Known as the Brain virus, it was developed by two Pakistani brothers to protect their software from piracy.
It was created by Tim Berners-Lee and simply explained the World Wide Web project.
Email was invented in 1971, two decades before the World Wide Web became publicly available.
IBM's Simon Personal Communicator was the first device to combine a phone and PDA.
Google founders used LEGO bricks to house the hard drives of their early search engine prototype.
The digital universe is expanding at an unprecedented rate due to internet usage, mobile technology, and IoT.
Invented by Douglas Engelbart in 1964, it had two wheels and was made of carved wood.
Weak default passwords were common in early systems, making them easy targets for hackers.
The onboard computer had just 64KB of memory and operated at 0.043MHz.
He has red-green color blindness, and blue is the color he sees best.
The number of active mobile devices surpassed the global population in 2014.
Originally used for tracking automotive parts in Japan, QR codes are now common in retail and advertising.
It cost $40,000 and weighed over 500 pounds.
It stands for "Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart."
It was titled “Me at the zoo” and features co-founder Jawed Karim.
Jeff Bezos launched it in 1994, selling books from his garage in Seattle.
It was first used in Karel Čapek's play "R.U.R." and means "forced labor" in Czech.
Before social media and streaming, email dominated internet use.
It was introduced by the pseudonymous developer Satoshi Nakamoto as a decentralized digital currency.
However, only a fraction are active and regularly maintained.
Video content consumption is growing exponentially across platforms.
Grace Hopper discovered a moth inside a computer relay, coining the term “debugging.”
Cambridge University used it in 1993 to monitor coffee levels in the break room.
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak started the company in 1976 from a Los Altos garage.
It remains the most popular search engine worldwide.
This highlights how far technology has progressed in just a few decades.
It read “Merry Christmas” and was sent from a PC to a mobile phone.
Ajay Bhatt admitted it was a compromise due to cost and complexity.
Originally called Backrub, it was renamed Google, a misspelling of "googol."
reCAPTCHA used scanned text from books to train OCR software and digitize archives.
Martin Cooper made the call on a Motorola DynaTAC prototype.
The idea of voice-controlled computers came from the Starship Enterprise.
It is the backbone of all web pages and structures content on the internet.
Brendan Eich developed the language in 1995 while working at Netscape.
The original 140-character limit was set to fit within standard text message limits.
It dominated in the early 2000s but lost ground to Chrome and Firefox.
The concept of shared computing resources was introduced by J.C.R. Licklider.
It was later acquired by Google and integrated into its ecosystem in 2005.
It was a marketing term and not short for "Wireless Fidelity."
In 2011, it competed and won against top human players in a televised quiz show.
King Harald Bluetooth united Denmark, similar to how Bluetooth unites devices.
Created by Kodak engineer Steven Sasson, it recorded black-and-white images at 0.01 megapixels.
It quickly became the industry standard for image editing and manipulation.
Devices like the IBM Simon and LG Prada existed earlier, but Apple revolutionized the interface.
Streaming platforms like YouTube, Netflix, and TikTok account for over 80% of all traffic.
It states that the number of transistors on a chip doubles about every two years.
Its self-driving software relies on neural networks and machine learning.
Many core technologies, including Linux and Apache, are open source.
The Sensorama and early head-mounted displays predate modern VR systems.
Cyber threats adapt quickly, requiring real-time updates and heuristics.
As of recent years, Frontier and Fugaku lead the race in computing power.
From smart grids to green data centers, tech is key in sustainability.
It enables real-time communication crucial for autonomous vehicles and remote surgery.
Generative AI models are capable of creating content previously thought to be human-only.
They have become popular in digital art, gaming, and collectibles.
Unlike binary bits, qubits can represent multiple states simultaneously.
It includes unindexed content like databases and private websites.
Like smartphones, Teslas improve performance and features remotely.
Devices like thermostats, lights, and security systems can be controlled remotely.
They're used in industry to simulate and optimize processes and equipment.
Once recorded, information cannot be easily altered, making it ideal for finance and records.
Many educational systems now introduce programming at the elementary level.
From dial-up to fiber optics, data transmission rates have skyrocketed.
Robotic arms assist in surgery and rehabilitation therapy around the world.
They enable GPS, weather forecasts, communication, and global internet coverage.
Tools like Tor allow access to hidden services not indexed by regular search engines.
They track heart rate, sleep, oxygen levels, and even detect falls or arrhythmias.
It’s being used in medicine, aerospace, construction, and education.
Excessive screen time and social media use are linked to various mental health issues.
As threats evolve, the demand for professionals and advanced defense systems continues to rise.