Personal Computing Topic trivia
Personal Computing Topic Mini Quiz
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Altair 8800 microcomputer sales exploded in 1975 after appearing on the cover of which magazine?
Popular Electronics featured the Altair 8800 kit in January 1975, inspiring Bill Gates and Paul Allen to write Altair BASIC.
Apple II computer adoption surged in 1979 following the release of which spreadsheet program?
VisiCalc became the first "killer app" for personal computers, driving thousands of businesses to buy Apple II hardware.
IBM PC microcomputers launched in 1981 with an operating system licensed from which company?
Microsoft licensed 86-DOS from Seattle Computer Products, adapted it into MS-DOS, and retained rights to sell it to other PC makers.
Xerox Alto workstations introduced which personal computing innovation in 1973?
The Xerox Alto pioneered the graphical user interface, desktop metaphor, and mouse, heavily influencing Apple's Macintosh.