12 Facts You Probably
Didn't Know About
Computers
12 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About
Computers.
They book our hotels. They buy our books.
They bring us the latest TV. They tell us
where we are when we’re lost. In short,
modern computers do everything. You might
think you know a lot about them. However,
here’s some facts we’re willing to bet you
don’t know.
01
Over 6,000 new computer viruses are
released every month. So, y’know: sleep
tight.
02
The first computer mouse-waaaay back in
1964- was designed by a chap called Doug
Engelbert, and constructed out of wood. Yes,
wood.
03
The average human being blinks around 20
times in a minute. A computer user blinks
only 7!
04
The very first electro-mechanical computer
was called the Z2, and was developed back in
1939. The same year was broke out. Not that
we’re paranoid.
05
It’s estimated that by the end of 2012, there
will be a rather ridiculous 17 billion devices
that connect to the internet.
06
The internet might be a veritable feast of
information, but in actuality five in six online
pages are focused with, er, adults in mind.
07
Over one million domain names per month
are registered online. That’s a lot of internet,
right there.
08
Facebook boasts over 800 million users. Were
it a country, it would be the third largest in
the world behind India and China. See? It’s
not just your addiction.
09
The first hard drive in history was created by
Seagate in 1979, and could take a grand total
of 5mb-the equivalent of one song in mp3
format (and a shortfish one at that).
10
If you find wiring for a plug difficult, spare a
thought for those responsible for the nVidia
GeForce 6800 Ultra, which contains a quite
ridiculous 222 million transistors.
11
Organised crime syndicates are responsible
for 20.70% of online viruses. Not quite the
actions of Don Corleone, but still something
to think about.
12
The original engineers who designed the IBM
PB were nicknamed ‘The Dirty Dozen’. That
explains fact 6, then.