Early Computers | 1930s - 1980s AD

What is an abacus?
considered the first computer because it was able to perform simple math calculations

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

 
In 1944, Aiken and Hopper designed the Mark Series of computers to be used for what?
used by the navy for gunnery and ballistic calculations
 
 
In 1951, Eckert and Mauchly designed the first commercial computer for whom?
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 IBM mathematical formula translating system
 
 
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 developed to protect the flow of information between military installations by creating a network of geographically separated computers

In 1971, Intel introduced this? 
the first single chip microprocessor
 

In the same year, IBM introduced this? Post a photo of one.
memory disk

In 1973, Metcalf and Xerox created this?
the first ethernet computer network

During the next several years, the first consumer computers were marketed. 

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

 
In 1983, who introduced the Lisa computer?
apple

What is GUI?
graphical user interface




 
In 1984, a more affordable home computer was introduced. Name the computer and the company that marketed it?
apple macintosh computer, apple

The commercial only ran one time. When?
January 22, 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 Wozniak

When was the internet that we know, world wide web, developed and introduced?
1990

Over the years, Apple has included "easter eggs" within their software. What is an "easter egg"?
a hidden setting

Search for easter eggs in Photoshop and Illustrator. List a few in this post ... and try to find them in the applications.

Where do you think computers will take us in the next 10 years?
 I think computers will become like ipads instead of big machines