Take the 10-year technology IQ test

[Nick]

Back when when the odometer of time rolled over from 1999 to 2000 (Y2K), what country's entire air force fleet was scrambled to a house fire?

Take CNET's entertaining and informative "10-Year IQ Test" to see if you remember as much about the past 10 years of technology as you think. You might just learn something. :grin:

CNet 10-Year IQ Test (http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-10779_7-6273743-1.html?tag=lnav)

[DonLandis]

Nick- I hate to correct a vanguard of correctness but an odometer is an instrument to measure distance not time. You should just say:

Back when the "clock; chronometer"; or most correctly state " calendar".

I know you never confuse farther and further. Maybe you were just being inaccurate to emphasize a point. ????

[Jim Parker]

And I always thought that it measured how long it has been since somebody showered. Shows just how much I know.

[Nick]

And I always thought that it measured how long it has been since somebody showered. Shows just how much I know.Close, Jim, but that would be an odorometer, an option that comes with a22 oz. can of lavender-scented Neutraire.

Obviously, no one has taken the test or you brains would know the answer.

[DonLandis]

Nick- when I got to the question that asked what judge served on the court for a Microsoft case- I quit wasting my time because by that time I knew that the author had no idea what the definition of technology was. :D

[Nick]

Nick- when I got to the question that asked what judge served on the court for a Microsoft case- I quit wasting my time because by that time I knew that the author had no idea what the definition of technology was. :DDon't complain to me, Don, I'm just the messenger. :whatdidid

Voice your gripes to the editors of CNET.com www.cnet.com/complaints/file13/ :D

[tsmacro]

Well I took it and managed 7 of 10. Which has allowed me to feel a bit superior around here :lol: , since I fowarded it on to my co-workers and the best any of them did was 6 of 10 and couple of them actually ended up w/ only 2 of 10! Small consolation for me as most of them are in higher positions and make more money, oh well, i'll take what I can get. :lol: Oh by the way Nick love your signature line! :D

[Nick]

Well I took it and managed 7 of 10. Which has allowed me to feel a bit superior around here :lol: ...by the way Nick love your signature line! :DCongrats! I'm embarrassed (not really) to admint that I only got half of the answers correct. :confused: I used to do so well on multi-choice tests. :grin:

Re your sig's quote of Everett Dirkson - I haven't thought of him in ages. He was quite the distinguished elder statesman, as I recall.

[BlackHitachi]

10 year IQ testYou lived it, man
(8 of 10 questions correct)

[DonLandis]

Well, I completed the test and scored 6 correct but have to admit most were guesses. I'm more knowledgable on the technology of technology than the politics and marketing of technology which this test seems to center on.

I found some other ones too and being new to PDA's I decided to try my hand at it. Only one question I didn't know which was the first smart phone and Iguessed it wrong. Scored a 9 out of 10 on that one. :)

I might try a few others when I have time.

I suppose its fun to score well but when I didn't, I blamed the test. Ha!

[SimpleSimon]

Yeah - I only got 3/10 on the "remember the names" test.

Of course, I got 10/10 on the PC test.