History of Computers Quiz
Apple
-First affordable useful computer for the people in 1976
Remington Rand
-Produced first commercial computer -Predicted the election hours before humans did
Robert Noyce
-Produced the chip -no need to hand wire components together - integrated circuits
Alan turing
-built and designed pilot ace -helped crack german code in WWII
Sinclair
-computers dominated britain
Lyons (LEO)
-decided to build its own computer - called Ferranti -started the computer trend in Britain -Maurice Wilkes of Cambridge University helped to build the computer
Eckert and Mauchly
-first proposed the making of a commercial computer -US Census Bureau bought UNIVAC for $350,000 -Fell victim to anti-communist ideas -Fell into great debt and sold company to Remington Rand
Colossus
-full electronic device which took logical steps to crack code
Xerox
-paper copying -Xerox PARC - worked to make computers easier to use with touch and sight
Transistor
-tiny electronic component -replaced valves and vacuum tubes -Walter Brattain, John Bardeen, and William Shockly won Nobel Prize for it
IBM
-tried to take down UNIVAC -created IBM 650 and became the largest computer company in the world -Ran by Thomas Watson Jr. -first personal computer failed
Macintosh
-used mouse to control pictures and allowed for easy use -different software for all areas -disabled children could learn easier as the screen was interactive and paperless
When did IBM enter the computer business and who was the main driver
1951 - Thomas Watson Jr.
Ivan Sutherland
Created sketchpad which was the first interactive system
Which company finally made the first commercial computer in the US
Remington Rand
what is the name of the first commercial computer in the US
UNIVAC
FORTRAN
a coding language much easier than binary
Microprocessors
allowed for computers to be much smaller
In World War II what was the electronic digital computer used for
breaking german code
what contribution did alan turing have during world war II
built a computer system which helped to crack code
What was the original use of computers
calculating and crunching numbers
Doug Engelbart
created the mouse
COBOL
easy to use code close to english
Altair 8800
first personal computer - people had to build it themselves
what was the first generation electronic computer made of
vacuum tubes