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ENIAC stands for Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer, and it was the first official computer in use. It was a secret military project that was created by John Mauchly and John Presper Eckert Jr. The ENIAC was built from the years, 1943-1945. Wikipedia
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The hard drive could hold up to 5 MB of memory and it ran on a system called, IBM 305 RAMAC. Over time, their size decreased as their storage space increased to 500-4,000 GB. Wikipedia
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Arpanet stands for Advanced Research Projects Agency Network, and was the first computer network. Arpanet was made to be used by military services and used the protocol: TCPIP. Wikipedia
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The 4004 was created by Ted Hoff and Stanley Mazor. It had incorporated the CPU onto a single circuit. The microprocessor uses numbers and symbols (using binary) to function properly. Wikipedia
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Ethernet is the most widely used networking in local areas in current time. It is constantly being renewed and growing its capability over the years. SafariBooks
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Steve Jobs & Steve Wozniak created the first Apple computer and created the company in California. For more than 3 decades Apple just made personal computers, now releasing several other products such as iPods, tablets, and phones. Wikipedia
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It was named after Adam Osborne, being called "Osborne 1" and has cost $1,795 at the time. The laptop had been the first portable computer and is often referred to as a "notebook computer." Wikipedia
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The first CD (compact disc) was created by James T. Russel and released by Joel, 30 years ago. It can store up to 80 minutes of music.
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21 years ago, Berners-Lee published the world's first website in the Swiss Alps. It was the bare-bones website used to explain the World Wide Web to newcomers.
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It has an advanced operating system, combining features from a cellphone and from other digital devices. It had not received the term smartphone until 1995. Wikipedia
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The Bluetooth exchanges data through a short distanced range using radio waves. It had originally been planned as an alternative of data cabled. Wikipedia
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It was created by Sony Interactive Entertainment in Japan. It now consists of 4 different home consoles. It was the first to ship 100 million units after 9 years of its official launch.
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Google was founded and created by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were students at Stanford University. Google is a multinational company, running over a million servers around the world.
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The Ipod is a small, portable device for media purposes. It was released 8 and a half months after iTunes was created. Now there are three versions, all touch-screen. Wikipedia
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Netbooks were inexpensive computers and in the same market as tablets similar to them. The first one released was by Asus Eee PC, having a very light weight and small (7 in.) screen. These were much more portable and accessible than the current laptops. HowToGeek