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1. What was ENIAC, developed in the 1940s?
💡 ENIAC, completed in 1945, was one of the earliest general-purpose electronic digital computers.
2. What was the significance of the launch of Wikipedia in 2001?
💡 Wikipedia, launched in 2001, created a massive, collaboratively edited, free online encyclopedia.
3. Who is often credited as the first computer programmer, for her work on Babbage's Analytical Engine?
💡 Ada Lovelace is often credited as the first computer programmer for her work describing an algorithm for Babbage's Analytical Engine.
4. What was the significance of the first mobile phone call, made in 1973?
💡 The first handheld mobile phone call, made by Martin Cooper in 1973, demonstrated working portable cellular phone technology.
5. What was the significance of the first email, sent in 1971?
💡 The first email, sent by Ray Tomlinson in 1971, demonstrated electronic messaging between computers on a network.
6. Who is credited with inventing the first programmable computer concept, the Analytical Engine, in the 19th century?
💡 Charles Babbage designed the Analytical Engine in the 19th century, a conceptual precursor to modern programmable computers.
7. What was significant about the launch of Netflix's streaming service in 2007?
💡 Netflix launched its streaming service in 2007, shifting from its original DVD-by-mail rental business model.
8. Who founded Amazon in 1994?
💡 Jeff Bezos founded Amazon in 1994, initially as an online bookstore.
9. What was significant about IBM's Deep Blue defeating chess champion Garry Kasparov in 1997?
💡 IBM's Deep Blue defeating Garry Kasparov in 1997 marked the first time a computer beat a reigning world chess champion in a match.
10. Who is credited with inventing the World Wide Web in 1989?
💡 Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1989 while working at the CERN research facility.
11. What was significant about the transistor, invented in 1947?
💡 The transistor, invented in 1947, revolutionized electronics by providing a smaller, more efficient replacement for vacuum tubes.
12. Who co-founded Apple Inc. in 1976?
💡 Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak co-founded Apple Inc. in 1976, along with Ronald Wayne.
13. What was significant about the launch of the first iPhone in 2007?
💡 The first iPhone combined a phone, internet communicator, and music player into one device, helping define the modern smartphone.
14. Who invented the first practical telephone, patented in 1876?
💡 Alexander Graham Bell patented the first practical telephone in 1876.
15. Who co-founded Microsoft in 1975?
💡 Bill Gates and Paul Allen co-founded Microsoft in 1975.
16. Who founded Facebook in 2004?
💡 Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook in 2004 with several Harvard classmates.
17. Who are credited with founding Google in 1998?
💡 Larry Page and Sergey Brin, then Stanford PhD students, founded Google in 1998.
18. What was 'Moore's Law', proposed by Gordon Moore in 1965?
💡 Moore's Law observed that the number of transistors on a computer chip tends to double approximately every two years.
19. What was the 'dot-com bubble' of the late 1990s and early 2000s?
💡 The dot-com bubble was a period of rapid speculative investment in internet companies, followed by a major market crash around 2000-2001.
20. What was significant about the development of GPS technology, becoming fully operational in the 1990s?
💡 GPS technology, fully operational by the mid-1990s, enabled precise global positioning and navigation using a network of satellites.