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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What was the most expensive computer virus in history?

Code Red

MyDoom

Sobig Worm

ILOVEYOU

zdnet.com

What was the first operating system?

Interface Manager

OS/360

GMOS

MVT

mashable.com

When did the first Apple computer come out?

1973

1976

1979

1981

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How many people use the Internet?

Less than 1 billion

3.5 billion

About 4.66 billion

9 billion

engagebay.com

When was email developed?

1969

1971

1983

1990

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

ENIAC

Whirlwind

WITCH

UNIVAC I

usatoday.com

What was the world's first business computer?

iMac

Dell OptiPlex

LEO I

HP Elite 1

activewindowfilms.co.uk

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

fulwoodcomputers.co.uk

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

1979

1984

1993

2000

androidauthority.com

Who was the first known computer programmer?

Alan Turing

Dan Bricklin

Ada Lovelace

Marc Ewing

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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

digibarn.com

When was the first modern printer released?

1956

1968

1974

1980

spectrum.ieee.org

How much did the first computer weigh?

1500 kg

About 5 tons

About 19 tons

More than 27 tons

microsoft.com

When was Microsoft founded?

1984

1979

1975

1971

poynter.org

When was the term Internet first used?

1956

1969

1974

1980

which.co.uk

When was the first antivirus software created?

1979

1987

1991

1999

sciencestruck.com

When was the first computer mouse made?

1959

1964

1968

1973

Wikipedia

What was the first supercomputer?

SX-3/44R

Sierra

Tianhe

CDC 6600

time.com

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

predictabledesigns.com

What was the world's first microprocessor?

POWER1

AMD A1

Intel 4004

OPD Mini Processor

YouTube

Who is known as the father of computer graphics?

Sergey Brin

Ken Thompson

Linus Torvalds

Ivan Edward Sutherland

lifehacker.com.au

When was the first version of Microsoft Windows released?

1979

1981

1985

1988

alphr.com

What company developed the first laser printer?

IBM

Xerox

Canon

herculeschess.com

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

Deep Blue

HAL 9000

Mother

MCP

fiverr.com

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

Donald Knuth

Bill Gates

Grace Hopper

Alan Kay

en.mercopress.com

What was the first computer mouse made of?

Stone

Wood

Plastic

Glass

library.sva.edu

Who coined the term personal computer?

Ed Roberts

Noam Chomsky

Seymour Ginsburg

Bertrand Meyer

throwbacks.com

What was the first Internet network called?

ARPANET

Network

CMN

FN1

thoughtco.com

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

Isaac Newton

Alan Turing

Charles Babbage

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

mlpp.pressbooks.pub

Who invented the first commercial hard disk drive?

Microsoft

Intel

IBM

pandasecurity.com

What was the very first computer virus?

Brain

The Dark Avenger

Creeper system

VCS v 1.0

pctechbytes.com

What was the first web browser?

Safari

Chrome

Netscape

WorldWideWeb

pandasecurity.com

Who invented RAM?

Robert H. Dennard

Carl Sassenrath

Brendan Eich

Wesley A. Clark

sudonull.com

What was the first commercial laptop?

Grid Compass 1101

Osborne 1

Asus ROG Zephyrus G14

HP Spectre x360

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How Much Do You Know About Your Computer?

About This Quiz

What was the most expensive computer virus in history?

What was the first operating system?

When did the first Apple computer come out?

How many people use the Internet?

When was email developed?

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

What was the world's first business computer?

When was Wi-Fi invented?

What type of electromagnetic waves does Wi-Fi use?

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

Who was the first known computer programmer?

What is the blink rate during computer use?

When was the first modern printer released?

How much did the first computer weigh?

When was Microsoft founded?

When was the term Internet first used?

When was the first antivirus software created?

When was the first computer mouse made?

What was the first supercomputer?

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

What was the world's first microprocessor?

Who is known as the father of computer graphics?

When was the first version of Microsoft Windows released?

What company developed the first laser printer?

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

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

What was the first computer mouse made of?

Who coined the term personal computer?

What was the first Internet network called?

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

Who invented the first commercial hard disk drive?

What was the very first computer virus?

What was the first web browser?

Who invented RAM?

What was the first commercial laptop?

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