Exploring the History of the Computer

Objective: Explore the Exploring the History of the Computer

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Required Tools and Equipment: Any computer with a Web browser and
Internet access.

Description: In this project, you use the Internet to review the history of computers,
software, and the Internet.

1. Start and log on to any computer with Internet access and a Web browser. Open a
Web browser and go to www.computerhistory.org/timeline.
Determine the answers to the following:
A. Which three PCs were released in 1977?
a. Apple II, Commodore 1530, Commodore PET
B. What was the first non-kit PC developed in 1973?
a. Micral
C. What important data storage medium was released in 1983?
a. CD-ROM
D. What does ASCII stand for, and in what year did it come out?
a. American Standard Code for Information Interchange
b. 1963
E. What was the name of the first fully transistorized computer, which
was developed in 1955?
a. DEUCE
2. Visit the Hobbes' Internet Timeline 25 www.zakon.org/robert/internet/timeline.
(The site is copyright© 1993- 2018 by Robert H. Zakon.)

Determine the answers to the following:

A. BITNET, one of the predecessors of the Internet, was launched in
1981. What does BITNET stand for?
1. Because It’s Time NETwork
B. What worm struck the Internet in 2001?
1. Code Red
C. What food could you order through the Internet in 1994?
1. Pizza Hut Pizza
D. What famous person sent an email in 1976?
1. Queen Elizibeth II
E. What country offered Internet voting for local elections in 2005?
1. Estonia
F. In 2008, what kind of network did NASA test

1. Disruption-Tolerant Networking