Part II
Turing Machine- What is it? Explain the concept.
Turing machines are basic abstract symbol-manipulating devices which, despite their simplicity, can be adapted to simulate the logic of any computer algorithm.
Apple Computer – What was their first product? Who built it? How successful was it? Where did it start? Who were the next followers?
There first product was the apple 1, it was built by Steve Wozniak .It was quite successful despite the fact that it didn’t include things like display, power supply and case. It started in Palo Alto, California. The followers were Altair 8800, which was a personal computer bought in a kit.
What was Bill Gates’ first product? What made him money? How did he begin to make money. How did his company influence the computer business?
His first product was the basic, he began to make money from selling this. His company influenced his business because they created the products.
What are all of the Windows operating systems ever created? Write out a simple timeline and some of the features and advances of each
-1983 Microsoft Windows was first announced in November, 1983.
-1985 Microsoft Windows version 1.0 was released in November, 1985.
-1987 Microsoft Windows version 2.0 was released in April, 1987.
-1990 Microsoft Windows version 3.0 was released in May, 1990.
-1992 Microsoft Windows version 3.1 was released in April, 1992.
-1995 Microsoft Windows 95 was released in August, 1995.
-1998 Microsoft Windows 98 was released in June, 1998.
-1999 Microsoft Windows 98 SE (Second Edition) was released in May, 1999.
-2000 Microsoft Windows ME (Millennium) was released in July, 2000.
-2001Microsoft Windows XP was announced on February 5, 2001
-2007 Microsoft Windows Vista was announced on January 30, 2007
