Early Computing Tools
This ancient tool, used for counting and basic math, had beads that could be moved back and forth.
What is the abacus?
This early electronic computer, completed in 1945, weighed 30 tons and was used for complex math problems.
What is ENIAC?
This company, founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, released the Apple I and Apple II.
What is Apple?
This 2007 invention by Apple revolutionized mobile computing and communication.
What is the iPhone?
This co-founder of Microsoft helped bring software to the masses with the creation of MS-DOS.
Who is Bill Gates?
This 17th-century inventor created the Pascaline, a mechanical calculator that could add and subtract.
Who is Blaise Pascal?
This theoretical device, developed by Alan Turing, laid the foundation for computer science and AI.
What is the Turing Machine?
This 1971 invention by Intel was the first microprocessor, enabling smaller and more powerful computers.
What is the Intel 4004?
This technology allows users to access data and software over the Internet instead of storing it locally.
What is cloud computing?
This mathematician and computer scientist is known for developing the Turing Machine and contributing to AI.
Who is Alan Turing?
Known as the "father of the computer," this 19th-century inventor designed the Analytical Engine.
Who is Charles Babbage?
This programming language, created in 1957, was one of the first high-level languages for scientific computing.
What is FORTRAN?
This operating system, created by Microsoft in 1981, was used in IBM’s first PC.
What is MS-DOS?
This field of computing allows machines to learn, make decisions, and solve problems on their own.
What is Artificial Intelligence (AI)?
This co-founder of Apple created the Apple I and Apple II, popularizing personal computers.
Who is Steve Wozniak?
This mathematician wrote the first algorithm for Babbage’s Analytical Engine and is considered the first programmer.
Who is Ada Lovelace?
This mathematician and computer scientist created the first compiler and helped develop COBOL.
Who is Grace Hopper?
This type of interface, introduced in the 1980s, allowed users to interact with computers using icons and a mouse.
What is a Graphical User Interface (GUI)?
This type of computing uses quantum physics to perform calculations much faster than traditional computers.
What is quantum computing?
This inventor of the World Wide Web made it easy to access information online using websites and browsers.
Who is Tim Berners-Lee?
This term refers to the mechanical devices used for calculations before the invention of electronic computers.
What are mechanical calculators?
This term refers to the process of using switches and wires to program early electronic computers.
What is manual programming?
This Apple computer, released in 1984, was one of the first to popularize the use of GUIs.
What is the Macintosh?
This company, founded in 1998, became one of the most popular search engines and now offers cloud services.
What is Google?
This creator of Linux developed one of the most widely used open-source operating systems.
Who is Linus Torvalds?