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What is the first known calculator and when?

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Abacus in Babylonia, 2400BC

The abacus dates back to 2400 BC.

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Who is credited with building the first mechanical computer (Analytical and Difference Engine) and when?

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Charles Babbage, 1820s

Known as the ‘Father of the Computer’, he built the Difference Engine and Analytical Engine.

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Who and when was Morse Code invented?

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Samuel Morse in 1835

Invented by Samuel Morse.

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What significant invention was created by Charles Wheatstone and Samuel Morse in 1838?

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Electric Telegraph

This invention facilitated long-distance communication.

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When and who invented the typewriter?

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Charles Thurber in 1843

The typewriter was invented in 1843.

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What was invented by Emile Berliner in 1877?

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Microphone

This invention transformed audio recording and communication.

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Which inventor produced radio waves in 1888?

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Hertz

Henry Babbage also completed a simpler version of the computer.

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When and who completeed a much simpler version of the computer

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Henry Babbage in 1888

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When and who invented wireless communication?

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Nikola Tesla in 1893

This laid the foundation for modern wireless technologies.

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What significant communication technology did Guglielmo Marconi invent in 1895?

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Radio signals

This invention was crucial for radio broadcasting.

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When and who invented remote control?

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Nikola Tesla in 1898

This technology is essential for various modern devices.

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What did James Smathers develop and when?

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First electric typewriter in 1919

This innovation improved typing efficiency.

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When was electronic television invented and by who?

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1923 by Philo Farnsworth

This was a major advancement in visual media.

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Patented by Inventor Edwin H. Armstrong and in what year?

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FM radio in 1933

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Who conceptualized the computing machine in 1937?

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Alan Turing

Turing’s ideas laid the groundwork for modern computing.

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What was the first electromechanical digital computer ?

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Z2 by Konrad Zuse in 1939

This marked a significant development in computer technology.

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What was the first publicly reported programmable general-purpose computer in 1946 and who?

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ENIAC, by American physicist John Mauchly, engineer J, Presper Evkertm Jr. and their colleagues at the Moore School of Electrical Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania.

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What does ENIAC stand for?

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Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer

It was the first publicly reported programmable general-purpose computer.

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When and who designed the Manchester Mark 1?

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Frederic C. Williams, Tom Kilburn, and Geoff Tootill in 1948

This was one of the first programmable computers.

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What was the first computer in the world to allow users to input commands
with a keyboard?

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MIT’s Whirlwind in 1951

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What was the first computer used in processing commercial business applications in 1951

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Leo I, by the Lyons Tea Corporation

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What significant technology was introduced by IBM in 1956?

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Hard disk drive

This innovation revolutionized data storage.

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When and who invented Optical fiber?

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Basil Hirschowitz, C. Wilbure Peters, and Lawrence E Curtis in 1956

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Fill in the blank: Silicon Chip is the first integrated circuit was produced by _____ in ______.

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Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce 1958

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What was the first commercially available microprocessor?
Intel 4004 in 1971 ## Footnote This microprocessor initiated the microcomputer revolution.
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Who invented the first video game console for TVs?
Magnavox Odyssey in 1972 ## Footnote This marked the beginning of home video gaming.
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What significant development occurred in 1989?
World Wide Web invented by Sir Tim Berners-Lee ## Footnote This fundamentally changed how information is shared and accessed.
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What was released in 2004 that marked a shift in internet usage?
Emergence of Web 2.0 ## Footnote This signified a transition from passive consumption to active participation.
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Fill in the blank: The first internet-enabled mobile device was the _______.
Nokia 9000 Communicator in 1996
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What year did Apple release the iPhone?
2007 ## Footnote This device transformed the smartphone industry.
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What was significant about 2020 in the realm of AI?
Chatbot-technology and text-producing AI GPT-3 was released ## Footnote This represented a major leap in AI capabilities.
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What year was the first photocopier, the Xerox Machine, released to the consumer market?
1959
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When and who invented the optical disc?
David Paul Gregg in 1961
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In what year was the computer mouse invented and by who?
1963 by Douglas Engelbart
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Who is credited with the invention of cloud computing in 1963?
Joseph Carl Robnett Licklider
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What significant software was invented in 1967?
Hypertext software by Andries Van Dam and Ted Nelson
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When and who invented E-mail?
1971 by Ray Tomlinson
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What is the first video game console for use on TV's and when was it invented?
The Magnavox Odyssey in 1972
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What year was the personal computer by Xerox invented?
1973
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Who invented Ethernet and when?
Bob Metcalfe and David Boggs in 1973
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What year did the inkjet digital printer get invented?
1976 by Hewlett-Packard
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What is WHOIS, and when was it released?
One of the earliest domain search engines, released in 1982
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What milestone occurred in 1984 regarding laptop computers?
The first laptop computer enters the commercial market
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What was the first search engine developed and where?
Archie at McGill University in Montreal in 1990
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1992
Complete I.T. Founded
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When was the first digital color printing press unveiled?
1993
47
What was the first internet-enabled mobile device?
Nokia 9000 Communicator in 1996
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In what year was Google established and Paypal launched?
1998
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When and who develop the first tablet computer?
Microsoft in 2000
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2001
Digital satelite Radio and apple releases the iPod
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What significant product did Apple release in 2001?
iPod
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What year was WordPress launched by Mike Little and MAtt Mullenweg?
2003
53
Who invented the first commercially available microprocessor in 1971?
Intel 4004
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What technology did USB Flashdrives replace in 2005?
Floppy disks
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When was Youtube launched as a video platform?
2005
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What major social media platform was launched to the public in 2006?
Twitter
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What groundbreaking device did Apple debut in 2007?
iPhone
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When was Bitcoin developed and by who?
2009 by unknown programmers under the name of Satoshi Nakamoto
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What significant product did Apple debut in 2010?
iPad
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When is the beggining of responsive website design?
2010
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What was significant about the computer chips produced in 2011?
22 nanometre computer chips enter mass production
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What year saw the release of quad-core smartphones and tablets?
2012
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When was 14 nanometre computer chips are released?
2014
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What technology reached a market of 5 million in 2014?
Smartwatches
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What did Apple release in 2015?
Apple Watch
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What milestone did supercomputers achieve in 2016?
Reached 100 petaflops
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When and what overtake wired devices as a means of using the internet?
Mobile devices in 2016
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2017
10 nanometre chips enter service
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What technology first publicly emerged in 2018?
AI (Artificial Intelligence) alongside 5G technology
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What breakthrough did Google achieve in 2019?
Quantum Supremacy
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What significant event accelerated digital transformation in 2020?
COVID-19 pandemic
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What AI tool was released in 2021 as a programmer assistant?
GitHub Copilot
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What major product was released in 2022 that relates to AI?
ChatGPT
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What was launched by Microsoft in 2023 that utilized ChatGPT technology?
ChatGPT-powered Bing
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Fill in the blank: The first-to-market Virtual Showroom experience was launched by _______ in 2023.
Sharp

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