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2010 Geek IQ Test

Posted by samzenpus on from the what-do-you-know dept.

snydeq writes "Windows NT name size limits, network cabling and protocols, Linux printer daemon commands, AD&D character alignments — find out how much you know where it really counts by taking InfoWorld's 2010 Geek IQ Test."

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  1. 100%, and I didn't even take it. by blair1q · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I know I'll ace it, because I'll open Google in another window.

    And that, of course, is the correct answer, in 2010.

    1. Re:100%, and I didn't even take it. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Nope. It will take 40 seconds between questions and you will give up in exasperation.

  2. Ally McBeal?! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    WTF kind of "Geek Cred" quiz has a question about Ally McBeal? And what's with all the Windows questions?

  3. Re:Windows Questions?! by somejeff · · Score: 5, Insightful

    And what's with all the Windows questions?

    - A geek knows Windows inside and out.
    - A true geek knows to how to live without Windows (-- that's probably where we fall, in our parents' basement)
    - An übergeek knows life, the universe and everything, including Windows.

  4. InfoWorld Fail by michaelwigle · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Looks like InfoWorld failed the Geek IQ test... Question 1. How much bandwidth do you need to avoid getting slashdotted?

  5. Re:Shitty site by admica · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I opened it and closed it a few seconds later because it was too hard to find test with all those ads and hideous page design. I'm not clicking a single thing on that page!

  6. knowledge != IQ by petes_PoV · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Being able to recall a bunch of facts is not the same thing as the ability to make logical deductions, work out the answers to problems or make the link between cause and effect. All this test does is check a persons memory - which is less important these days with search engines and knowledge bases. What would make a better test would be to present a problem and see how people deduce the answer, not just discover how much time they waste reading industry publications.

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  7. Re:Shitty site by Quiet_Desperation · · Score: 5, Insightful

    2 pop-ups blocked on every page, slow load times, intrusive flash ads all over, 1 question per page to force more ad views.

    It's a trap! The real correct answer is not to play at all.

    I win.

  8. Re:Karma Whoring Post by EnsilZah · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Sounds more like an MCSE test than a geek test.

  9. Re:Windows Questions?! by hweimer · · Score: 4, Insightful

    - A geek knows Windows inside and out.

    That might be true up to 95 or so, and only if said geek is old enough to have experienced these times. Later, GNU/Linux became so ubiquitous in geekdom that knowing the answers for this test is actually a hint that you are not a real geek. Personally, I find the old Geek Quiz much more entertaining.

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