Life-Changing Moments Quiz

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During the early days of Microsoft, Bill Gates and his team worked long hours and listened to loud music in the software lab. What type of music did they mostly listen to?

Pop music

Acid rock (correct)

Jazz

Classical music

What did Bill Gates and his team do after eating pizzas?

They continued working all night

They went out for a walk

They went to watch action movies (correct)

They went to sleep

What did BASIC allow people to do with the Altair microcomputer?

Play games only

Both fun stuff and real work (correct)

Write accounting programs only

Write word processors only

Who did Steve Jobs persuade to invest in Apple?

Arthur Rock Signup and view all the answers

What was the first case of its type used on a personal computer?

Structural foam case Signup and view all the answers

How many chips were used in the floppy disk drive controller of the Apple II?

8 Signup and view all the answers

Where was the Apple II launched?

West Coast Computer Faire Signup and view all the answers

Which company did Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs co-found?

Apple Signup and view all the answers

What was the first electronic spreadsheet called?

VisiCalc Signup and view all the answers

What was the killer application for the Apple II?

Spreadsheet Signup and view all the answers

Who invented the first electronic spreadsheet?

Dan Bricklin Signup and view all the answers

Who became multimillionaires when Apple went public in 1980?

Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak Signup and view all the answers

Who were the key figures in the development of Apple Computer?

Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of the West Coast Computer Faire?

To showcase the latest PC technology Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, when was Steve Jobs worth over a hundred million dollars?

When he was twenty-five Signup and view all the answers

What did the California counter culture contribute to the development of the PC?

Sharing of ideas and solutions Signup and view all the answers

Which company emerged as the top player in the personal computer market, taking fifty per cent of the market?

Apple Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of the blue boxes built by Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs?

To cheat the phone company Signup and view all the answers

Who sold the first copies of VisiCalc?

Marv Goldschmitt Signup and view all the answers

What did VisiCalc allow people to do with numbers?

Play with scenarios and change numbers Signup and view all the answers

What was the effect of the spreadsheet on business decisions?

It made business decisions more informed Signup and view all the answers

Who invented the personal computer?

Ed Roberts Signup and view all the answers

Who was the highest Bishop who was going to be the translator for the Pope?

The Bishop Signup and view all the answers

What did Steve Jobs learn from building blue boxes?

He could build a little thing that could control a giant thing Signup and view all the answers

What did Steve Jobs offer to pay the narrator with when he helped move materials out of the garage?

Company shares Signup and view all the answers

What was Steve Jobs's dream for the Apple II?

To sell the first real packaged computer Signup and view all the answers