Data Storage Evolution
The smallest unit of data a computer can read
What is a Bit
The main board of a computer. It's fundamental job is to connect all other hardware and communicate them with each other.
What is Motherboard
Costing nearly $4000, weighing 1.1KG, offering a stunning 30m of talk time and taking over 10 hours to charge. This is the first commercially available mobile phone. Affectionately named "The Brick"
What is Dynatec 8000x
Designed by Konrad Zuse and completed in Germany in 1941, it was the world's first working programmable, fully automatic digital computer.
What is Z3
The name of the instructor doing this class
What is Elijah
in 1956 this computer manufacturer created the FIRST Harddrive and it weight about a ton. it stored up to 5BM of data.
What is IBM
The Brain of the computer
What is CPU or Processor
Sent in 1992, for the first time ever, this groundbreaking communication simply wished someone a "Merry Christmas."
What is a Text or SMS
In 1965, this groundbreaking machine became the very first desktop computer available for anyone to buy, making computing more accessible.
What is Program 101
The Address to the Library
200 North Main street
In 1995, an alliance of tech giants including Sony, Philips, Panasonic, and Toshiba introduced this digital optical disc format, set to replace VHS.
What is DVD
This computer component uses a disk that is read by a mechanical arm and needle just like a record player. It is the slowest form of modern storage currently compared to the alternatives
What is a HDD
Released in 1994, this IBM device is widely recognized as the first true smartphone, combining a mobile phone with PDA features like email and a touchscreen
What is: Simon Personal Communicator
Though it came with a fully assembled circuit board, this initial product from a now-famous company still needed a user-provided keyboard, power supply, and enclosure to be a complete computer
Apple I
The MOST CURRENT version of windows operating system
what is Windows 11
Freeing users from physical hard drives and USB sticks, this method of data preservation gained significant traction starting in 2006.
Cloud Storage
This type of graphics are built into the processor and share the processors memory, trading cost for efficiency.
what is integrated graphics
Debuting in 2017, this device was the first flagship Apple phone to ditch the home button in favor of a new biometric security system called Face ID.
What is iPhone 10
Though commercially unsuccessful due to its high price, this Apple computer, launched in 1983, was the first personal computer sold with a graphical user interface, mouse, drop down menu and icons.
Apple Lisa
a person who provides ongoing support to community members to help them access the internet, devices, and digital skills they need to participate fully in the digital world.
Digital Navigator
This method of inputting data from punch cards or documents uses light to detect marks or holes.
What is Photoelectric Scanning
___ is Volatile memory that is erased each time the computer is restarted. The more ____ you have the more tasks your computer can preform at one time.
What is RAM
The Pantech GI100 in 2004 was among the first cellphones to incorporate this biometric feature, allowing users to unlock their device with a touch of their digit.
Fingerprint Scanning function
While not the very first, this 1975 hobbyist computer, which famously ran a version of BASIC programming language, is often credited with popularizing the concept and term "personal computer" for microcomputers.
Altair 8800
In 2007, AT&T held the exclusive US rights to sell the first __. This exclusivity lasted for five years, until Verizon began carrying the ___in 2011.
iPhone