Quiz: Name my claim to fame! Quiz: Name my claim to fame!
Gates, Jobs, Torvalds: We all know the big guys, but they get enough press! What about Dennard, Engelbart, and Shugart? How much do you know about these tech pioneers and their innovative inventions?
1. Daniel Bricklin and Bob Frankston created a new type of application called VisiCalc, bringing joy to accountants everywhere. What is it?
Answer 2. Tim Berners-Lee considered the names "Mine of Information" (MOI) and "The Information Mine" (TIM) for his invention. What name did he finally pick?
Answer 3. In 1996, two graduate students from Stanford University, Sergey Brin and Larry Page, collaborated on a research project they called "BackRub." Their project has become wildly successful under another name. What is it?
Answer 4. Dr. Robert Dennard patented his invention in 1968: It's the place in a computer where the operating system, application programs, and data in current use are kept for fast access. What is it?
Answer 5. Before 1963, when Douglas Engelbart invented this at the Stanford Research Center, the keyboard was pretty much the only option for input. What is it?
Answer 6. Alan Shugart and coworkers developed this plastic disk with a surface coated with magnetic iron oxide, suitable for reading and writing. Originally 8", it subsequently incarnated as 5.25" and finally 3.5". What is it?
Answer 7. By the age of 10, Bob Metcalfe had already decided to go to Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). In 1972 he was the co-inventor of ________, the most widely-installed local area network ( LAN) technology. What is it?
Answer 8. This text messaging pioneer devised a method of transmitting messages by keying in a series of electronic pulses. (Hint: It wasn't in recent years, to say the least.) What is it?
Answer 9. If you're a Windows user, you've probably used David Bradley's famous keyboard shortcut, sometimes called the "three finger salute." What is it?
Answer 10. In 1821, Charles Babbage created a plan for this device, the earliest known design for a computer. What is it?
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