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Total questions: 2457
When was the computer invented?Popularity: 1188
Who invented the computer?
Popularity: 982
Why were computers invented?
Popularity: 350
When was the first computer network created and by whom?
Popularity: 161
Where was the computer invented?
Popularity: 158
Why is Charles Babbage considered the father of computers?
Popularity: 156
Who was the first US President to use the Internet?
Popularity: 122
Who invented the first mechanical computer?
Popularity: 116
Do computers do more harm than good?
Popularity: 116
Who made the Abacus?
Popularity: 101
What was the name of the first computer?
Popularity: 92
Who invented the web cam?
Popularity: 88
What was the first computer ever made?
Popularity: 83
What impact did the invention of computers have on society?
Popularity: 82
Other than Charles Babbage who can be considered the father of computers?
Popularity: 81
Who invented the CD and floppy and when?
Popularity: 77
Was ENIAC the first computer?
Popularity: 77
Who was the woman who is credited for creating the first computer?
Popularity: 76
When was the first computer turned on?
Popularity: 75
What did the first computer look like?
Popularity: 75
Where did the word Internet come from?
Popularity: 73
When did FAQs first originate?
Popularity: 72
Who is Michael Newman?
Popularity: 71
Who was Charles Babbage?
Popularity: 70
What year did Alan Turing create the first computer?
Popularity: 70
What are the different kinds of computers?
Popularity: 69
Did Alan Turning invent the computer?
Popularity: 69
What was the first commercial calculator?
Popularity: 69
How were the tasks the computers performed done before computer invented?
Popularity: 69
When was the first electronic computer invented?
Popularity: 67
Where did JCR Licklider come from?
Popularity: 67
What was the computer meant to do when it was invented?
Popularity: 66
What was the first electronic computer?
Popularity: 66
When was the first electric computer invented and by whom?
Popularity: 66
What are the origins of the computer?
Popularity: 65
Who was the first US President to send e-mail?
Popularity: 62
Who invented the personal computer?
Popularity: 61
What year was Microsoft founded?
Popularity: 61
Who invented the laptop computer?
Popularity: 60
Where could you find a brief history about the first generation who invented computers and what prompted them to invent it?
Popularity: 60
When was the first keyboard invented and who invented it?
Popularity: 60
When were DVDs invented?
Popularity: 59
What was the name of the first mechanical computer?
Popularity: 59
When was the personal computer invented?
Popularity: 58
Why are the keys on a key board layed out the way they are?
Popularity: 58
When did computers become mainstream?
Popularity: 57
Who invented the first computer?
Popularity: 56 | New Update
Who invented the computer monitor?
Popularity: 56
What is the history of computer?
Popularity: 56
Why were DVDs invented?
Popularity: 56
What were early computers considered sensitive to?
Popularity: 56
What was the purpose of the first computer?
Popularity: 55
How did NASA help invent computers?
Popularity: 54
Where did Charles Babbage invent his computer?
Popularity: 54
Who invented the DVD?
Popularity: 53
When was the first computer in the United States?
Popularity: 53
How were computers invented?
Popularity: 53
What is the difference between computer and computer organization?
Popularity: 52
What was the name of the first computer network?
Popularity: 52
What did the computers look like in the 1960's?
Popularity: 51
When was the digital computer invented?
Popularity: 50
When was the ENIAC computer built?
Popularity: 49
For whom was the first computer built?
Popularity: 49
When was the first home computer invented?
Popularity: 47
What was the first electric computer?
Popularity: 47
How much did the first computer cost?
Popularity: 47
Who came up with the idea of making a computer and how?
Popularity: 46
When was the World Wide Web created?
Popularity: 45
What was the first DVD called?
Popularity: 45
Who invented the first true computer?
Popularity: 44
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