History of Computing Innovations
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In which year was the first home computer released?

  • 1976
  • 1982
  • 1968
  • 1970 (correct)
  • When did Microsoft officially found?

  • 1990
  • 1968
  • 1977 (correct)
  • 1986
  • Which year saw the release of Word Star, the most popular word processing program at the time?

  • 1989
  • 1971
  • 1978 (correct)
  • 1985
  • When did Intel introduce the i486 chip?

    <p>1990</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When was the first PDA, APPLE NEWTON, introduced?

    <p>1993</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which year was the DVD players made available in the US?

    <p>1998</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When did the year 2000 bug (Y2K) happen?

    <p>2000</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which year did Mark Zuckerberg launch Thefacebook, which later became Facebook?

    <p>2001</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is popularly known as the first programmer?

    <p>Lady Augusta Lovelace</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which year was the punch card tabulating machine invented by Dr. Herman Hollerith?

    <p>1890</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When was IBM established?

    <p>1942</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who produced the 1st computer that uses binary code?

    <p>Konrad Zuse</p> Signup and view all the answers

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