Why was the QWERTY keyboard invented?
To use with the Cyrillic alphabet
To improve mechanical typewriters
To speed up typing
A manufacturing error
The Answer: The correct answer is To improve mechanical typewriters.
To cut costs, the first home computers lacked the ability to do what?
To cut costs, the first home computers lacked the ability to do what?
Type lowercase letters
Subtract
Use a keyboard
Power off
The Answer: The correct answer is Type lowercase letters.
What was the original name of the Microsoft Windows operating system?
What was the original name of the Microsoft Windows operating system?
Interface Expert
Computer Wizard
Interface Manager
Clippy
The Answer: The correct answer is Interface Manager.
The ENIAC was the world’s first what?
The ENIAC was the world’s first what?
General purpose computer
Personal computer
Computer with internet access
Gaming computer
The Answer: The correct answer is General purpose computer.
What was the name of the first computer virus in 1971?
What was the name of the first computer virus in 1971?
Melissa
Storm Worm
Creeper
Zeus
The Answer: The correct answer is Creeper.
Reported in 1947, what was the first “computer bug”?
Reported in 1947, what was the first “computer bug”?
A real moth
Radiation sickness from computers
Wiring malfunction
A software crash
The Answer: The correct answer is A real moth.
Which major computer company did NOT start in a garage?
Which major computer company did NOT start in a garage?
Apple
Microsoft
HP
IBM
The Answer: The correct answer is IBM.
What upgrade replaced vacuum tubes in computers in the 1950s?
What upgrade replaced vacuum tubes in computers in the 1950s?
Cameras
Relays
Malware
Transistors
The Answer: The correct answer is Transistors.
Released in 1980, the first 1GB hard disk drive was the size of what?
Released in 1980, the first 1GB hard disk drive was the size of what?
Brick
Toaster
Refrigerator
Football field
The Answer: The correct answer is Refrigerator.
The first computer mouse was made of what material?
The first computer mouse was made of what material?
Wood
Steel
Plastic
Glass
The Answer: The correct answer is Wood.