Test your knowledge by answering questions related to technology that has started a long ago. High Tech history quiz covers some of the important questions about 'technology that has been started in mid 20th century.
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1.Which form of digital communication was first used in 1971?
Correct Answer: (A) Email
Explanation: Ray Tomlinson showcased an initial iteration of email functionality on the ARPANET networking platform.
2.How was the Altair 8800, the first retail personal home computer, sold?
Correct Answer: (C) Mail order
3.What does the acronym DOS stand for?
Correct Answer: (B) Disk operating system
4.What was Pascal’s Calculator?
Correct Answer: (C) An adding machine
5.How much did the 1940s supercomputer ENIAC weigh?
Correct Answer: (C) 27 tons
6.What is a yottabyte?
Correct Answer: (B) A data-storage measurement
7.Which of these did Ada Lovelace publish?
Correct Answer: (C) First algorithm
8.What was the first computer mouse made from?
Correct Answer: (D) Wood
9.What does the programming mnemonic HCF stand for?
Correct Answer: (C) Halt and catch fire
10.When it was released in 1981, what was unique about the computer called Osborne 1?
Correct Answer: (A) It was portable