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Who once told his development staff that he was going to rip the speaker out of the machine unless he heard superior sounds coming from the system?
Bill Gates
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Who invented the first laptop computer?
The laptop computer was invented by Adam Osborne in 1981. It was called the "Osborne 1" and cost $1795. It came bundled with...
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What year was the computer invented?
But the first working computer was invented by an Englishman named Charles Babbage in the 1800s (1791-1871) but that followed the...
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When was the first computer designed?
nobody
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What does the word 'computer' mean?
The act of calculating with figures is to compute. A person who did these calculations was referred to as a computer. Since the...
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Who made the first commercial computer?
The first computer, called UNIVAC, was designed by Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation and was completed by Remington Rand in...
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Name three different computer peripherals?
1. Mouse 2. Keyboard 3. Monitor 4. Printer 5. Scanner 6. Projector
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What was the first computer game?
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What year did microsoft begin?
It looks as though it was formed in 1975, one year after Gates and Allen came out with their break through BASIC which was used...
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When was the year when the laptop computer was invented?
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What was the name of the first man to invent a computer?
Arguably, Charles Babbage, who designed the first mechanical calculator that had the major properties we associate with...
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When was the first floppy disk created?
This guy i just edited is an idiot the actual answer is 1971 if im not mistaken.
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What was the first computers purpose?
The first computer ENIAC, was used to calculate trajectories and develop ballistic tables for Military Gunners to use. Computer...
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Who was father of computers?
Charless Babbage
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Interesting facts about computers?
Only one i can think of is that the internal clock on the computer is actually controled by a crystal that vibrates at the...
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How big was the first electronic computer?
As regards the first electronic digital computers, the Atanasoff-Berry Computer, the Z3, the Colossus, and the ENIAC were early...
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Where can you find answers to computer questions?
Do computers ever have answers? They usually know all the answers unless you ask it what is you name, age, etc. A very smart dude...
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What would happen to the world if there were no more computers?
If the computer had never been invented the world would have continued without them. They are a luxury, not a necessity.
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Who was the Internet for when it was first invented?
It's original purpose was a Department of Defense project.
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How did keyboarding start?
Here is another amusing question that does have a rational answer. Keyboarding has 2 references nowadays; the first being...
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What are the advantages of computers?
A computer is basically a tool capable of inputting outputting storing and processing information. Over time, computer...
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What are the four periods of computer?
pre-mechanics mechanical electro-mechanical electronics
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When were Napiers Bones invented?
by John Napier in 1617
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What bad impact did the computers have on society?
Several negative effects come to mind: 1/ Prolonged use can affect your vision. I know several people who attribute their...
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Who invented the lightbolb?
thomas edison
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When was the microchip invented?
http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa080498.htm The above link discusses the co-invention with neither party knowing of...
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How do you recover deleted items from your PC hard drive?
I had this exact problem earlier tonight when I realized that I had deleted a bunch of my vacation photos from last summer. Go...
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Who sent the world's first email?
Ray Tomlinson, the man who sent the world's first email (to himself, of course) wanted a symbol that was so weird it couldn't...
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What were the first computers?
ENIAC, short for Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer.
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In what country was the first electronic computer invented?
United States of America! Probably secret for use in Manhattan Project and similar Hush-Hush defense programs. Remington Rand...
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Inventor of C?
A Bell Labs researcher named Dennis Ritchie (who was one of the driving forces behind Unix) created the C programming language.
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What size were the first computers?
The first computer was build by IBM and it is two factory big. By now whatever that two factory contain can be contained in your...
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What are different applications of computers?
By: - Ramandeep Kaur This is not too tough but meaningful. As far as I'm concerned the answer should be like...
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What made valve-based computers so unreliable?
The sheer complexity of a general purpose logic machine was simply too much for a feasible mechanical design. This led to the...
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Who made up the name Microsoft Word?
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What type of memory is used for cache?
High-speed and costlier SRAM chips are used for memory-caching, whereas the convensional main memory [DRAM] is used for...
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Cost of the 8088 pc?
when they first came out, from 600 to 1000 dollars
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What year did the IBM PC introduced?
1982
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Computer advanteges and disadvanteges?
They can break easily.
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When was the first computerrrr invented?
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Why are the keys on a keyboard NOT in alphabetical order?
When typewriters were first invented you could not type very fast on them and if the letters had been in alphabetical order the...
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What are some things that computers are used for?
you can im your friends, check the weather, email, search items, buy things type papers and much much more. you can play games...
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How old is the computer?
older then the world was created
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How many computer viruses have been written to date according to an accurate source?
come to thre consital
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How the computers change human life?
Many ways: 1. Perform calculations that would take a human hours, days, years. 2. Foster better communication with email and...
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Difference between management information system and data processing system?
i need you to diffeciant the different between data processing system and management information systems
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How did Apple Computers get started?
it started from the founder of atari
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The difference between email and letters?
In a business setting there should be no differnce, you should open with a formal greeting and close with your name
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What are the possible conseqeunces of computer hacking?
One sure possible consequence is identity theft. There are many other consequences as well. One is also that you have key logging...
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What is the full-form for BOOT as in the process for starting a PC?
As far as i know Boot is the full form. I believe it is derived from the word Bootstrap which means "use a simple process to...
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The folder option applet does not appear on your control panel what should you do?
ADD/REMOVE HARDWARE
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What is the difference between Harvard and Princeton computer architecture?
harvard architecture : _________ ______ | code | | | | memory | | cpu | <-----> |_________| | | | | ----------- |...
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Who is the owner of second computer in the world?
Unfortunately, the earliest computers were destroyed shortly after the end of WW2 as they were considered too secret to survive...
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Who was the creator that made abc arcadecom?
I do not kwon.I tink its Jaster Fraken
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Who created the first fully operational electronic computer?
J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly designed and built the first operational electronic digital computer, ENIAC (Electronic...
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What are the advantages of computer technology?
you can ask complete strangers to do your homework for you What is the advantages to businesses of using computer systems...
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Who Invented mechanical reaper?
Cyrus McCormick
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Where does the name computer come from?
The word "computer" means something or someone who computes. The first computers were, in fact, people - "computer" was a job...
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When was Dell founded?
While a student at the University of Texas at Austin in 1984, Michael Dell founded the company as PC's Limited with capital of...
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What is computer's name in telugu?
"Seegra Ghanana Yantram" is the telugu name for Computer - naani Seegra Ghanana Yantram may not be appropriate name in telugu....
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Who developed the Altair computer. It was the first personal computer?
Bill gates and Paul Allen, but before the Altair there was the Atanasoff Berry Computer (1939 -1942) built at Iowa State by Prof....
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Impact computer has on economy?
The computer can be interpreted as an advancement in technology. This in turn will increase the utilization of resources and thus...
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When were wikis created?
According to the website linked below, "WikiWikiWeb was the first site to be called a wiki. Ward Cunningham started developing...
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How is magnetism used in a computer?
Magnetism is used to operate the fan motors and the disk drive motors as well as operating the "voice coil" that causes the disk...
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What is wrong with a PC without any activity except the fan itself?
you probably fried your hard drive or processor chip.
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What different types of businesses use computers?
As far as i know they all do, with the possible exceptions of street vendors and hookers.
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Who invented the worlds first PC and what was its name?
IBM Corporation began using the term PC in 1981 with its XT home computer system. However, with the development of...
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What is seek time?
That's the amount of time it takes for the hard drive head to find position and stabilize, making it ready to read/write.
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How much has the internet expanded over the years?
The internet has expanded enormously, from a facility to communicate throughout small areas of the US to a world wide recourse...
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The name of the inventer who invent pascaline?
French Physicist, Mathematician and Philosopher Blaise Pascal invented the first mechanical calculator.
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Did Charles Babbage have children?
Yes, Charles Babbage had eight children. Answer: According to biographer Anthony Hyman, Charles Babbage and his wife, Georgiana,...
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Who is computer hacker Agent Steal?
Noted computer hacker, JustinTanner Petersen, a.k.a. Agent Steal, a.k.a. Eric Edwin Heinz. Convicted of computer hacking,...
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Who was the first inventor of computer and when was computer invented?
The Greeks invented the first computer in or before 100 BCE. It was a clockwork or crank operated device to track the positions...
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What are colossus?
The word "colossus" has many meanings. Originally, it meant a very large statue. Given that this question is in the History of...
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What are the different types of computer hardware?
Computer hardware is often delineated into three categories according to their function. Input - Devices which the user uses to...
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What is Advantage and disadvantage of computer network?
what is advantage of computer?
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What does each letter of the word computer stand for?
The word 'Computer' is not an abbreviation. Computer just basically means a device that computes, hence the name, Computer. For...
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Dell webcam central download?
hi get it from here 140 MB http://ftpjnzmz.us.dell.com/app/R168730.EXE As of now link to the file has changed a bit it...
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What are the similarities and difference between the human brain and the fifth generation computers?
uuummm....computers are stupid. look, i can't even answer this ;)
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Who invented computers?
Charles Babbage invented the concept of a programmable computer in about 1856.
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What year was the first computer made?
The first computer was called the astrolabe. It was a device that calculated location using the sun, moon and the stars to find...
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How many computers were available ten years ago?
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How many americans own a computer?
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Should a computer be shut down or left running?
if u have your computer performing automatic updates i would keep it running. i bought my current computer in 1998 and it hasn't...
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What is bluetooth?
'''Bluetooth technology is a wireless communication standard, not only for wireless headsets, but for many other applications in...
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What does the key board sound like?
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What was the extent to say its true to say that computers affected all areas of life in Europe by the early 1990's?
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In what year was the computer first made?
te first computer was made in 1923
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Where in the world was the first computer invented?
The world's first computer, called the Z1, was invented by Konrad Zuse in 1936. His next invention, the Z2 was finished in 1939...
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Why were computers made?
Computers were made to do the very tedious computations of everyday life and business. The first calculators performed...
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What is the name of first computer?
Abacus
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Who was the first one to invent computers?
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Why computer has not B drive?
The A: and B: drives on a desktop computer are reserved in the BIOS for floppy disk drives. As most computers only come with...
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When was the first home PC?
in 1960 in 1960
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First computer which place used and why?
The first computer was used in the decoding of German Enigma machine codes. Blexsley Hall, England,1943
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What did the first computer ever made look like?
Go to http://inventors.about.com/. Then go to the column on the left-hand side and click 'Find: A to Z Inventors'. There will be...
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What is the most popular computer game of 2007?
I don't know what this person's on about, but it's not a good answer to the question. I've got a better answer though. The most...
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Where were computers made?
They were first made in America and the first computer to ever get sold was the Z1.
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What was the first computer made by man?
Some would argue it was the abacus invented by the CHinese thousands of years ago, but for a "real" mechanical or electrical...
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Examples of word processors?
Word processors are programs such as Microsoft Word(Windows) and Pages(Mac). They allow the user to create almost any concievable...
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