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Computer History
This category includes questions and answers about the history of the computer. Ask questions about the first computer and major developments in computing.
5,564 Questions
The classic sonic came out in 1991 which was 20 years ago after the classic sonic came out I'm not sure how many years after though, modern sonic came out, so the answer is 1991.
What term does the computer bit derive from?
The word 'bit' was derived from the term binary digit (0 and 1).
How long did the ENIAC run for?
The ENIAC was unveiled on February 14, 1946, at the University of Pennsylvannia, and was shut down at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland at 11:45 on October 2, 1955. So that's 9 years, 5 months, and 18 days.
How many email sites are there in the world wide web?
There were 20,340,000,000 web pages indexed of November 2009, and 70,392,567 websites were indexed by Yahoo! as of August 2005. These are the most recent figures:the longer or later on in the year it goes there will be more websites so you could check it one day and then the next day check and 1000 more sites could be up
Google announced on 7/25/2008 that it had indexed over 1 trillion unique URL's. &
Bing lunched on 2008-2009 that it add over 1 trillion web sites .
Every day, more sites get created. That means this answer will change fairly rapidly over short periods of time.
In other words, this is a LOT of websites.
What is the full form of Facebook?
Facebook IS the full form, it's not an abbreviation nor an acronym.
When was the Internet up and running?
The internet is up and running when it doesn't need to be rebooted.
Who Develop the first Software Program?
Lady Ada Augusta Countess of Lovelace wrote programs in 1842-43 for Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine. However as the machine was never built she did not get to run them.
