Computer Science trivia
Name an operating system
42 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
Right, but shallow: 3 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- Windows
- Linux
- macOS
Below the waterline
A step further down, worth 25 points each:
- Android
- iOS
- Ubuntu
- Debian
- Fedora
- ChromeOS
- Unix
The iceberg for “Name an operating system”
| Level | Accepted answers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| The Tip | 3 | 10 |
| Below the Surface | 7 | 25 |
| The Deep | 9 | 50 |
| The Abyss | 22 | 85 |
| Below the Iceberg | 1 | 100 |
The Deep holds 9 answers starting with A, F, G, K, L, M, N, O and S. The Abyss has 22 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Inside the answer list
- 42 answers in total, 10 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “AIX”. Longest: “DragonFly BSD”.
- A, F and I are the most common first letters; together they start 24% of the answers.
- 2 answers can be typed more than one way: “Mac OS” counts as macOS.
How to go deeper
- More answers begin with A than with any other letter (4). Run through it first.
- Skip Windows, Linux and macOS; everybody says them.
- Go down the stack: from apps to protocols to the hardware underneath.
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What the words mean
Quick answers
- What are the most common answers to “Name an operating system”?
- Most people start with Windows, Linux and macOS. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name an operating system”?
- 42 in all: 3 on The Tip, 7 Below the Surface, 9 in The Deep, 22 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name an operating system”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “AIX” and the longest is “DragonFly BSD”.
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