The History of Personal Computers Quiz

The microcomputer revolution of the 1970s.

A personal computer is intended for interactive individual use, unlike a mainframe computer or a time-sharing system.

Early personal computers were generally called microcomputers.

<p>After the development of the microprocessor, individual personal computers became low enough in cost to be affordable consumer goods.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The term 'personal computer' was initially used in a 1968 Hewlett-Packard advertisement for a programmable calculator.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The microcomputer revolution of the 1970s marked the beginning of the history of the personal computer as a mass-market consumer electronic device. It contributed by making individual personal computers low enough in cost to eventually become affordable consumer goods.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Early personal computers, generally called microcomputers, were of interest mostly to hobbyists and technicians.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A personal computer is intended for interactive individual use, as opposed to a mainframe computer where the end user's requests are filtered through operating staff, or a time-sharing system in which one large processor is shared by many individuals.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Yale Law School librarian Fred Shapiro noted the early published use of the phrase 'personal computer' in a 1968 Hewlett-Packard advertisement for a programmable calculator.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The development of the microprocessor made individual personal computers low enough in cost to eventually become affordable consumer goods.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The microcomputer revolution of the 1970s marked the beginning of the history of the personal computer as a mass-market consumer electronic device.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Early personal computers were generally called microcomputers due to their small size and limited capabilities.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Individual personal computers were low enough in cost after the development of the microprocessor, making them eventually affordable consumer goods.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Yale Law School librarian Fred Shapiro notes an early published use of the phrase in a 1968 Hewlett-Packard advertisement for a programmable calculator.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Early personal computers were often sold in electronic kit form and in limited numbers, and were of interest mostly to hobbyists and technicians.</p> Signup and view all the answers