1. The first computer programmer was a women-True
Ada Lovelace was the first computer programmer, a women. People call her the enchanters of numbers.
2. The first computer was built in 1975-False
The first computer was actually built in 1910, started by Charles Babbage and finished by Henry Babbage.
3. Apple made the worlds first user friendly personal computer-True
Apple built the first user friendly personal computer, called Apple I, somewhere in the mid '70's.
4. Binary numbers are counted by 2's-False
Binary numbers are counted by 0's and 1's. The system was first used in 1679.
5. A notebook computer is the same as a laptop computer-True
A notebook computer is the same thing as a laptop. They are both the same in size, and meant to be portable.
6. Computers come in only three sizes, desktop, notebook, and tablet-False
Computers come in more sizes than just these three. In fact, a smartphone is counted as a type of computer.
7. All PC's use the Microsoft Windows operating system-False
PC's do not only use Microsoft Windows as their operating system. For example, they use IBM, Linux, and UNIX.
8. People with a lot of data often own their own mainframe computer-False
A mainframe computer is a large computer that handles lots of processes. Not all people have them, even if they have lots of data.
9. Most modern super computers are made up of clusters of computers-True
Super computers are a combination of mainframes that handle situations very fast in many different processes. Today, they are made of clusters of different computers.
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