The first YouTube video
The “Me at the zoo” is the first-ever video that was uploaded to YouTube. It was uploaded on April 23, 2005, at 20:27:12 PDT (April 24, 2005, at 3:27:12 UTC) by the site’s co-founder…
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MP3-MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III
MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III is commonly referred as MP3. This is an audio coding format for digital audio. It was designed by the Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) as a…
WEBCAM
The first webcam was deployed at Cambridge University computer lab in 1991. Its purpose is to monitor a particular coffee maker and hence avoid wasted trips to an empty pot. The webcam is…
BIOS – Basic Input Output System
A BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) is placed in a ROM chip found on the motherboards. It is boot firmware program that the computer uses to successfully start operating. It is located on a chip inside…
AMD – Advanced Micro Devices
AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) is the second largest manufacturer of microprocessors after Intel. The also provide integrated circuits for networking devices, flash memory, and programmable logic devices. Athlon (formerly called K7) microprocessor was…