History Of IT Flashcards
What was one of the first ever stored programs that became operational in 1948?
Manchester Mark I
What company sold 450 of its first mass produced computer in one year in 1954?
IBM
In 1956, what was introduced to replace punched cards and paper tape input?
Direct keyboard input
In 1958 what large scale communication network connected 23 computer sites in the US and Canada to detect and destroy Soviet bombers?
SAGE
In 1960 what computer system that inspired first computer video game Space War I retailed for around 120,000?
DEC-PDP 1
In 1968, Data General introduced what microcomputer chip and how much memory did it have?
Nova, 32 kb memory
In 1971 Intel introduced what that could address 64 JB?
The 8080 microprocessor
In 1976, Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs ordered 50 assembled systems of what?
Apple-1
In 1977 what was sold with keyboard, case, manual game paddles and cassette tape containing the game Breakout?
Apple II
In 1978, who launches Model 400 and Model 800 computers using the marketing slogan “computers for People”
Atari
In 1981 what Microsoft operating system became the most licensed operating system?
MS-DOS
In 1981, what did Sony introduce?
The 3 1/2 inch floppy drive and diskettes
In 1981, what company launches a PC with Intel 8088 microprocessor and MS-DOS operating system?
IBM
In 1982-1983 what was developed by Philips that was able to hold 550 mb of prerecorded data?
CD Roms
In 1984 what did Apple launch with the first successful mouse-driven computer with a GUI and a 6800 microprocessor?
MacIntosh
In 1984. who released a portable computer that could run the same software as the IBM PC?
Compaq
In 1986, Compaq introduced the first computer to use what 32 bit microprocessor?
Intel 80386 chip
In 1990-1991, who invented the World Wide Web at CERN in Switzerland?
Tim Berners-Lee
In 1990-1991, Microsoft delivers what that provided the ability to run multiple programs simultaneously on the Intel 80386 chip?
Windows 3.0
In 1992, what created a set of standards for digital images?
JPEG( Joint Photographic Expert Group)
In 1993, what first popular browser was created?
Mosaic
In 1994 Compact Flash memory is introduced by who?
ScanDisk
In 1994, Sony released what?
Playstation
In 1997, what did IBMs computer do?
Defeat a world champion chess player
What became the norm in the late 90s aided by mobile devices like Blackberry and Nokia 6110?
Text messaging