Quick Take
How much do you know about the history of computers? Do you think you know everything there is to know? Take our quiz to find out if you are a player or just a poser.
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The word computer has been around since at least 1613. When it was first written down, it referred to a person who carried out calculations or computations. Our current understanding, that it is a machine, is a relatively new construction beginning in the mid 20th century. So do you know how we got from a person doing manual calculations to current computers that can do billions of calculations a second? Try your hand at the computer history quiz to see if you truly are a computer history genius!
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References
- Image courtesy of Hanen Cohen on FlickR under Creative Commons License 2.0.
- http://www.marketingcharts.com/interactive/home-internet-access-in-us-still-room-for-growth-8280/nielsen-internet-access-household-income-february-2009jpg/
- FunFactz.com; Computer Facts http://www.funfactz.com/computer-facts/
- Computer Hope.com; When was the first computer invented?http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000984.htm
- Computer History. Org; Timeline of Computer History http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/?category=cmptr
