TSA Tech Bowl Practice Questions with
correct simplified Answers
What does SST stand for? - correct answer- ✅Super Sonic Transport
If you are flying at Mach 1, you are travelling at the speed of - correct answer- ✅sound
Mach 2 is - correct answer- ✅twice the speed of sound
In a V-8 engine, the number "8" refers to - correct answer- ✅the number of cylinders
In the metric system, grams (and kilograms) are the unit of measure for - correct answer-
✅mass
In the metric system, Newtons are the unit of measure for - correct answer- ✅force (and
weight)
Techne is a Greek word meaning - correct answer- ✅art (or craft)
Prior to the invention of cheap calculators, people used __________ to make quick calculations.
- correct answer- ✅slide rules
Giving up one thing in order to gain something else is called a(n) _____. - correct answer-
✅Trade-off
The smallest possible piece of binary code (a one or a zero) is a - correct answer- ✅bit
How many bits in a byte? - correct answer- ✅8
In a digital system, what is the basic unit of information storage (one of these can store one
letter)? - correct answer- ✅byte
Exactly how many bytes are in a kilobyte? - correct answer- ✅1024
The prefix kilo means - correct answer- ✅thousand
The prefix mega means - correct answer- ✅million
The prefix giga means - correct answer- ✅billion
The prefix tera means - correct answer- ✅trillion
The systematic search for the source of a malfunction in order to fix it is called - correct answer-
✅troubleshooting
Size measurements, such as length and width, are called - correct answer- ✅dimensions
work divided by time equals - correct answer- ✅power
What is the standard unit of power? - correct answer- ✅Watt
What type of power uses pressurized or compressed air to accomplish work? - correct answer-
✅Pneumatic Power
What type of power uses pressurized liquid to accomplish work? - correct answer- ✅Hydraulic
Power
Adding components to an electrical circuit increases the amount of __________. - correct
answer- ✅resistance
An electrical circuit that has more than one path is a - correct answer- ✅parallel circuit
An electrical circuit that has only one path is a - correct answer- ✅series circuit
What kind of orbit allows a satellite to always be above a particular spot on Earth? - correct
answer- ✅geostationary orbit
, What kind of orbit allows a satellite to orbit the Earth one time in the same amount of time it
takes the Earth to rotate one time? - correct answer- ✅geosynchronous orbit
What type of computer code is all ones and zeros? - correct answer- ✅binary code
The tiny dots of colored light that collectively form images on televisions or computer monitors
are called - correct answer- ✅pixels
The web address you see at the top of your browser is also known as a URL. What does URL
stand for? - correct answer- ✅Uniform Resource Locator
In a web address, what does WWW stand for? - correct answer- ✅World Wide Web
Who is credited with inventing the World Wide Web? - correct answer- ✅Tim Berners-Lee
Antibiotics kill or inhibit the growth of - correct answer- ✅bacteria
Inspecting products to ensure they meet standards and/or requirements is known as - correct
answer- ✅quality control
Vertical wall supports are also known as - correct answer- ✅studs
The tallest building in the world is in what city? - correct answer- ✅Dubai
What official TSA color represents "the strength and determination of the technology education
students and teachers to obtain their goal? - correct answer- ✅Scarlet
What device produces power by means of a chemical reaction? - correct answer- ✅Battery
What is the process of controlling friction to reduce the wear of surfaces in rubbing contact with
each other? - correct answer- ✅Lubricating
What is mixed with the gasoline fuel for two-cycle engines? - correct answer- ✅Lubricating Oil
What is the measure of potential difference in electricity? - correct answer- ✅Voltage
Originally, many people thought of the car as a: - correct answer- ✅Horseless Carriage
Which instrument measures electrical current? - correct answer- ✅Ammeter
What is a rounded part on an object that makes smooth transition from one surface to another?
- correct answer- ✅Fillet
Skylab, the first US space station, still orbits the Earth today. (T/F) - correct answer- ✅False
In house construction, which of the following is the normal spacing of studs in a house frame? -
correct answer- ✅16" on center
______________ is a chamber designed to allow movement between compartments containing
air at different pressures. - correct answer- ✅Airlock
MIPS, a common speed measurement for computers, stands for: - correct answer- ✅Millions of
Instructions per Second
Human speech can be divided into a set of discrete sounds known as: - correct answer-
✅Phonemes
What is the typical alternating current voltage from a wall receptacle in the United States and
Canada? - correct answer- ✅110V
In a drawing, all the points about an object that cannot be indicated on the drawing are given as:
- correct answer- ✅Specifications
In business jargon, what does CEO stand for? - correct answer- ✅Chief Executive Officer
What is a manually operating device for opening and closing an electrical circuit? - correct
answer- ✅Switch
correct simplified Answers
What does SST stand for? - correct answer- ✅Super Sonic Transport
If you are flying at Mach 1, you are travelling at the speed of - correct answer- ✅sound
Mach 2 is - correct answer- ✅twice the speed of sound
In a V-8 engine, the number "8" refers to - correct answer- ✅the number of cylinders
In the metric system, grams (and kilograms) are the unit of measure for - correct answer-
✅mass
In the metric system, Newtons are the unit of measure for - correct answer- ✅force (and
weight)
Techne is a Greek word meaning - correct answer- ✅art (or craft)
Prior to the invention of cheap calculators, people used __________ to make quick calculations.
- correct answer- ✅slide rules
Giving up one thing in order to gain something else is called a(n) _____. - correct answer-
✅Trade-off
The smallest possible piece of binary code (a one or a zero) is a - correct answer- ✅bit
How many bits in a byte? - correct answer- ✅8
In a digital system, what is the basic unit of information storage (one of these can store one
letter)? - correct answer- ✅byte
Exactly how many bytes are in a kilobyte? - correct answer- ✅1024
The prefix kilo means - correct answer- ✅thousand
The prefix mega means - correct answer- ✅million
The prefix giga means - correct answer- ✅billion
The prefix tera means - correct answer- ✅trillion
The systematic search for the source of a malfunction in order to fix it is called - correct answer-
✅troubleshooting
Size measurements, such as length and width, are called - correct answer- ✅dimensions
work divided by time equals - correct answer- ✅power
What is the standard unit of power? - correct answer- ✅Watt
What type of power uses pressurized or compressed air to accomplish work? - correct answer-
✅Pneumatic Power
What type of power uses pressurized liquid to accomplish work? - correct answer- ✅Hydraulic
Power
Adding components to an electrical circuit increases the amount of __________. - correct
answer- ✅resistance
An electrical circuit that has more than one path is a - correct answer- ✅parallel circuit
An electrical circuit that has only one path is a - correct answer- ✅series circuit
What kind of orbit allows a satellite to always be above a particular spot on Earth? - correct
answer- ✅geostationary orbit
, What kind of orbit allows a satellite to orbit the Earth one time in the same amount of time it
takes the Earth to rotate one time? - correct answer- ✅geosynchronous orbit
What type of computer code is all ones and zeros? - correct answer- ✅binary code
The tiny dots of colored light that collectively form images on televisions or computer monitors
are called - correct answer- ✅pixels
The web address you see at the top of your browser is also known as a URL. What does URL
stand for? - correct answer- ✅Uniform Resource Locator
In a web address, what does WWW stand for? - correct answer- ✅World Wide Web
Who is credited with inventing the World Wide Web? - correct answer- ✅Tim Berners-Lee
Antibiotics kill or inhibit the growth of - correct answer- ✅bacteria
Inspecting products to ensure they meet standards and/or requirements is known as - correct
answer- ✅quality control
Vertical wall supports are also known as - correct answer- ✅studs
The tallest building in the world is in what city? - correct answer- ✅Dubai
What official TSA color represents "the strength and determination of the technology education
students and teachers to obtain their goal? - correct answer- ✅Scarlet
What device produces power by means of a chemical reaction? - correct answer- ✅Battery
What is the process of controlling friction to reduce the wear of surfaces in rubbing contact with
each other? - correct answer- ✅Lubricating
What is mixed with the gasoline fuel for two-cycle engines? - correct answer- ✅Lubricating Oil
What is the measure of potential difference in electricity? - correct answer- ✅Voltage
Originally, many people thought of the car as a: - correct answer- ✅Horseless Carriage
Which instrument measures electrical current? - correct answer- ✅Ammeter
What is a rounded part on an object that makes smooth transition from one surface to another?
- correct answer- ✅Fillet
Skylab, the first US space station, still orbits the Earth today. (T/F) - correct answer- ✅False
In house construction, which of the following is the normal spacing of studs in a house frame? -
correct answer- ✅16" on center
______________ is a chamber designed to allow movement between compartments containing
air at different pressures. - correct answer- ✅Airlock
MIPS, a common speed measurement for computers, stands for: - correct answer- ✅Millions of
Instructions per Second
Human speech can be divided into a set of discrete sounds known as: - correct answer-
✅Phonemes
What is the typical alternating current voltage from a wall receptacle in the United States and
Canada? - correct answer- ✅110V
In a drawing, all the points about an object that cannot be indicated on the drawing are given as:
- correct answer- ✅Specifications
In business jargon, what does CEO stand for? - correct answer- ✅Chief Executive Officer
What is a manually operating device for opening and closing an electrical circuit? - correct
answer- ✅Switch
