Questions About Computer History

The modern computer has been around since the 1940s. Starting as large mainframes that took up the space of entire rooms, they soon developed to the desktop computer size. Now, computers are found in smart-phones and tablets. The history of the computer is interesting.

Q: What year was the first digital computer created?

A: The ENIAC was a long term project that started in 1943, and it reached completion in 1946. The machine was housed at the University of Pennsylvania.


Q: When did the Internet start?

A: The Internet has a long history and is the result of the combined work of many people. The first non-local network was established between Stanford University and UCLA, and it was called ARPAnet. However, the first recognizable public offering of the Internet occurred in 1969, and it was very limited.


Q: What was the first personal computer?

A: Many early personal computers came in the form of kits that had to be assembled by the purchaser. The Kenback-1 is the first known commercial personal computer kit. The Micral is known as the first ready-to-use personal computer and was offered in 1973.


Q: When did the first laptop computer come out?

A: The Osborne I was developed in 1981.


Q: What was the first known computer company?

A: Electronic Controls Company was established in 1949. They developed the first digital computer, the ENIAC.


Q: When did Apple market its first computer?

A: The Apple I was created in 1976 by Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak.


Q: Where did the term “Information Superhighway” come from?

A: Former vice-president Al Gore was the first to use this term. People misconstrued his statement, thinking that Gore claimed that he invented the Internet.


Q: What was the first computer game?

A: Steve Russell’s “Space War!” was developed in 1962.