Information Technology Fundamentals (ITF) Mr. Shultz

Today’s Objective(s) and Bell-Ringer Bell-Ringer Questions 1.Where was the IBM PC developed? 2.What was the IBM code-name for the PC? 3.IBM had forecast sales of a half million computers by 1984 – how many did they sell? Objective Given an ESD web site, TSW correctly identify system maintenance and preventive measures with no errors. (BUS )

Bell-Ringer 1. Where was the IBM PC developed? Boca Raton, FL

Bell-Ringer 2. What was the IBM code- name for the PC? “The Floridian project”

Bell-Ringer 3. IBM had forecast sales of a half million computers by In those 3 years, how many did they sell? 2 million

Video 4. What was the vital chip that connected the hardware with the software in an IBM PC? The ROM-BIOS

Video 5. Where did every clone maker buy his operating sytem? Microsoft

Video 6. IBM planned to steal the market from Gates with a brand-new operating system called what? OS/2

Video 7. What is a KLOC? A thousand (K) Lines Of Code

Video 8. In 1980, how much larger was IBM than Microsoft? 3,000 times

Video 9. When Apple aired the “Big Brother” ad in 1984, what computer did they launch? The Macintosh

Video 10. What does PARC stand for? Palo Alto Research Center

Video 11. When was the Xerox Alto computer built? Around 1973

Video 12. How was the Alto linked to other PCs? By Ethernet, the first computer network

Video 13. What was the one thing that Steve Jobs was “blinded by” at PARC? The graphical user interface

Video 14. What was the code name of the computer that Apple started developing? Lisa

Video 15. What was the parody of a TV game show that Steve Jobs staged to whip up enthusiasm among software developers? The Macintosh Software Dating Game

Video 16. How did the Mac team see themselves? As Apple’s pirates

Video 17. At the Macintosh launch, what did Steve Jobs say were the only two milestone products in the computer industry? The Apple II (in 1977) The IBM PC (in 1981)

Video 18. What saying did Picasso have about artists? “Good artists copy. Great artists steal.”

Video 19. What did Apple accuse Microsoft of stealing? The look and feel of Apple’s GUI

Video 20. When did Microsoft launch Windows 3? 1990

Video 21. In a year, how many copies of Windows 3 were sold? Close to 30 million

Video 22. What did Windows 95 combine into one package? The PC’s operating system and graphical interface

Video 23. Who is Larry Ellison? The boss of Oracle (co- founder and CEO)

Video 24. What did Larry Ellison believe the PC will be replaced by? A cheap device he calls an information appliance

Video 25. Where did Larry Ellison say software should be? On the net

Video 26. How many millionaires did Microsoft have? 2,000

Class Work  Impact of New Technology Worksheet  History of E-Commerce Worksheet  ESD Worksheet  Virtual Tour Worksheet

ESD Assignment o Go to ITF page, click ESD link

ESD Web Site o Read all four pages o Complete worksheet

Virtual Tour Assignment o Go to ITF page o Open Virtual Tour web pageVirtual Tour web page o Answer questions on Virtual Tour worksheetVirtual Tour worksheet

You can click on the parts to learn about them You can also use the links at the bottom to get the information

Class Work  Impact of New Technology Worksheet  History of E-Commerce Worksheet  ESD Worksheet  Virtual Tour Worksheet

Information Technology Fundamentals (ITF)