Computer Facts

    Random Computer Facts

    There are 54 Computer Facts!

    The first webcam was used in 1991 by Cambridge researchers for checking the coffee pot without leaving their desks.
    10
    The four ghosts in Pac-Man are programmed to act differently: red chases you, pink just tries to position itself in a set way, blue tries to ambush you and orange is random.
    21
    'Firefox'
    'Firefox'
    The Firefox mascot isn't actually a fox, but a red panda.
    42
    Ecosia
    Ecosia
    Ecosia is a search engine that helps to save the environment by donating 80% of its income to planting trees in Brazil.
    38
    On eBay, there are an average of $680 worth of transactions each second.
    173
    IBM's Watson computer has 90 processors, 2,880 cores, 11,200 threads, 16 terabytes of RAM, and 4TB worth of data on its hard drive.
    5
    On an average work day, a typist's fingers travel 12.6 miles.
    353
    E-mail has been around longer than the World Wide Web.
    176