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Software Engineering trivia quiz

Think you know Software Engineering? Prove it against a real opponent. QuizDown has over 120 Software Engineering questions, from easy to expert, and you’re matched with a real player who gets the same seven.

Opens Monday 9 November at 06:00: get notified

What the Software Engineering questions cover

  • Version Control
  • Architecture
  • Testing
  • Agile
  • Algorithms
  • Concurrency
  • Databases
  • Distributed Systems
  • Formal Methods
  • CI/CD
  • Debugging
  • Operating Systems

Try three Software Engineering questions

Question 1

Which distributed version-control system was created by Linus Torvalds?

  1. Git
  2. CVS
  3. Subversion
  4. Mercurial
Show the answer

Git

Question 2

Which language adds interactivity to most web pages in a browser?

  1. CSS
  2. JavaScript
  3. SQL
  4. HTML
Show the answer

JavaScript

Question 3

Which standard language is used to structure the content of a web page?

  1. C++
  2. Python
  3. HTML
  4. Java
Show the answer

HTML

In a real match you’d have ten seconds for each, and faster right answers score more.

How a Software Engineering match works

  1. Seven rounds. The same seven Software Engineering questions for you and your opponent.
  2. Ten seconds each. A right answer in two seconds scores 20; at the buzzer, 11.
  3. The last round counts double. It’s never over until it’s over.

Your Software Engineering ranking is its own: climb it without your other topics dragging you down.