When was the first computer "born" and what was it named? Answer: The Altair 8800 was born in 1975.
How much was the Altair "do-it-yourself kit?' Answer: $395
The Altair had no... Answer: monitor or keyboard
The Altair was NOT Answer: user-friendly
Who wr...
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When was the first computer "born" and what was it named? Answer: The Altair 8800 was born in
1975.
How much was the Altair "do-it-yourself kit?' Answer: $395
The Altair had no... Answer: monitor or keyboard
The Altair was NOT Answer: user-friendly
Who wrote the program for the Altair? Answer: Bill Gates and Paul Allen
In 1993, the web browser _______ was introduced. Answer: Mosaic
Mosaic allowed users to view ____________ on the web, causing Internet traffic to increase by ____%.
Answer: multimedia; 350
In 1994, a team launched the _____________ web browser. Answer: Netscape
In 1995, Microsoft introduced _______________ __________________, a browser that integrated web
functionality into Microsoft Office applications, and ____________________, the first Microsoft OS
designed to be principally a GUI OS. Answer: Internet Explorer; Windows 95
What does BASIC stand for? Answer: Beginner's All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
,When was BASIC introduced? Answer: 1964
_________ was a language that beginning programming students could easily learn. It became very
popular and the key language of the PC. Answer: BASIC
Bill Gates and Paul Allen used BASIC to write their program for the ________. Answer: Altair
BASIC led to the creation of ____________, a company that produced computer software. Answer:
Microsoft
Who wrote the OS program for the IBM PC? Answer: Bill Gates at Microsoft in 1980
Microsoft developed MS-DOS for ____ computers. Answer: IBM
Eventually, virtually all PCs running on the Intel chip used ____________ as their OS. Answer: MS-
DOS
_____ allowed users to interact with the computer more easily. Answer: GUI (graphical user
interface)
Until GUI, users had to use complicated command- or menu-driven ______________. Answer:
interfaces
________ was the first company to take full advantage of the GUI, but the GUI was not invented by a
computer company. Answer: Apple
, In 1971, Intel Corporation introduced the _______________ chip, a small chip containing millions of
transistors. Answer: microprocessor
The microprocessor functions as the CPU, or brains, of the computer. Computers that use a
microprocessor chip are called ___ generation computers. Over time, Intel and Motorola became the
leading manufacturers of microprocessors. Answer: 4th
1st generation of computers Answer: used vacuum tubes for memory, including UNIVAC
2nd generation of computers Answer: used transistors
3rd generation of computers Answer: integrated circuits
4th generation of computers Answer: used microprocessor chip
What gives access to networks and the internet? Answer: a connectivity port
Ethernet ports transfer data up to ___________ Mbps. Answer: 10,000
What connects headphones, microphones, and speakers to the computer? Answer: Audio ports
What is needed to attach a monitor to a desktop computer or add a second display to a laptop? Answer:
Video port
What is a compact audio-video interface that allows both HD video and digital audio to be carried on
one cable? Answer: High-definition multimedia interface (HDMI)
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