Sure, you may have scored more than 150 on the standardized IQ test, you may party hearty with Mensa Mommas -- but what's that actually worth in the real world? Diddly. If you truly want to know how smart you are when it counts, then InfoWorld's Geek IQ test is the puzzler for you. Answer the 20 questions below, and we'll add up your score and let you know how you measure up. Even a suit can follow those directions. And remember: Googling every question will not give you an accurate score. Got a beef or want to brag? Take it out on the comments section of the Answer Key page at the end of the test.

-- Oliver Rist

1. What's the first universal question of telephone help desk support?

a. Is the power cable plugged in?

b. Have you tried turning it on and off again?

c. Has it burst into flames?

d. All of the above

2. What's the quickest way to derail a small IT project?

a. Involve a project manager

b. Involve a certified project manager

c. Allow frequent progress meetings with creative senior management types

d. b and c

3. What celebrity on this list co-founded a still-functioning Internet business?

a. William Shatner

b. Al Gore

c. Alyssa Milano

d. All of the above

4. How many sockets/ports does the TCP/IP protocol support in total?

a. 64,256

b. 65,764

c. 68,512

d. 65,536

5. What's the first thing a SOX auditor will ask for?

a. Coffee

b. Audit logs and policy documentation

c. An envelope full of cash

d. All of the above

6. Under linux, which command will kill all processes whose process name contains the string "killme"?

a. ps auxww | grep killme | awk '{print$2}' | xargs kill

b. ps auxww | grep killme | awk {'print$2'} | xargs kill

c. ps auffq | grep killme | awk '{print$1}' | xargs kill

d. ps auxwf | grep -v killme | awk '{print$2}' | xargs kill

7. Why do so many Linux geeks prefer to operate the system in console mode?

a. It's faster -- people who get little sex have faster fingers

b. It's faster -- it's where we learned so we know how to get everything done

c. It's more impressive to the opposite sex

d. It's more impressive to managers, thus providing job security

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