The Real Computer History Quiz

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. The original IBM PC had two identical connectors (in addition to others) on the back panel. One was the keyboard connector. What was the other one? Audio Output Monochrome Video Mouse Cassette Tape IO

2. IBM DOS 1.0 had two utilities that later integrated directly into the functionality of DOS. What were they? MD.COM and RD.COM DATE.COM and TIME.COM REN.COM and COPY.COM REN.COM and DEL.COM

3. DOS 2.0 introduced an important concept to PCs. What was it? Subdirectories Mouse Internet Windows

4. Name the cheap, simple way one could upgrade the original PC's and clones to get more speed. Answer: (It was a direct replacement for the CPU and made by NEC)

5. What type of hard disk interface was used in the original PC-XT? IDE ST-506 SCSI RLL

6. How many slots were in the original IBM PC? 6 8 5 7

7. The next generation after the PC and XT was the IBM PC-AT. This computer sported an 80286 processor, 20 meg hard disk (later increased to 30 megs), High density 5.25' floppy drives, and an expanded system bus (16 bit cards!). What was the clock speed of the original configuration of this system? 6 MHZ 33 MHZ 8 MHZ 16 MHZ

8. What was/were the first personal computer(s) from IBM to include a 3.5" floppy drive? PC and PC-XT Deskpro PC-AT PS2 Model 30 and Model 50

9. Why would one change the interleave on their hard drive? To increase capacity To run Windows NT To partition into multiple drive letters To increase speed

10. Microsoft Windows version 1.0 required what processor as part of its minimum system requirements? 80286 68020 80386 8088

11. How many banks of DIP switches were on the original PC motherboard? 3 1 2 8

12. What was the command used to start the text editor included in DOS 1.x and 2.x? EDIT EDLIN NOTEPAD WORDPAD

13. What processor was used in the IBM PC-Jr? 8088 80286 8086 NEC V20

14. Which is NOT a graphics card standard from the IBM personal computer line? PGA AGP EGA CGA

15. What was the name of the first laptop from IBM? Convertible Lapbook PC-Portable PC-SX