Apple and Microsoft History
Internet Explorer
A web browser created by Microsoft in 1995. It is used to view information on the World Wide Web.
Bill Gates
American computer software designer who Co-founded Microsoft and built it into one of the Largest computer software manufacturers
IBM PC
An early, commercially successful personal computer system that featured a 4.77 MHz Intel 8088 processor, 64 KB RAM, and a floppy disk drive. Ancestor to today's PCs.
Windows
An operating system by Microsoft that incorporates a user-friendly, graphical interface.
Macintosh
The brand name of a family of personal computers (hardware) and an operating system (software) from Apple, introduced in 1984.
Apple inc.
This company was known for its Macintosh computers during the 1980s. Which company is now better known for programs like iTunes, and products like the iPhone?
Netscape Navigator
the first internet browser made widely available to the public
Microsoft Corporation
a multinational computer technology corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of software products for computing devices; sued by the US government for having a monopoly in the computer industry.
Steve Jobs
computer industry giant who started Apple Computers, Macintosh, I-Phone, etc.
Macintosh operating system
Operating system for Apple's Macintosh computer.