12 Interesting Facts about Computer
* Over 6,000 new computer viruses are released every month.
* The first computer mouse, constructed in 1964, was made out of wood.(by Doug Engelbart)
* The average human being blinks 20 times a minute – but only 7 times a minute when using a computer.
* The first electro-mechanical computer was developed in 1939.
* By the end of 2012 there will be 17 billion devices connected to the internet.
* 5 out of every 6 internet pages are porn related.
* Over 1 million domain names are registered every month.
* With it’s 800 million internet users, Facebook would be the third largest country in the World.
* The first hard drive was created in 1979 and could hold 5 MB of data.
* The nVidia GeForce 6800 Ultra video card contains 222 million transistors.
* 20% of online viruses are released by organized crime units.
* The engineers who developed the IBM PC were known as “The Dirty Dozen"....
* The first computer mouse, constructed in 1964, was made out of wood.(by Doug Engelbart)
* The average human being blinks 20 times a minute – but only 7 times a minute when using a computer.
* The first electro-mechanical computer was developed in 1939.
* By the end of 2012 there will be 17 billion devices connected to the internet.
* 5 out of every 6 internet pages are porn related.
* Over 1 million domain names are registered every month.
* With it’s 800 million internet users, Facebook would be the third largest country in the World.
* The first hard drive was created in 1979 and could hold 5 MB of data.
* The nVidia GeForce 6800 Ultra video card contains 222 million transistors.
* 20% of online viruses are released by organized crime units.
* The engineers who developed the IBM PC were known as “The Dirty Dozen"....
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Kaustubh KatdareThat's clearly old information that seems to be taken from some source. Facebook already has crossed a billion users, without entering China.
2012 is already over.
You are reading an archived discussion.
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