Q13 / 50Easy15.0s
Which company was an early maker of IBM PC clones?
ACompaq
BApple
CCommodore
DAtari
108 pts+10

October 2026 edition

The History of Computing quiz

How much do you really know about computing history? Put it to the test with Zip Blitz, the quick-fire trivia game - fifty free questions, covering everything from Windows to the codebreakers of Bletchley Park.

Computer History · October 2026 edition

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Which is the world's most popular desktop operating system?
AmacOS
BWindows
CChromeOS
DLinux

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Five rounds, climbing10 questions each
1OpenerColossus, Alan Turing and Windows
2EasyBabbage, Windows 95 and the transistor
3TrickyENIAC, the Unix epoch and Enigma
4HardZuse's Z3, the TRS-80 and the iMac
5BrutalNote G and the integrated circuit
Computer History titlesout of 500
Zero bugs50 / 50
Quantum computer350+
Supercomputer275+
Mainframe200+
Home computer100+
Pocket calculator1+
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44 of 50 right · six short of Zero bugs

You vs Priya BComputer History · Tricky
412 pts
78%
You
389 pts
72%
Priya
In which year did the IBM PC debut?
1984
1979
1981✓GBKB
1975

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