1. The First Computer Weighed More Than 27 Tons.
ENIAC was the first programmable, electronic, general-purpose digital computer and it took up 1800 square feet of space.
2. The First Computer Mouse was Made of Wood
Doug Engelbart invented it in 1964.
3. The first Computer Programmer was a woman named Ada Lovelace.
Even though Ada wrote about a computer that was never built (the Analytical Engine), she realized that the computer could follow a series of simple instructions, a program, to perform a complex calculation.
4. Apple Computer was not founded in a garage but actually in a spare bedroom. (Microsoft and HP were founded in garages.)
5. Visual fatigue during computer use may result from incomplete blinks.
Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24413278/
6. Approximately 50%-80% of Daily Emails in the U.S. are Spam.
It’s a ballpark estimate but the FTC has some good info for you:
7. The Parts for the Modern Computer Were First Invented in 1833.
A man named Charles Babbage put them together, but the first modern computer came about 120 years later.
8. Computers are all as dumb as a box of rocks and/or a bag of hammers (pick your analogy).
Computers only know what we tell them. Therefore we must be very careful what we tell them. And we tell computers things through input devices such as computer mice and keyboards.
9. When people speak of computer “viruses” they are usually referring to malware.
Malware is short for malicious software that is specifically designed to disrupt, damage, or gain unauthorized access to a computer system.
From the FTC: How To Recognize, Remove, and Avoid Malware
10. Many people inadvertently infect their computers with malware by falling for scams.
Rules of thumb: If something seems too good to be true, it most likely will be and stop and think before you click or tap.
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