COMPUTER HISTORY AND EVOLUTION
DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTERS
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Apple 6
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Realmi 2 pro
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IBM Simon
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Samsung A1
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Simon Personal Communicator is a touchscreen, handheld personal digital assistant (PDA), retrospectively regarded as the world’s first smartphone due to the similarities of its features and capabilities with the present-day smartphone.
Detailed explanation-2: -Simon. The IBM Simon is widely regarded as one of the first devices that could be termed as a “smartphone” – however it is important to note that when it was launched, it was characterised as a PDA (personal digital assistant) with communication capabilities via a cellular connection.
Detailed explanation-3: -There is a straightforward answer to the question “What was the first smartphone?” It’s the IBM Simon. This dates back to 1994, it was an analogue cellular phone but had email, calendar and fax functions. The touch screen user interface even included predictive text.