Data Center — Questions and answers
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What did early electronic computers like ENIAC and UNIVAC use instead of mechanical gears to do calculations?
Choices
- A. Small wind turbines
- B. Running water
- C. Vacuum tubes ✓
- D. Tiny springs
Answer: C. Vacuum tubes
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What helps a modern data center stay running all the time, even if the power goes out?
Choices
- A. Magical spells and wishes.
- B. Uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) and big generators. ✓
- C. A team of singing birds.
- D. Super-fast bicycles.
Answer: B. Uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) and big generators.
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What do data centers use to keep the servers from getting too hot?
Choices
- A. Blowing on them with tiny fans.
- B. Cooling systems like chilled water or special airflow. ✓
- C. Opening all the doors and windows.
- D. Putting them outside in the snow.
Answer: B. Cooling systems like chilled water or special airflow.
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What are data centers called today because they make almost everything online possible?
Choices
- A. Secret clubhouses.
- B. The backbone of the global digital economy. ✓
- C. Giant cookie jars.
- D. Slow old boxes.
Answer: B. The backbone of the global digital economy.
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What is a big concern about data centers because they use so much electricity?
Choices
- A. They make too much noise for animals.
- B. They raise concerns about carbon emissions. ✓
- C. They make the sky turn purple.
- D. They use too many pencils.
Answer: B. They raise concerns about carbon emissions.
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What does the story of data centers show about people?
Choices
- A. People love to collect old machines.
- B. People always want to organize and use information better. ✓
- C. People enjoy making things complicated.
- D. People like to make things noisy.
Answer: B. People always want to organize and use information better.
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