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Who created first wide-area network (WAN)?
The first known WAN was created by the U.S. Air Force in the late 1950s -
Who created Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) and when?
The agency was created on February 7, 1958, by President Dwight D. Eisenhower -
What pioneer is responsible for packet-switching concept?
Paul Baran is responsible for the concept of packet switching in August 1964. -
What was the first virus? When was it created?
The Creeper program was regarded as the first virus that was created. It was created in 1971 by Bob Thomas of BBN. -
When was Apple founded?
Apple was founded on April 1, 1976. -
When was the modem invented and by whom?
Dennis C. Hayes invented the personal computer modem in 1977 -
When does IBM launch the personal computer
BM's own Personal Computer was launched in August 1981. -
Who used the first emoticon -)
The first substantiated use of an emoticon came from American computer scientist Scott E. Fahlman on September 19,1982. -
What year was the Internet invented? By whom?
January 1, 1983 is considered the official birthday of the Internet. Vinton Cerf and Bob Khan are credited for creating the internet. Prior to
the various computer networks did not have a standard way to communicate with each other. -
When was the first worm created and what was the name?
The Morris worm or Internet worm of was one of the oldest computer worms distributed via the Internet, and the first to gain significant mainstream media attention. It was created on November 2, 1988. -
When was the Michelangelo virus created?
The Michelangelo virus is a computer virus first discovered on 4 February 1991 in Australia. -
When was the Mosaic web browser launched?
The Mosaic web browser was launched on 1993. -
Who introduces the World Wide Web by whom?
Tim-Berners Lee introduced the World Wide Web, and it was introduced in 1993 -
When was Yahoo founded?
It was founded on January 1994 by Jerry Yang and David Filo. -
When was Internet Explorer launched? By whom?
In July 1995 Microsoft released Internet Explorer, released by Microsoft Corporation. -
Amazon and eBay was founded when?
Amazon was founded on July 5, 1994. eBay was founded on September 3 1995. -
When does AOL launch instant messenger?
AOL launched instant messenger in 1997. -
When was Google founded?
Google was founded on September 4, 1998. -
When did Apple launch iTunes and Safari browsers?
iTunes was launched on January 9, 2001. Apple launched Safari browsers on January 7, 2003. -
What was the first mobile virus and when was it created?
The first mobile virus was named Cabir, a worm that infected the Symbian 60 OS. It was created in June 2004 -
When was Facebook launched? By whom?
Facebook was launched on February 4, 2004 by a Harvard sophomore named Mark Zuckerberg. -
When was YouTube launched and by whom?
It was registered on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim, three former employees of the American e-commerce company PayPal . -
When did Apple launch the iPhone?
Apple launched the iPhone on June 29, 2007. -
When was Instagram and Pinterest launched?
Pinterest was launched on January 2010, and Instagram was launched on October 6, 2010. -
Who bought Skype and when?
On 10 May 2011, Microsoft Corporation acquired Skype Communications
