Round 3

Question 1

DVDs are a popular form of electronic communication. What does the acronym DVD stand for?

Answer 1

Digital Video Disc

Question 2

For any company, what is the name for the income minus all the expenses?

Answer 2

Profit

Question 3

In a house, what voltage of electricity enters the house?

Answer 3

220V

Question 4

In technical drawing, how many principal views can you have of an object?

Answer 4

Six

Question 5

A right angle has how many degrees?

Answer 5

90

Question 6

What are standards or regulations regarding the safe construction of a structure?

Answer 6

Building codes

Question 7

What device in an automobile maintains speed without human intervention?

Answer 7

Cruise control

Question 8

What is the name for a bar resting on a fulcrum, used to perform work?

Answer 8

Lever

Question 9

What is the name for a document that lists your experience, training, and other information that would help you get a job?

Answer 9

Resume

Question 10

What is the name for a material that resists the flow of electricity, such as rubber?

Answer 10

Insulator

Question 11

What is the term for a type of scam where an intruder attempts to gain unauthorized access to a user’s system or information by pretending to be the user?

Answer 11

Spoofing

Question 12

What is the name given to an excess of charge on the surface of an object?

Answer 12

Static Electricity

Question 13

What is the name given to the process of growing plants in nutrient solutions without soils?

Answer 13

Hydroponics

Question 14

What is the TSA motto?

Answer 14

“Learning to lead in a technical world”

Question 15

What term refers to a person who spends their time trying to gain access to information stored on other people’s computers?

Answer 15

Hacker

Question 16

What type of fuel-efficient car uses an internal combustion engine combined with an electric motor and batteries?

Answer 16

Hybrid (or Hybrid Car)