The personal computer revolution
Personal computers have only been around from the 1970’s. That is to say that they are not very old, but they ARE older than you, so you may not be acquainted with their history.
View this video and answer the questions below
The Personal Computer Revolution Crash Course Computer Scie.webm
or, if that does not work:
1.
One of the
first personal computers was the Altair 8800. (I built one of those from a kit
in order to support a computer programming course!) How was Bill Gates instrumental in making
that computer successful?
2.
Computer
enthusiasts liked building their own computers, but businesses wanted a
computer that could be used “right out of the box”. List several of those.
3.
Compare and
contrast the terms open architecture and closed architecture.