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History of Computers
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First computer invented
The first ever computer was invented by Charles Babbage in 1822. He wanted to create a machine that was capable of computing several sets of numbers and making hard copies of the results. He got help by Ada Lovelace and because of funding he was never able to complete a full-scale functional version of this machine. -
First transistor computer
The world's first transistor computer was built at th eUniversity of Manchester by Dick Grimsdale.It was the first computer that could store not only data but any user program in electronic memory and process it at electronic speed. -
First mouse
The first computer mouse was invented by Doug Engelbart in 1963.The basic idea for the mouse first came to him in 1961 while sitting in a conference session on computer graphics, his mind mulling over the challenge of making interactive computing more efficient. -
Internet invented
The idea came from Leonard Kleinrock however many different people worked to invent it. It was created for the US defence department for comunication if a bomb wiped out radios etc. -
First email
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Global Positioning System
The Gps is a space-based satellite navigation system that provides location and time information.The United States government created the system, maintains it, and makes it freely accessible to anyone with a GPS receiver. It became fully operational in 1995. Bradford Parkinson, Roger L. Easton, and Ivan A. Getting are credited with inventing it. -
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When was YouTube created?
YouTube was created on the 14th February 2005. YouTube was founded by Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim. Hurley had studied design at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and Chen and Karim studied computer science together at the University of Illinois Urban Champaign.YouTube was created because they struggled to share videos or watch videos. their early headquarters were above a restaurant in California.The first video on YouTube was 'Me at the Zoo' that was uploaded on the 23rd April -
Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is a home video games console that was developed by Microsoft.The Xbox 360 features an online service, Xbox Live, which was expanded from its previous iteration on the original Xbox and received regular updates during the console's lifetime. The Xbox 360 was released on November 22, 2005, in the United States and Canada. -
Sky go
Sky go (formerly known as Sky player) is an online television service from Sky which launched in January 2006. This service allows users to watch live and on demand video content from their phone, computer Xbox 360 via Wi-Fi or broadbrand. It is available to Sky customers at no extra cost. -
BBC iplayer
BBC iplayer is an internet streaming catchup television and radio service for people who live in the UK. It initial release was on the 25th December 2007. Specific applications for mobile platforms were launched in February 2011. These were initially for iOS and Android devices, where the launch would have the biggest impact. -
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Predictions
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There will be hoverboards. -
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When you play a game you put on a head set and a suit so you are in the game. -
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We will be able to just hop into a car without a driver and type in where we want to go. There will be a way to pay as well and you can only get out the car if you pay. -
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Commericial visits to the moon. -
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There will be flying cars. -
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Tiny robots will conduct medical surgery from inside our bodies -
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Robots will do simple jobs that you dont want to do. -
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There will be a teleportation device.
