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WorksheetsCrash Course Computer Science #25 - Personal Computer Revolution
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 10mins
What components made a personal "microcomputer" possible?
single-chip CPUs
solid state storage
cheap computer storage like floppy disks
low cost displays
How much did the Altair 8800 cost in 1975?
Enter a number only.
(a)
Bill Gates and Paul Allen suggested the Altair 8800 could be improved if it could
be displayed on a screen
combine multiple parts into one device
run programs written in BASIC
connect to other devices via a "network"
The Altair 8800 jumpstarted the computer hobbyist movement. In 1975, the ___ met for the first time to review the device.
Technology Titans Group
Homebrew Computer Club
Homebased Computing Association
Computer Champions Club
Steve Wozniak shared his own device the next year in 1976. His had ____, unusual for the time.
a text interface
a TV screen
a printer
a solid state drive
What three computers were ready-built for consumers and businesses?
Apple 1
Apple 2
TRS-80 Model 1
Commodore Pet 2001
Microsoft Basic
What spreadsheet software was a forbearer of Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets?
VisiCalc
CalcSheets
DataPage
MiniPage
IBM market share had shrunk to (a) % by 1980, down from 60% in 1970.
IBM's Personal Computer had an open architecture with...
an all-in-one circuit board
good documentation
expansion slots for new hardware
a broad marketing campaign
Soon, Compaq and (a) were selling their own PC clones... And (b) was happy to license MS-DOS to them, quickly making it the most (c) PC operating system.
Apple used (a) architecture, a design that (b) people from adding new hardware, like (c) and keyboards, to their computers.
Apple released the Macintosh in 1984. It had a ___, which we discuss more in the next episode.
low cost
all-in-one design
graphical user interface
integrated software network
