June 10 Trivia Question
What year did the CPS department at Michigan State University change its name to the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)?
Archive for the ‘Trivia’ Category
PRIP trivia
June 9, 2008June 9 Trivia Question
(“Prippies” from the 1975-1985 years may remember this one.)
The PRIP Lab used two Harris computers for several years. What were their names?
Linux, locations, and leave-taking
June 6, 2008Here are three trivia questions to hold us over until Monday. Thanks to the CSE faculty and staff who submitted these!
June 6 Trivia Questions
- Who was the Debian GNU/Linux O.S. named after (where does “Debian” come from)?
- In what campus building was the computer science department originally located?
- Which CSE faculty member and former chairperson retired in 2007?
CSE Trivia Launched
June 5, 2008Welcome to CSE trivia!
Trivia will include general computer science questions or anything related to the MSU computer science department from the early days to the present.
To answer a question, just leave a comment. To submit a question, please send it to glasskim AT cse . msu . edu. Feel free to comment on older trivia questions as well.
Hint: Some of the answers can be found on the CSE 40 year anniversary site.
Trivia will be updated daily Monday — Friday during Fall semester 2008. We may be inclined to offer prizes if enough people are interested in a contest!
June 5 Trivia Question
What was the name of the first computer at Michigan State University?
