Innovators in Computers Scavenger Hunt

Answer in full sentences each of the following questions on your own sheet of paper. Use the link after the question to find the answer. Turn in to Mr. A when you are finished.

1. Who developed the first personal computer called the altair?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000984.htm

2. Who invented the first apple computer? http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000984.htm

3. What did Marcian "Ted" Hoff invent? http://web.mit.edu/invent/iow/hoff.html

4. What are 3 things that Doug Engelbart has invented to help make computers easier  to use?  http://unrev.stanford.edu/introduction/introduction.html

5. What language did Tim Berners-Lee create in 1990?  http://www.time.com/time/time100/scientist/profile/bernerslee03.html

6. At what age did Bill Gates become interested in computing? http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/billg/bio.mspx

7. Who invented the typewriter? http://home.earthlink.net/~dcrehr/

8. What was the name of the first video game and when was it invented? http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/pong.htm

9. Who invented CD's? http://web.mit.edu/invent/iow/russell.html

10. Who invented the Internet?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch001016.htm

11. Who invented E-Mail and when did they invent it?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch001016.htm

12. When was the World Wide Web introduced to the public?
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch001016.htm

13. What was the first laptop, and when was it invented?
http://www.computer-museum.org/main/faq.shtml

14. What was the first computer bug and when did computer viruses first appear?
http://www.computer-museum.org/main/faq.shtml

15. Who is considered the "Father of the Computer"? What was his invention called?
http://history-computer.com/Babbage/Babbage.html

16. THINK ABOUT IT: Write a 5 sentence paragraph about who you think made the greatest contribution to computing? support  your answer. (Answers must be written in complete sentences with proper spelling, grammar, and must be legible)

17. THINK ABOUT IT: Which of the inventions above do you feel is the least important? Why? (Minimum of 3 Sentences).