PNG – Portable Network Graphics
PNG (Portable Network Graphics) is a file format used for image compression. This format uses lossless compression and it is considered as the replacement for GIF image format. PNG files are used to…
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IBM 1311 Removable Disk Drive
In 1961, IBM introduced the concept of removable memory via disk drive. The IBM 1311 Disk Storage Drive provided storage for about two million characters and its size is about the size of…
Invention of Mouse
The first computer mouse was invented by Douglas C.Engelbart. He invented the mouse two decades before in 1964 and it was publically revealed in 1968. A computer mouse is a pointing device…
Why did Microsoft name their OS “Windows”?
Microsoft named their project to develop a new operating system as “Interface Manager”. They followed a marketing strategy of using basic, descriptive, and one-word names. At the time of the original release of…
SSD – Solid State Drive
An SSD (Solid State Drive) is a non-volatile storage device used for storing and accessing the data. It is faster, more reliable and consumes less power. The first SSD was implemented in IBM…