Answers to recent quizzes

1) The first quiz was about Easter - What is the origin of the word "Easter"?

RESULTS:

It was a sky deity associated with rain and agriculture. 14% 1
It comes from the Bible. 29% 2
It was the name of a spring goddess. 57% 4
It was a mythical beast that was crucified by his herd. 0% 0

7 votes total

CORRECT ANSWER: It was the name of a spring goddess.

2) The next quiz was our weekly Science Tuesday question: A bit represents the smallest unit of computer data, that is, a single digit that is either a 0 or a 1. How many bits to a byte?

RESULTS:

It's easy, 4 bits equals 1 byte 10% 1
Eight bits equals 1 byte 60% 6
Eight bytes equals 1 bit 0% 0
It depends on the latest Microsoft re-write 10% 1
I'm a user, don't ask me! 20% 2

10 votes total

CORRECT ANSWER: Eight bits equals 1 byte. Read more here.

3) Don't forget to answer our new Science Tuesday question on our blog site.