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Trivia #3
Computers
Trivia #2
Rear Admiral Grace Hopper,
the first female admiral in the
US Navy is also known in the computer world for creating the popular programming language COBOL. She also came up with
the term ‘debugging’ after
removing a moth from a
computer.
ICT (information and communications technology - or technologies) is an umbrella term that includes any communication device or application, encompassing: radio, television, cellular phones, computer and network hardware and software, satellite systems and so on, as well as the various services and applications associated with them, such as videoconferencing and distance learning. ICTs are often spoken of in a particular context, such as ICTs in education, health care, or libraries. The term is somewhat more common outside of the United States.
The computer mouse
was invented by Doug
Engelbart in 1963.
It was made out of
wood (weird, huh).
Trivia
Trivia #4
The following computer trivia
fun facts were compiled by our technicians here at San Diego
PC Help (we’ve been fixing
laptops, tablets, cellphones, etc. since 1999.) Enjoy the list! Also
be sure to check out the humorous
6 things you can do with your computer other than the obvious and our introduction to Net Neutrality!
RIM (the BlackBerry
operating system company)
co-CEO and cofounder Mike Lazaridis dropped out of college
to start his own company. He
did so after reading Microsoft’s founder, Bill Gates’, book.
Trivia #1
The two main components
in IT (Information Technology)
are hardware and software. But there is also a lesser known
‘grey’ component. This is the software that is stored in
hardware and cannot be
modified easily. It is known as ‘firmware’.