Computer History Quiz
Instructions: From room-sized mainframes to pocket-sized smartphones, test your recall of computer history milestones.
- 1.
What was the name of IBM's first personal computer, released in 1981?
AIBM ThinkPadBIBM PCCIBM PS/2DIBM System/360 - 2.
What programming language, developed in the 1950s, was one of the first high-level languages?
AFORTRANBCCPascalDBASIC - 3.
What does 'RAM' stand for in computing?
ARandom Access MemoryBRead Access MemoryCRapid Application MemoryDRemote Access Module - 4.
Which company created the first commercially successful mouse-driven computer with a graphical interface?
AXeroxBAppleCIBMDMicrosoft - 5.
What year was the Internet's predecessor, ARPANET, first connected?
A1977B1973C1965D1969 - 6.
What does 'CPU' stand for?
ACentral Processing UnitBCentral Program UtilityCCore Processing UnitDComputer Personal Unit - 7.
Which operating system was developed by Linus Torvalds in 1991?
AmacOSBWindowsCUnixDLinux - 8.
What storage medium was commonly used for home computers in the 1980s?
ABlu-ray discsBUSB drivesCCD-ROMsDFloppy disks - 9.
What was the first widely popular web browser, released in 1993?
AMosaicBFirefoxCInternet ExplorerDNetscape Navigator - 10.
What does 'HTML' stand for?
AHigh Tech Modern LanguageBHyper Text Markup LanguageCHome Tool Markup LanguageDHyper Transfer Markup Language - 11.
Which company manufactured the Commodore 64, one of the best-selling computers of all time?
ACommodore InternationalBTexas InstrumentsCAtariDTandy - 12.
What was the first search engine on the World Wide Web?
AGoogleBYahooCAltaVistaDArchie - 13.
How many bits are in a byte?
A32B4C16D8 - 14.
What year did Windows 95 launch?
A1993B1994C1996D1995 - 15.
What does 'Wi-Fi' technology allow computers to do?
AConnect to networks without cablesBPrint wirelesslyCStore more dataDRun faster