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Before 1890
1890-1919
1920-1949
1950-1979
1980-future
100
Who invented the modern typewriter?
Christopher Latham Sholes
100
Who invented the Colemak keyboard layout?
Shai Coleman
100
Why was the Dvorak keyboard invented?
To maximize typing efficiency.
100
What typewriter did IBM introduce on July 27, 1961?
The IBM Selectric typrwiter
100
When did IBM release its very first personal computer equipped with their famous model M keyboard?
early 1980's
200
Who invented the typographer?
William Austin Burt
200
Why was the Colemak keyboard layout invented?
To appease those who are uncomfortable with QWERTY.
200
When was the Dvorak keyboard layout patented?
1936
200
What uses keys to act as a mechanical lever or electronic switch to input data?
A computer keyboard
200
What kind of keyboards began replacing mechanical key switches?
membrane switches
300
Why was the QWERTY keyboard invented?
To slow down typing and prevent keys from jamming.
300
Give an example of a full-keyboard understroke typewriter which was very popular in the 1890s.
The Smith Premier
300
Who designed the first typewriter with proportional spacing.
IBM
300
What was the first massed produced computer?
The IBM 650
300
When did Microsoft release its "Natural Keyboard"
1994
400
What company did Christopher Latham Sholes sell his patent to?
Remington
400
When was IBM founded?
June 16, 1911
400
When was the ENIAC computer invented?
1946
400
What us used to input data on early microcomputers?
Model 33 keyboard
400
Who patented an optical virtual keyboard in 1992?
IBM
500
When did Thomas Alva Edison build first electric typewriter?
1872
500
When did Christopher Latham Sholes die? What was his cause of death?
February 17, 1890 of tuberculosis
500
What was used to input data on the ENIAC computer?
Teletype
500
What computer became the first computer in the world to allow its users to enter commands through a keyboard.
MIT's Whirlwind
500
When did IBM release its first PC.
Early 1980s