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Who created first wide-area network (WAN)?
The first known WAN was created by the U.S. Air Force in the late 1950s to interconnect sites in the Semi-Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) radar defense system. -
Who created Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) and when?
ARPA was formally authorized by President Eisenhower in 1958 for the purpose of forming and executing research and development projects to expand the frontiers of technology and science, and able to reach far beyond immediate military requirements. -
What pioneer is responsible for packet-switching concept?
Packet switching was invented independently by Paul Baran and Donald Davies in the early and mid 1960s and then developed by a series of scientists and engineers in the late 1960s and 1970s. -
When was the modem invented and by whom?
in 1962 by the American Telephone & Telegraph Company (AT&T). Created by Dennis C. Hayes. -
When was Apple founded?
Apple Computer, Inc. was founded on April 1, 1976, by college dropouts Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, who brought to the new company a vision of changing the way people viewed computers. -
When does IBM launch the personal computer?
The IBM PC debuted on August 12, 1981, after a twelve-month development. Pricing started at $1,565 for a configuration with 16 KB RAM, Color Graphics Adapter, keyboard, and no disk drives. -
Who used the first emoticon -)
Although it has been claimed that the first emoticon appeared in 1979, the first substantiated use of an emoticon came from American computer scientist Scott E. Fahlman on September 19, 1982. -
What year was the Internet invented? By whom?
ARPANET adopted TCP/IP on January 1, 1983, and from there researchers began to assemble the “network of networks” that became the modern Internet. -
What was the first virus? When was it created?
Brain, the first PC virus, began infecting 5.2" floppy disks in 1986. -
When was the first worm created and what was the name?
The Morris worm or Internet worm of November 2, 1988, is one of the oldest computer worms distributed via the Internet, and the first to gain significant mainstream media attention. -
Who introduces the World Wide Web by whom?
Tim Berners-Lee, a British scientist, invented the World Wide Web (WWW) in 1989, while working at CERN. -
When was the Michelangelo virus created?
The Michelangelo virus is a computer virus first discovered on 3 February 1991 in Australia. The virus was designed to infect DOS systems, but did not engage the operating system or make any OS calls. -
When was the Mosaic web browser launched?
Mosaic, the first web browser to win over the Net masses, was released in 1993 and made freely accessible to the public. The adjective phenomenal, so often overused in this industry, is genuinely applicable to the... 'explosion' in the growth of the web after Mosaic appeared on the scene. -
When was Yahoo founded?
Yahoo was established by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994 and was one of the pioneers of the early Internet era in the 1990s. -
When was amazon founded?
Amazon was founded by Jeff Bezos from his garage in Bellevue, Washington, on July 5, 1994. -
When was Internet Explorer launched?
Internet Explorer was first launched on August 16, 1995, as part of the Plus! add-on package for Windows 95. Created by Microsoft Corporation. -
When was eBay founded?
eBay was founded by Pierre Omidyar in September 1995. -
When does AOL launch instant messenger?
AOL Instant Messenger was finally launched in May of 1997 (Bowman, 2017). -
When was Google founded?
Google is an American search engine company, founded in 1998 by Sergey Brin and Larry Page. Since 2015, Google has been a subsidiary of the holding company Alphabet, Inc. -
When did Apple launch iTunes?
The iTunes media platform was first released by Apple in 2001 as a simple music player for Mac computers. -
When did Apple launch Safari browsers?
Apple's Safari was released in 2003 as the default browser on Macintosh personal computers and later on iPhones (2007) and iPads (2010). -
What was the first mobile virus and when was it created?
In June 2004, security researchers were sent copies of the first mobile virus, Cabir, a worm that infected the Symbian 60 OS. -
When was Facebook launched? By whom?
Facebook is a social networking service originally launched as TheFacebook on February 4, 2004, before changing its name to simply Facebook in August 2005. It was founded by Mark Zuckerberg, Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes. -
When was YouTube launched and by whom?
YouTube was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim, three former employees of PayPal. -
When did Apple launch the iPhone?
Apple's first iPhone was announced by Steve Jobs on January 9, 2007, and it was released on June 29, 2007. -
When was Instagram and Pinterest launched?
Pinterest was founded in January 2010 by by Ben Silbermann, Paul Sciarra, and Evan Sharp as an evolution of a previous app, Tote.The Instagram app was launched on Oct. 6, 2010, and racked up 25,000 users in one day. -
Who bought Skype and when?
On 10 May 2011, Microsoft Corporation acquired Skype Communications, S. à r.l for US$8.5 billion. It was incorporated as a division of Microsoft, which acquired all its technologies with the purchase.