Computer Apps Scavenger Hunt
By Ryan Andrews
Earliest Computing Device?
The abacus was one of the earliest computing devices which first appeared in 2700-2300 BC. Invented by the Sumerians who were one of the earliest urban societies to emerge with the world, in the Southern Mesopotamia more than 5,000 years ago. The abacus is an oblong frame with rows of wires or grooves along which beads are slid, used for calculating. The abacus has evolved into the current day computers and calculators.
What role did Texas Instruments play in development of current computer technology?
The company became a household name when the first transistor radio incorporated Teal's invention. They played a roll by creating new technology throughout the years
Louis Gerstner
Born on March 1, 1942 and he was chairman of the board and chief executive officer of IBM. He retired as CEO in March and chairman in December. Louis was largely credited with the turning around IBM'S fortunes.
What year was the internet made available to the public? What year did E-commerce begin
On August 6,1991 the World Wide Web became publicly available. E-commerce started in 1984 when the Electronic Data Interchange was standardized through ASC X12. This guaranteed that companies would be able to complete transactions with one another reliability.
Google was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin who were both PhD students at Stanford University. Google uses a technology called PigeonRank in order to find all the results very fast. You can access google on almost all laptops, and smart phones. Google was created in January 1996 as a research project. Google has storefront so you can purchase certain features.
Who founded Microsoft and how much is it worth?
Bill Gates and Microsoft is currently worth $290 billion.
Citations
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"Ibm+701 - Google Search." Ibm+701 - Google Search. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Mar. 2015.
"Steve Wozniak." Bio. A&E Television Networks, 2015. Web. 13 Mar. 2015.
"Computer Hope's Free Computer Help." Computer Hope's Free Computer Help. Web. 13
Mar. 2015.
"This Month in Physics History." - October 1958: Physicist Invents First Video Game. Web. 13 Mar. 2015.
"This Month in Physics History." - October 1958: Physicist Invents First Video Game. Web. 13 Mar. 2015.
Brief bio of Apple's co-founders
The founder and co-founders are Steve Jobs, Ronald Wayne and Steve Wozniak. pple Inc. is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, online services, and personal computers. Steve Wozniak is an American computer scientist best known as one of the founders of Apple and the inventor of the Apple II computer.
What year was the first computer game invented?
In October 1958, Physicist William Higinbotham created what is thought to be the first video game. It was a very simple tennis game, similar to the classic 1970s video game Pong, and it was quite a hit at a Brookhaven National Laboratory open house.
How much did the first computer weigh? how much electricity did it use?
The first computer weighed approximately one ton and uses 160 kilowatts
Who is Dr. Robert C. Good, Jr, what does he have to do with computer history?
In May ___, a chess playing computer called___ defeated Russian chess grandmaster Garry
In May 1997, a chess playing computer called Deep Blue defeated Russian chess grandmaster Garry
Plankalkul was a plan in 1940 to do what? Who was involved?
Plankalkül (Plan Calculus), created in 1945 by Konrad Zuse for the Z3 computer in Nazi Germany, may have been the first programming language (other than assemblers). This was a surprisingly advanced programming language, with many features that didn’t appear again until the 1980s.
Find the earliest date example you can find of a website using E-commerce to sell products?
July 5,1994 Amazon started.
Think of a product and google search how frequently it is bought online?
The Kindle Fire takes up 15.9% of the market and has an 8.9 inch screen and sold 4.7 million of them.
Find an example of a distributor of your product and find their website their logo and other products
Amazon.com
-VHS
-Software
-Amazon Kindle
-Fire Tablets