Bizarre and Ridiculous Computer Errors: Can You Name Them?
Think you've seen it all when it comes to computer mishaps? Test your knowledge of some of the most bizarre and ridiculous computer errors in history!
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- What was the estimated cost of the damage caused by the Morris worm in 1988?$10 million · $5 million · $1 million · $50 million
- Which infamous software bug in 1994 was caused by a floating-point division error?Heartbleed Bug · Y2K Bug · Pentium FDIV Bug · Stuxnet Worm
- What small hardware issue can cause a computer's heatsink to cause spontaneous reboots?Sagging corner · Overheating radiation · Dust buildup · Loose wires
- How did the engineers' decision contribute to the European Space Agency’s Ariane 5 rocket failure?Hardware fault · Navigation error · Fuel mismanagement · Incompatible code reuse
- In what way did the Morris worm positively impact digital security practices?Improved processing speeds · Enhanced hardware designs · Increased software sales · Exposed system vulnerabilities
- Which costly trading error in 2012 resulted in Knight Capital losing $440 million?System crash · Unintended trades · Data loss · Unauthorized access
- What was so bizarre about the user error involving a nurse and a USB keyboard?Plugged into Ethernet · Attached to wrong power port · Inserted into a monitor · Connected to audio jack
- What rumor surrounds the Soviet gas pipeline explosion in 1982?Natural gas leak · Operator error · Equipment failure · Deliberate Trojan Horse
- Which virus is considered one of the first infectious computer viruses?Melissa Virus · ILOVEYOU Virus · Morris worm · Mydoom Virus
- Which large company's software bug led to an explosion in a Soviet gas pipeline in 1982?NSA and Americans · MI6 and British · KGB and Russians · CIA and Canadians
- What caused the bizarre texture errors in the '7 Days to Die' game?Server error · Corrupted mod installation · GPU overheating · Faulty console
- What significant historical computer error revealed the vulnerabilities of early internet security?Conficker worm · SQL Slammer · Morris worm · Code Red
- What futuristic computer component is built on forgotten research from the 1990s?Bio-neural chip · Light-based CPU · Error-free qubit · Fusion reactor
- What unusual problem led to a nurse’s mobile device manager being removed?Child deleting apps · Phone battery failure · Network congestion · Software virus
- What modern program error caused movies to stop streaming on a Roku device?Norton Anti-Virus conflict · Outdated drivers · Weak internet connection · Faulty HDMI cable