What does CPU stand for?
AnswerCentral processing unit
The CPU carries out a computer's instructions.
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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.
The basics
How many bits are in a byte?
Answer8
A byte is made of eight bits.
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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