Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Early Computers | 1930s - 1980s AD

What is an abacus?
Performed simple math calculations

In 1936, Zuse invented this type of computer?
The first freely programmable computer



Post a photo of the 1944 Mark Computer.

In 1944, Aiken and Hopper designed the Mark Series of computers to be used for what?
Used by the US Navy for gunnery and ballistic calculations



Post a photo of the UNIVAC Computer.
In 1951, Eckert and Mauchly designed the first commercial computer for whom?
For the Census bureau

What does UNIVAC stand for?
Universal Automatic Computer

In 1953, IBM enters the scene. What does IBM stand for?
International Business Machines

What is FORTRAN?
The first successful high level programming language. The IBM mathematical formula translating system.



Post a photo of the first mouse.

In 1964, how did Engelbart change the way computers worked?
He made computers more user-friendly by inventing the computer mouse

What is the significance of ARPnet?
The first internet. It was developed to protect the flow of information between military installations by creating a network of geographically separated computers

In 1971, Intel introduced this? Post a photo of it.
The first single chip microprocessor, the Intel 4004:
In the same year, IBM introduced this? Post a photo of one.

The first memory disk, commonly called the floppy disk because of its flexibilty:
In 1973, Metcalf and Xerox created this?
The first ethernet computer network



During the next several years, the first consumer computers were marketed. Post photos of the Altair, Apple I, Apple II, TRS-80, Commodore PET. Label each.
Altair

Apple I

Apple II

TRS-80

Commodore PET


In 1981, Bill Gates and Microsoft introduced this package?
The MS-DOS computer operating system which was packages with the IBM PC



Post a photo of the Lisa computer.
In 1983, who introduced the Lisa computer?
Apple

What is GUI?
Graphical User Interface



Post a photo of the computer mentioned below.
In 1984, a more affordable home computer was introduced. Name the computer and the company that marketed it?
The Apple Macintosh computer

The commercial only ran one time. When?
January 22, 1984 during the Super Bowl

In response to the Apple GUI, Gates and Microsoft introduced this?
The Windows operating system

Two men are known for their development of the Apple I computer. Who are they?
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak 

When was the internet that we know, world wide web, developed and introduced?
1960s

Over the years, Apple has included "easter eggs" within their software. What is an "easter egg"?
it is an intentional hidden message in software

Where do you think computers will take us in the next 10 years?
The computers will keep getting thinner and thinner and lighter and there will be more touch screens.

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