Who invented the motorcycle for the very first time?

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Wilhelm Maybach and Gottlieb Daimler.

In 1885, the first petroleum-powered motorcycle was invented by the German engineers Wilhelm Maybach and Gottlieb Daimler in Bad Cannstatt.

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What is the name of the fastest car in the world?

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Buggatti Veyron Super Sport.

This sports car has a 267 mph speed. Its speed can reach 60 mph in just 2.4 seconds. This super-fast car comes in various styles.

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When was the digital computer invented?

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The 1930s.

John Vincent Atanasoff, an American physicist, created the first digital computer at Lowa State College in the 1930s. He received a grant of $650 to work on this project along with the help of a graduate student Clifford Berry.

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Who is the founder of a computer virus?

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Amjad and Basit Farooq Alvi.

In 1986, Pakistani brothers Basit and Amjad wrote about the first computer virus named Brain. It was a widespread boot sector virus that infected MS-DOS. At that time, Amjad was 24 and Basit was 17.

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Which component is responsible for the speed of a computer?

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Central Processing Unit (CPU).

A computer with a better Central Processing Unit has a faster speed. For example, a 4 GHz CPU can run 4 thousand million cycles every second. CPU is also known as the brain of a computer.

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Who invented the first gaming console?

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Ralph H. Baer.

In 1951, Ralph H. Baer started working on the idea of a gaming console. Later in 1966, he succeeded in inventing the first video game.

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When was the first flat screen TV launched in the market?

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1997.

In 1997, Sony and Sharp launched the first flat screen television. It was a 42- inch large screen TV that was manufactured by using Plasma Addressed Liquid Crystal (PALC) technology.

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What is CRT on television?

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CRT stands for Cathode-Ray Tube.

CRT is basically a vacuum tube which encloses a phosphorescent screen and electron gun/guns that helps display images on the television.

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Who invented the first battery?

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Alessandro Volta.

In 1800, Alessandro Volta invented the first battery by using zinc and copper discs, which is also termed as a voltaic pile.

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When was the first color broadcast announced in Mexico?

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8 February 1963.

In 1930, Guillermo Gonzalez Camarena invented the first color television in his own lab and sent it to the office of Mexican League of Radio Experiments in 1946. Later in 1963, the first color broadcast was announced by Gonzalez Camarena.

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