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What was the name of the first personal computer, and when was it created? ~ The Altair 8800 was created in 1975 How much was The Altair sold for? ~ $395 kit The Altair had no... ~ keyboard or monitor The Altair was not... ~ user-friendly The Altair was marked as... ~ the start of per...

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CPT 101 Concepts Exam 1
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What was the name of the first personal computer, and when was it created?


✓✓~ The Altair 8800 was created in 1975




How much was The Altair sold for?


✓✓~ $395 kit




The Altair had no...


✓✓~ keyboard or monitor




The Altair was not...


✓✓~ user-friendly




The Altair was marked as...


✓✓~ the start of personal computer boom

,Who were the first owners of The Altair?


✓✓~ Bill Gates and Paul Allen




Bill Gates and Paul Allen wrote...


✓✓~ compiling program and sold to Altair




The price of The Altair was reasonable enough that...


✓✓~ computer fanatics could finally own their own computers




Despite The Altair's limitations, computer enthusiasts...


✓✓~ flocked to the machine




Other early personal computers built by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak include...


✓✓~ the Apple I and Apple II.




The operating system of the Apple I and II were stored in...


✓✓~ ROM




Steve Jobs liked Wozniak's prototypes, so together, the two built...

,✓✓~ the Apple I and formed the Apple Computer Company in 1976. The

Apple II was born a year later.




One of its biggest innovations was that the operating system was stored...


✓✓~ in read-only memory




Previously, the operating system had to be...


✓✓~ rewritten every time the computer was turned on




BASIC:


✓✓~ Beginner's All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code.




When was BASIC introduced


✓✓~ 1964




BASIC revolutionized...


✓✓~ software industry




BASIC was easily learned by...


✓✓~ beginning programmers

, BASIC became key...


✓✓~ language for PC




BASIC led to...


✓✓~ creation of Microsoft




Bill Gates and Paul Allen used BASIC to write...


✓✓~ their program for the Altair




When was Microsoft MS-DOS developed?


✓✓~ 1980




Microsoft was an operating system for...


✓✓~ IBM PCs




Microsoft was modified by...


✓✓~ Bill Gates




PCs using Intel chip used...

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