Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Early Computers | 1930s - 1980s AD

What is an abacus?
An oblong frame with rows of wires or grooves along which beads are slid and it's used for calculating.

In 1936, Zuse invented this type of computer?
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?
It was used by the US Navy for ballistic and gunnery


Post a photo of the UNIVAC Computer.
In 1951, Eckert and Mauchly designed the first commercial computer for whom?
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?
IBM mathematical formula translating system

Post a photo of the first mouse.




In 1964, how did Engelbart change the way computers worked?
Made them a more user-friendly tool


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


In 1971, Intel introduced this?

First single chip microprocessor: Intel 4004



Post a photo of it.


In the same year, IBM introduced this?
Post a photo of one.
First "memory disk" often called the "floppy disk"


In 1973, Metcalf and Xerox created this?
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?
MS-DOS computer operating system which was packaged 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?
Apple Macintosh Computer from Apple


The commercial only ran one time. When?
In 1984


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

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


When was the internet that we know, world wide web, developed and introduced?
In 1991


Over the years, Apple has included "easter eggs" within their software. What is an "easter egg"?
Secret hidden messages and icons within their software


Search for easter eggs in Photoshop and Illustrator. List a few in this post ... and try to find them in the applications.
In Photoshop, a Merlin images came as well as a space monkey, and some jokes. In Illustrator, fun facts and the number of days until Christmas.



Where do you think computers will take us in the next 10 years?
I think computers will help the world become more connected and technologically advance us by perhaps helping us store data more efficiently, finding research materials faster

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