What is information technology

1990's Technology Inventions

  • Linux

    Linux
    Linux, an open source operating system was created by Linus Torvalds. It remains as one of the top operating systems used around the world, especially by developers.
  • MP3s

    MP3s
    The MP3 was created by a german engineer named Karlheinz Brandenburg. It changed the way music was consumed forever as eventually it was no longer necessary to carry around limited bulky devices like CDs.
  • Nokia Mobile Phone

    Nokia Mobile Phone
    Nokia released its first mobile phone which housed games like Snake on them. It paved the way for more smaller cell phones, as mobile phones before it were all quite large.
  • Nintendo 64

    Nintendo 64
    The gaming console was created by Nintendo and featured the first 64 bit games, a huge step up from what was available at the time. Considered revolutionary by gaming standards.
  • Google

    Google
    Created in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, the search engine changed how people used the internet. It made it much more efficient to view what people were interested in finding.