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).