What does GPS stand for?
AnswerGlobal Positioning System
GPS is the Global Positioning System, a network of satellites used to find location.
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The basics
Where does a 'web app' run?
AnswerInside a web browser
A web app is delivered over the internet and runs in a browser, without a separate installation.
Going deeper
What does API stand for?
AnswerApplication Programming Interface
An Application Programming Interface defines how one piece of software can request data or actions from another.
Most smartphone touchscreens detect your finger by sensing what?
AnswerChanges in electrical charge (capacitance)
Capacitive touchscreens sense the small change in electrical charge caused by a conductive fingertip.
Which phone sensor lets an app detect when the phone is shaken?
AnswerAccelerometer
An accelerometer measures changes in speed and direction, so it detects shaking and the pull of gravity.
Expert level
A kibibyte (KiB) contains exactly how many bytes?
Answer1,024
A kibibyte is 2 to the 10th power, 1,024 bytes, while a kilobyte in SI terms is 1,000 bytes.
The Bluetooth wireless standard is named after what?
AnswerA Danish king called Harald Bluetooth
It honors Harald 'Bluetooth' Gormsson, a 10th-century king who united Danish tribes, as the tech unites devices.
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