PART -2 ( UNKNOWN FACTS)
A) Charles Babbage
in 1833 invented all the parts that are now used for the modern
computer. But the first ‘modern’ computer was invented only 120 years
later.
B)Z1 was the first fully operational digital computer developed by Konrad Zuse in 1936.
In 1939, he created the Z2 as the first electro-mechanical computer in the world. While Charles Babbage is being considered as the “father of the computer”, Zuse can be considered as the inventor of the “modern computer”.
C) The first disk drive to
use removable media was the IBM 1311. You may not believe, but as you can see
in the image below, it resembles the look of a washing machine. It was quite
big, yet it had a storage capacity of fewer than 5 megabytes.
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| DISK DRIVE |
D) Amazon.com did not
start as a complete e-commerce business but just as an online bookstore.
E) Did you know that with
the help of USB flash drive you can brick a computer in seconds? All you need
is the “USB Killer 2.0”.
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| USB |
F) The first 1 GB hard
drive was announced by IBM in 1980 which had a price tag of $40,000!
G) The
US is at the highest risk of Virus attack followed by Russia Federation.
H) You will not be
affected by viruses just by opening an email. It is only activated when you
click a link or access an attachment.
I) According to various
statistical analysis, it is a fact that more than 80% emails sent are spam!
J) ILOVEYOU is considered
to be the most dangerous virus ever created in the form of a worm. It has the
ability to replicate itself and crash the system. It arrived through e-mail
messages as a love letter from a secret admirer. When a user opens the email
and clicks on the attachment available, the virus starts its
magic. ILOVEYOU, being potentially the most dangerous virus, did not do
much damage as compared to the one which was the fastest spread virus program.
K) MyDoom was the
fastest-spreading virus ever created. The total damage done by MyDoom is a
whopping $38 billion.
L) Google, Facebook,
Twitter, and Amazon are all powered by Linux. Yes, Linux is not among the
most popular OS for the general consumers. But, Linux leads the Industry.
M) The first website that
went online was " info.cern.ch",which was also created by Tim Berners Lee at the research Lab CERN 1990.
N) The first word to be
transmitted over the Internet (When ARPANET existed) was "lo". It was meant to denote -" login" but the system crashed before transmitting the complete message.
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