Question 1

Data on the earliest personal computers were stored on ________.

Accepted Answer

audiocassettes

Question 2

________ was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen.

Accepted Answer

Microsoft

Question 3

Completed in 1951, the first commercially successful electronic digital computer was the ________.
A) Turing Machine
B) UNIVAC
C) Z1
D) ENIAC

Accepted Answer

The UNIVAC (Universal Automatic Computer) was the first commercially successful electronic digital computer, completed in 1951. The Turing Machine was a theoretical model of computation, not a physical computer. The Z1 was a mechanical computer that was not commercially successful. The ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer) was completed in 1945 and was the first general-purpose electronic digital computer, but it was not commercially successful.

Question 4

Introduced in 1983, the ________ was the first successful personal computer that used a graphical user interface (GUI).

Accepted Answer

The answer of Introduced in 1983, the ________ was the...

Question 5

________ was the first electronic spreadsheet application.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ was the first electronic spreadsheet application....

Question 6

Which company approached Bill Gates to write an operating system program for its computer?
A) Microsoft
B) Xerox
C) IBM
D) UNIVAC

Accepted Answer

The company that approached Bill Gates to write an operating system program for its computer was IBM.

Question 7

In the 1980s, nearly all PCs running on the Intel chip used ________ as their operating system.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the 1980s, nearly all PCs running...

Question 8

Prior to the 1980s, IBM built and sold primarily ________ computers to large corporations.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Prior to the 1980s, IBM built and...

Question 9

Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak are the founders of ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak are the...

Question 10

The Alto computer, built by ________, was the first to use a graphical user interface (GUI).
A) Apple
B) Microsoft
C) Xerox
D) IBM

Accepted Answer

The Alto computer was developed by Xerox in the 1970s and was the first computer to feature a GUI interface. This technology was later incorporated into Apple's Macintosh and Microsoft's Windows operating systems. IBM did not create the Alto computer or the GUI interface.

Question 11

One of the reasons the Apple II computer was popular was that ________.
A) it had a mouse input device
B) the operating system was stored in ROM
C) it had a hard drive
D) it was inexpensive

Accepted Answer

The answer of One of the reasons the Apple II...

Question 12

The CP/M, which stands for ________, was the first operating system designed for the Intel 8080 chip, the processor for PCs.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The CP/M, which stands for ________, was...

Question 13

WYSIWYG stands for ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of WYSIWYG stands for ________....

Question 14

What was the first word processing application to be used on personal computers?
A) WordPerfect
B) WordStar
C) Microsoft Word
D) Quattro-Pro

Accepted Answer

WordStar was first introduced in 1979 and was the first widely used word processing software for personal computers. WordPerfect was introduced in 1982, Microsoft Word in 1983, and Quattro-Pro in 1988.

Question 15

Released in 1975, the ________ computer was the first personal computer.
A) Altair
B) TRS-80
C) Apple II
D) Commodore PET

Accepted Answer

The Altair computer, released in 1975, was the first personal computer. The TRS-80, Apple II, and Commodore PET were all released later in 1977.

Question 16

Introduced in the late 1970s, which of the following allowed users to interact more easily with the computer?
A) Word processing software
B) The graphical user interface (GUI)
C) The operating system
D) ROM

Accepted Answer

The graphical user interface (GUI) allowed users to interact with computers using icons, menus, and visual representations, making it much easier than previous command line interfaces. Word processing software, the operating system, and ROM were all introduced before the GUI and did aid in computer use, but the GUI had the biggest impact on ease of interaction.

Question 17

What programming language transformed the software industry because beginning students could learn it easily?
A) APL
B) FORTRAN
C) RPG
D) BASIC

Accepted Answer

BASIC (Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) transformed the software industry because it was designed to be easy to learn and understand for beginner programmers. It was widely used in the 1980s and 1990s and it was one of the first programming languages that many people learned.

Question 18

The ________ was the first portable computer.
A) Osborne
B) IBM PC
C) Apple Macintosh
D) Intel

Accepted Answer

The Osborne 1, released in 1981, was considered the world's first portable computer. It weighed 23.5 pounds and came with a built-in screen, keyboard, and two floppy disk drives.

Question 19

Released in 1993, ________ was the first Internet web browser.
A) Internet Explorer
B) Mosaic
C) Safari
D) Chrome

Accepted Answer

Mosaic was developed by the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and was the first web browser with a graphical user interface for the World Wide Web. Internet Explorer was released in 1995 by Microsoft, Safari was released in 2003 by Apple, and Chrome was released in 2008 by Google.

Question 20

Within a year of its introduction in 1981, the ________ computer dominated the personal computer market.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Within a year of its introduction in...

Quiz 14: Tif 1: the History of the Personal Computer

Data on the earliest personal computers were stored on ________.

________ was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen.

Completed in 1951, the first commercially successful electronic digital computer was the ________.

Introduced in 1983, the ________ was the first successful personal computer that used a graphical user interface (GUI).

________ was the first electronic spreadsheet application.

Which company approached Bill Gates to write an operating system program for its computer?

In the 1980s, nearly all PCs running on the Intel chip used ________ as their operating system.

Prior to the 1980s, IBM built and sold primarily ________ computers to large corporations.

Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak are the founders of ________.

The Alto computer, built by ________, was the first to use a graphical user interface (GUI) .

One of the reasons the Apple II computer was popular was that ________.

The CP/M, which stands for ________, was the first operating system designed for the Intel 8080 chip, the processor for PCs.

WYSIWYG stands for ________.

What was the first word processing application to be used on personal computers?

Released in 1975, the ________ computer was the first personal computer.

Introduced in the late 1970s, which of the following allowed users to interact more easily with the computer?

What programming language transformed the software industry because beginning students could learn it easily?

The ________ was the first portable computer.

Released in 1993, ________ was the first Internet web browser.

Within a year of its introduction in 1981, the ________ computer dominated the personal computer market.