World History - Level 45: The History of Computers and the Internet

Before we start the quiz, take a look at the absolute physical scale of the very first computers.

The ENIAC computer (1946). Source: Apic / Getty Images

Key Insight: Early computers didn't have keyboards or screens! To mathematically "program" the ENIAC, a team of brilliant female engineers literally had to physically unplug and plug hundreds of thick black cables into different sockets across the room, essentially physically rewiring the machine for every single calculation!

To understand exactly how the questions you write in Bihar seamlessly appear on a user's screen halfway across the globe, watch this narrated breakdown of how the internet actually routes data:

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