US History Chapter 23 Section 1
What is an integrated circuit, and when was the first one developed?
A complete electronic circuit on a single chip of silicon and early 1959
How did the Telecommunications Act of 1996 change the industry?
Allowed phone companies to compete with each other
What are some companies that found success on the Internet and what service do they provide?
Amazon became successful online bookseller, Google and Yahoo helped people locate information on the web
What was the first practical and affordable computer for personal use?
Apple II
How did compact computers change the workplace?
By linking employees within an office or among office branches
When did the world's first electronic digital computer(ENIAC) go into operation?
February 1946
What was the impact of Internet-related stocks in the late 1990s?
Helped fuel the prosperity of the 1990s
How many people were regularly using the Internet by 2007?
More than 1 billion people
What did Bill Gates and Microsoft design?
The PC Software
In which system does the Internet have its roots?
The network of computers connected together by phone lines, cable lines, and wireless communications
How do Internet companies earn money?
Using the web to take orders from customers and provide info about their products
What are blogs?
Web sites that function as a kind of public diary or notebook
