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7 fact-checked facts about technology and computing history, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.

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The basics

Who invented the World Wide Web?

AnswerTim Berners-Lee

Berners-Lee proposed the web at CERN in 1989.

What does USB stand for?

AnswerUniversal Serial Bus

USB is a standard for connecting devices.

Going deeper

In which year was ENIAC, an early general-purpose electronic computer, unveiled?

Answer1946

ENIAC was announced to the public in February 1946.

Moore's law observes that transistor counts on chips double roughly how often?

AnswerEvery two years

Gordon Moore revised his prediction to about every two years in 1975.

Which country built and operates the GPS satellite system?

AnswerUnited States

GPS was developed by the US military.

Expert level

Who wrote what is often called the first computer program, for Babbage's Analytical Engine?

AnswerAda Lovelace

Lovelace published her notes in 1843.

The first message sent over ARPANET in 1969 crashed after two letters. What were they?

AnswerLO

The system crashed while typing LOGIN.

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