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Steve Jobs (1955–2011) Flashcards

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When was Steve Jobs born?

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February 24, 1955

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Who were Steve Jobs’ biological parents?

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Joanne Schieble and Abdulfattah Jandali

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Who adopted Steve Jobs?

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Paul and Clara Jobs

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Where was Steve Jobs raised?

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Silicon Valley, California

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What college did Steve Jobs attend before dropping out?

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Reed College

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In what year did Steve Jobs co-found Apple?

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1976

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Who co-founded Apple with Steve Jobs?

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Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne

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What was the first commercially successful Apple product?

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Apple II

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What product introduced the graphical user interface to personal computers?

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Macintosh (1984)

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Which Apple product revolutionized the music industry?

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iPod (2001)

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What year was the iPhone introduced?

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2007

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Which Apple product helped popularize tablet computing?

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iPad (2010)

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Which animation studio did Steve Jobs help found?

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Pixar Animation Studios

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What was the first full-length CGI film produced by Pixar?

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Toy Story (1995)

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Which countercultural movement influenced Steve Jobs and his work?

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Bay Area counterculture movement

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What was a major influence on Jobs’ minimalist design approach?

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Zen Buddhism

17
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What was Steve Jobs’ dietary preference?

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He was a vegetarian.

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What caused Steve Jobs’ departure from Apple in 1985?

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Conflicts within the company and management issues

19
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What company did Steve Jobs found after leaving Apple?

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NeXT

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What role did NeXT technology play in Apple’s revival?

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NeXT technology was used when Jobs returned to Apple.

21
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When did Steve Jobs return to Apple?

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1997

22
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What were some of the challenges Steve Jobs faced with Pixar initially?

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Initial setbacks in producing animated films

23
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When did Steve Jobs pass away?

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October 5, 2011

24
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What type of course inspired Jobs’ focus on typography and design aesthetics?

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A calligraphy course at Reed College

25
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Why was the name ‘Apple’ chosen for the company?

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Jobs wanted a simple, friendly name, in contrast to more technical competitors.

26
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What illegal device did Jobs and Wozniak build to make free calls?

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Blue boxes

27
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What is Steve Jobs’ most significant contribution to mobile technology?

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The iPhone

28
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Which Apple product changed how people purchased and consumed music?

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iPod and iTunes

29
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How is Steve Jobs often described in terms of his role in history?

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As one of the greatest business and technology visionaries of the 20th and 21st centuries

30
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What innovation is Steve Jobs remembered for in the field of animation?

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Bringing computer-generated imagery (CGI) to animated films through Pixar

31
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What was Steve Jobs’ management style often criticized for?

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He was known for being intense and sometimes difficult to work with.

32
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What was Steve Jobs’ legacy at the time of his death?

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He left behind Apple as one of the most valuable and influential companies in the world.

33
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Fill in the blank: The _______ was Apple’s first successful computer aimed at general consumers.

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Apple II

34
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Fill in the blank: Steve Jobs dropped out of _______ College before starting Apple.

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Reed

35
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Fill in the blank: Steve Jobs co-founded Pixar, which produced the first fully CGI film, ________.

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Toy Story

36
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Fill in the blank: In 1985, Steve Jobs left Apple due to ________ within the company.

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management conflicts

37
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Fill in the blank: Steve Jobs returned to Apple in the year ________.

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1997

38
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Fill in the blank: Steve Jobs’ work in mobile technology revolutionized the ________ industry with the introduction of the iPhone.

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smartphone

39
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Fill in the blank: One of Steve Jobs’ major contributions to the music industry was the ________, which transformed how people bought and listened to music.

A

iPod

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