The Evolution and Impact of Computers and the World Wide Web

The video tutorial explores the evolution of computers and the World Wide Web. It begins with the widespread use of computers in daily life and traces their history from the 1940s to the 1980s, highlighting key developments like the ENIAC, transistors, integrated circuits, and microprocessors. The tutorial also discusses the introduction of personal computers and their initial high costs. It then shifts focus to the World Wide Web, detailing its creation by Tim Berners Lee in 1990 and its rapid growth from 1% to over half of the global population by 2020, driven by advancements like broadband access.

Which generation of computers introduced the microprocessor, forming the basis of modern PCs?

• Fourth generation

• Second generation

• First generation

• Third generation

What was the approximate cost of IBM's Acorn computer when it was released in 1981?

• $4785

• $2500

• $1565

• $500

Who is credited with proposing the concept of the World Wide Web?

• Paul Allen

• Tim Berners-Lee

• Steve Jobs

• Bill Gates

In what year did the World Wide Web become publicly accessible?

• 2000

• 1995

• 1990

• 1985

By 2020, what percentage of the world's population was using the internet?

• 75%

• 25%

• 56%

• 40%