1. The first computer programmer was a woman: True
The first computer programmer was Ada Lovelace, who was also a mathematician. She lived 1815-1852 in England.
2. The first computer was built in 1975: False
The first computer was built in 1910 by Henry Babbage and his son, Charles. It was started by henry, finished by Charles.
3. Apple made the world's first user-friendly personal computer: True
This computer was built by Steve Wozniak in 1977. the Apple II, as it it was called, was much easier to use than the Apple I
4. Binary numbers are counted by 2's: False
Binary is counted in 1's and 0's and it is the simplest positional number system . It was done by Gottfried Leibniz in 1679.
5. A notebook computer is the same as a laptop computer: False
Both are a fully functioning portable computer.
6. Computers come in only three sizes, desktop, notebook and tablet: False
Computers come in four sizes, a desktop, laptop/notebook, a tablet, and smart phones.
7. All PC's use the Microsoft Windows operating system; False
Although most do use Microsoft windows, PC's can also run on Linux, Ubuntu, Eclipse, and many other systems.
8. People with a lot of data often own their own mainframe computer False
Mainframe computers are usually owned by companies. They are used for Bulk data processing, enterprise resource planning and transaction processing.
9. Most modern super computers are made up of clusters of computers: True
Super computers focus on interpenetrating data as quickly as possible and are used for one purpose, like scientific research.
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