Question Set 1 Answer the following questions: 1. What year was an abacus first used. 2. Discuss Babbages "Analytical Engine" outlining the features it has. 3. What caused the Birth of IBM? 4. When was the transistor invented by Bell Laboratories? 5. What was the significance of EDVAC, Mark I and EDSAC? 6. What defines the fourth generation of computers? 7. Who dubbed the Internet the "Information Superhighway"? 8. What was the first personal computer? 9. What does WIMP stand for? 10. When was Netscape 1.0 released? 11. What are your predictions about the future of computers? |