COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

COMPUTER HISTORY AND EVOLUTION

DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTERS

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

What was the products that IBM became well known for before computers?

A	Calculators
B	Typewriters and business machines
C	Keyboards
D	None of the above

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -IBM and its predecessor companies made clocks and other time recording products for 70 years, culminating in the 1958 sale of the IBM Time Equipment Division to Simplex Time Recorder Company.

Detailed explanation-2: -IBM is one of the world’s largest IT companies, with operations in over 170 countries. IBM is known for its hardware and software products, including computers, servers, storage systems and networking equipment.

Detailed explanation-3: -It offered its first commercial stored-program computer, the vacuum tube based IBM 701, in 1952.

Detailed explanation-4: -The first IBM PC, formally known as the IBM Model 5150, was based on a 4.77 MHz Intel 8088 microprocessor and used Microsoft´s MS-DOS operating system. The IBM PC revolutionized business computing by becoming the first PC to gain widespread adoption by industry.

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