Personal Computer Revolution

Why did it take so long for people to be able to have their own computer in their house?

• It was too expensive

• Nobody wanted one

• People would rather buy a car

• People used their cell phone instead

Why were early personal computers called "Microcomputers"

• They were much small than older computers

• They also worked like a microwave and could cook food

• No one really knows

• It just sounded like a cool name

The first commercially successful personal computer was called the

• Altair 8800

• Xbox one

• Dell

• iphone

What is BASIC?

• an early, simple programming language

• an early type of computer

• something used to cook food

• something used to build cars

Altair BASIC was the first product created by

• Microsoft

• Chevrolet

• Nike

• Playstation

What was the computer created by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak that sold for $666.66?

• Apple 1

• Banana 2

• Hamburger 2.0

• Lemon Lime

What were the Apple II, TRS-80, and Commodore PET?

• Computers that could be used right out of the box.

• Types of athletic shoes

• Snacks you can eat in class

• Countries

VisiCalc was the first type of ______________ in 1979

• Spreadsheet

• iPad

• Robot

• Smart Watch

Microcomputers evolved into

• personal computers

• transformers

• airplanes

• school buses

The IBM Personal Computer had open architecture and expansion slots which allowed others to create hardware for the computer such as

• graphics cards, sound cards and joysticks

• hammers, wrenches and pliers

• rocks, paper, scissors

• lions, tigers, and bears