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How do most TV remotes talk to the TV?

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  1. 1 Easy

    Why are phone and computer contacts gold-plated?

    Answer: Resists corrosion

    Why: Gold ranks just third for conducting, behind silver and copper, but unlike them it does not oxidize or tarnish.

  2. 2 Medium

    What can a loudspeaker work as when run in reverse?

    Answer: Microphone

    Why: Sound pushing a speaker cone moves its coil through the magnet's field, which induces a small current, just as in a dynamic microphone.

  3. 3 Hard

    How many transistors did Intel's first microprocessor have?

    Answer: 2,300

    Why: The 4004 was first built to run a Japanese printing calculator, the Busicom 141-PF.

  4. 4 Easy

    Which element are most computer chips built from?

    Answer: Silicon

    Why: Silicon is the second most common element in Earth's crust after oxygen, over a quarter of its mass.

  5. 5 Medium

    Which LED color won its inventors a Nobel Prize?

    Answer: Blue

    Why: Red and green LEDs were decades old, but white LED lamps needed the blue LED that arrived in the early 1990s.

  6. 6 Hard

    Which battery type is known for the 'memory effect'?

    Answer: Nickel-cadmium

    Why: In nickel-cadmium cells, crystals can grow on the cadmium plate and hide part of it from the electrolyte, cutting capacity.

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