HISTORY OF MOBILE COMPUTING

Question 1

Apple’s first contribution to the mobile computing movement.

Answer 1

The Apple Macintosh portable

Question 2

the first attempt to recognize natural handwriting and use a basic form of artificial intelligence in a small digital device.

Answer 2

Newton MessagePad

Question 3

The world’s first consumer laptop

Answer 3

The Osborne 1

Question 4

the true first laptop

Answer 4

HX-20 by Epson

Question 5

First touchscreen laptop

Answer 5

Gavilan SC

Question 6

1970s:
_________by Alan Kay (researcher at Xerox PARC (Palo Alto Research Center))

Answer 6

Dynabook

Question 7

When did apple launched its first iPhone

Answer 7

2007

Question 8

What year: Kyocera Kyotronic

Answer 8

1983

Question 9

1996:
________ by U.S. Robotics

Answer 9

PalmPilot 1000

Question 10

________ is a specification for a handheld-sized computer or personal digital assistant (PDA), and typically has some of the capabilities of a desktop PC.

Answer 10

Pocket PC

Question 11

What year: Gavilan SC

Answer 11

1984

Question 12

What year: The Apple Macintosh portable

Answer 12

1989

Question 13

2006:
_________by Toshiba
-boasted the first HD DVD player in a computer

Answer 13

Qosmio

Question 14

a full-blown notebook in miniature, complete with hard drive, TFT screen and the ability to run Windows 95.

Answer 14

Libretto by Toshiba

Question 15

first to be marketed with the term ‘laptop’

Answer 15

Gavilan SC

Question 16

the most used and useful of the early laptops

Answer 16

Kyocera Kyotronic

Question 17

Operating system of GriDPad

Answer 17

MS-DOS

Question 18

What year: Commodore SX-64

Answer 18

1983

Question 19

2021-2024

Answer 19

AI-Powered Cameras

Sustainability and Right-to-Repair

Advancements in Mobile AI

Question 20

When did apple launched the iPad

Answer 20

2010

Question 21

2015-2017

Answer 21

Mobile Payments

Wearable Integration

Edge-to-Edge Displays

AI and Machine Learning

Question 22

When was Windows 3.1

Answer 22

1992

Question 23

2011-2014

Answer 23

Rise of Mobile Operating Systems

App Ecosystem Growth

4G LTE Rollout

Smartphone Innovation

Question 24

This became the standard operating system for laptops

Answer 24

Windows 3.1

Question 25

What is the first Android-based smartphone

Answer 25

Droid by Motorola

Question 26

2018-2020

Answer 26

5G Deployment

Foldable Phones

Privacy and Security Enhancements

Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR)

Question 27

commonly thought of as the first tablet computing device.

Answer 27

GriDPad

Question 28

1994:
_______ introduces the CD-ROM drive.

Answer 28

IBM’s Thinkpad 755

Question 29

1981:
________ by The Osborne Computer Corporation

Answer 29

The Osborne 1

Question 30

one of the most important evolutions for the laptop.

Answer 30

LCD screens

Question 31

known as the first to produce a portable color screen

Answer 31

Commodore SX-64

Question 32

What year: GriDPad

Answer 32

1989

Question 33

When was the PDA (personal digital assistant) introduced by Apple

Answer 33

1993

Question 34

When did Intel announced its 20MHz 386SL processor

Answer 34

1990

Question 35

1982:
______ by Epson

Answer 35

HX-20

Question 36

1997:
______by Toshiba

Answer 36

Libretto

Question 37

In 2002, Microsoft developed ___________

Answer 37

the Microsoft Tablet PC.

Question 38

the first smartphone

Answer 38

The IBM Simon