth 25 points each:
- Motherboard
- Hard drive
- SSD
- Power supply
- Router
- Switch
- Keyboard
- Mouse
- Monitor
How the answers sink
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 3 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 9 | 25 |
| The Deep | 11 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 17 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 11 answers starting with A, B, C, F, H, M, N, R and S. The Abyss has 17 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Inside the answer list
- 41 answers in total, 12 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “CPU”. Longest: “Content addressable memory”.
- R, S and C are the most common first letters; together they start 34% of the answers.
- 9 answers can be typed more than one way: “NIC” counts as Network interface card.
How to go deeper
- More answers begin with R than with any other letter (5). Run through it first.
- Skip CPU, GPU and RAM; 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 computer or network hardware component”?
- Most people start with CPU, GPU and RAM. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a computer or network hardware component”?
- 41 in all: 3 on The Tip, 9 Below the Surface, 11 in The Deep, 17 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a computer or network hardware component”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “CPU” and the longest is “Content addressable memory”.
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