History of Computing

Question 1

What sped the process of the 1890 US Census?

Answer 1

Herman Hollerith applied the concept of representing information as holes in paper cards to speed the tabulation process in the 1890 US Census

Question 2

What were early computers?

Answer 2

Calculators

Question 3

When were computers used by the military for firing calculations?

Answer 3

During WWII (1940s)

Question 4

When did John von Neumann develop the definition of modern computer architecture?

Answer 4

1945

Question 5

When did Bell Labs develop the first translator?

Answer 5

1947

Question 6

When was the first commercial, non-government computer delivered to the GE plant in Louisville, KY?

Answer 6

1954

Question 7

When did Grace Hopper develop the first compiler (COBOL)?

Answer 7

1956

Question 8

When did transistors replace vacuum tubes for computer storage?

Answer 8

1960

Question 9

When were integrated circuits applied to technology?

Answer 9

1965

Question 10

When did Texas Instruments deliver the first hand held calculator?

Answer 10

1966

Question 11

How much did the first hand held calculator by TI cost?

Answer 11

$450

Question 12

When was the first microcomputer (MIT’s Altair) commercially produced & marketed?

Answer 12

1975

Question 13

When did Apple introduce II?

Answer 13

1977

Question 14

When did IBM introduce the PC?

Answer 14

1981

Question 15

When did Apple introduce Macintosh?

Answer 15

1984

Question 16

When did AT&T introduce the video phone?

Answer 16

1992