How Much Do You Know About Your Computer?

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Computers have changed our lives in unimaginable ways. They have revolutionized education, relationships, business, shopping, etc. It's no wonder so many people these days think they know everything there is to know about them. Speaking of which, how much do you know about computers? Take this quiz to see if you are ahead of the curve, or falling behind.

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When did the first Apple computer come out?

1973

1976

1979

1981

What was the world's first programmable general-purpose computer?

ENIAC

Whirlwind

WITCH

UNIVAC I

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What is the blink rate during computer use?

About 7 times a minute

About 13 times a minute

About 20 times a minute

About 26 times a minute

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When was the first computer mouse made?

1959

1964

1968

1973

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What was the very first computer virus?

Brain

The Dark Avenger

Creeper system

VCS v 1.0

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When was the term Internet first used?

1956

1969

1974

1980

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When was the first antivirus software created?

1979

1987

1991

1999

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Who was the first known computer programmer?

Alan Turing

Dan Bricklin

Ada Lovelace

Marc Ewing

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Who invented RAM?

Robert H. Dennard

Carl Sassenrath

Brendan Eich

Wesley A. Clark

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Who is known as the father of computer graphics?

Sergey Brin

Ken Thompson

Linus Torvalds

Ivan Edward Sutherland

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What was the first Internet network called?

ARPANET

Network

CMN

FN1

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How much did the first computer weigh?

1500 kg

About 5 tons

About 19 tons

More than 27 tons

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Who is considered by many to be the father of computing?

Isaac Newton

Alan Turing

Charles Babbage

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

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How many people use the Internet?

Less than 1 billion

3.5 billion

About 4.66 billion

9 billion

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What was the first computer mouse made of?

Stone

Wood

Plastic

Glass

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What was the most expensive computer virus in history?

Code Red

MyDoom

Sobig Worm

ILOVEYOU

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What was the first operating system?

Interface Manager

OS/360

GMOS

MVT

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Who coined the term personal computer?

Ed Roberts

Noam Chomsky

Seymour Ginsburg

Bertrand Meyer

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When was Microsoft founded?

1984

1979

1975

1971

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When was the first version of Microsoft Windows released?

1979

1981

1985

1988

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When did the first USB flash drive become available on the market?

1979

1984

1993

2000

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What was the first web browser?

Safari

Chrome

Netscape

WorldWideWeb

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When was Wi-Fi invented?

1985

1991

1993

1999

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What type of electromagnetic waves does Wi-Fi use?

X-rays

Infrared waves

Radio waves

Microwaves

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When was email developed?

1969

1971

1983

1990

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What company developed the first laser printer?

IBM

Xerox

Canon

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What was the first commercial laptop?

Grid Compass 1101

Osborne 1

Asus ROG Zephyrus G14

HP Spectre x360

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Who invented the first commercial hard disk drive?

Microsoft

Intel

IBM

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What was the first supercomputer?

SX-3/44R

Sierra

Tianhe

CDC 6600

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What was the world's first business computer?

iMac

Dell OptiPlex

LEO I

HP Elite 1

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When was the first modern printer released?

1956

1968

1974

1980

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What was the name of the computer that defeated World Chess Champion, Garry Kasparov?

Deep Blue

HAL 9000

Mother

MCP

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What was the world's first microprocessor?

POWER1

AMD A1

Intel 4004

OPD Mini Processor

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Who coined the term computer bug to refer to unexplained failures?

Donald Knuth

Bill Gates

Grace Hopper

Alan Kay

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A computer as powerful as the human brain would be able to perform ______________ operations per second.

100 million

300 billion

500 trillion

38,000 trillion

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How Much Do You Know About Your Computer?

About This Quiz

When did the first Apple computer come out?

What was the world's first programmable general-purpose computer?

What is the blink rate during computer use?

When was the first computer mouse made?

What was the very first computer virus?

When was the term Internet first used?

When was the first antivirus software created?

Who was the first known computer programmer?

Who invented RAM?

Who is known as the father of computer graphics?

What was the first Internet network called?

How much did the first computer weigh?

Who is considered by many to be the father of computing?

How many people use the Internet?

What was the first computer mouse made of?

What was the most expensive computer virus in history?

What was the first operating system?

Who coined the term personal computer?

When was Microsoft founded?

When was the first version of Microsoft Windows released?

When did the first USB flash drive become available on the market?

What was the first web browser?

When was Wi-Fi invented?

What type of electromagnetic waves does Wi-Fi use?

When was email developed?

What company developed the first laser printer?

What was the first commercial laptop?

Who invented the first commercial hard disk drive?

What was the first supercomputer?

What was the world's first business computer?

When was the first modern printer released?

What was the name of the computer that defeated World Chess Champion, Garry Kasparov?

What was the world's first microprocessor?

Who coined the term computer bug to refer to unexplained failures?

A computer as powerful as the human brain would be able to perform ______________ operations per second.

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