There are a whole lot of interesting computer facts that are still dug down deep inside. However, for the present situation, we still have a good number of interesting facts about computer that you probably did not know before.
In general, you can also consider these as one of the most interesting facts about technology (not exactly computer facts). Though we have come far ahead and now have a variety of good computers or good laptop brands still, numerous fun facts about computers do exist. Unfortunately, the facts that amuse you aren’t necessarily the truth.
So, we bring you a filtered list of the most interesting computer facts that you probably did not know before.
Interesting Computer Facts We Bet You Don’t Know
- A normal human being blinks around 20 times a minute. But, when compared to a computer user, they blink just 7 times a minute on an average. Simply, we tend to concentrate more on the screen, so we usually blink a lot less in front of a computer than we do normally.
- The first disk drive to use removable media was the IBM 1311. You may not believe, but as you can see in the image below, it resembles the look of a washing machine. It was quite big, yet it had a storage capacity of fewer than 5 megabytes.
- On an average at least 6000 viruses are created every month. Scared? Simply switching to Linux OS should do the work because technically they do not get affected by viruses (almost).
Did you know that with the help of USB flash drive you can brick a computer in seconds? All you need is the “USB Killer 2.0”.
The first 1 GB hard drive was announced by IBM in 1980 which had a price tag of $40,000!
The US is at the highest risk of Virus attack followed by Russia Federation.
The 12 engineers who made IBM PC were named as “The Dirty Dozen”.
The first microprocessor 4004 which literally set the path for the modern computing era was developed by Intel. Surprisingly, it was meant to be used for a calculator. And, then it evolved.
You will not be affected by viruses just by opening an email. It is only activated when you click a link or access an attachment.
MyDoom was the fastest-spreading virus ever created. The total damage done by MyDoom is a whopping $38 billion.