Historical Milestones in Information Technology Evolution

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Which milestone laid the foundation for encoding text characters as sequences of dots and dashes?

Invention of the Telegraph

What was the primary purpose of ENIAC, the world's first general-purpose electronic digital computer?

Military calculations during World War II

Who were the inventors of the integrated circuit, also known as the microchip?

Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce

Which development laid the groundwork for packet switching technology and the TCP/IP protocol suite?

<p>Birth of the Internet</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the impact of the integrated circuit on electronics?

<p>Enabling the miniaturization of electronic components</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which invention revolutionized long-distance communication technology?

<p>Telegraph by Samuel Morse</p> Signup and view all the answers

What major technology development in the 1980s made computers more user-friendly?

<p>Xerox Alto</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which invention from 1990 revolutionized information access and sharing?

<p>The World Wide Web</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which event marked the rise of e-commerce in the 1990s?

<p>Establishment of online retailers like Amazon and eBay</p> Signup and view all the answers

What technology introduced in the 2000s reshaped consumer behavior and digital experiences?

<p>Introduction of smartphones like the iPhone</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which development facilitated on-demand access to computing resources over the internet starting in the 2000s?

<p>Cloud computing</p> Signup and view all the answers

What major technological advancement led to the revolution of productivity and accessibility to technology for individuals and small businesses?

<p>Introduction of the Altair 8800</p> Signup and view all the answers

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