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Interesting Technology & Computer Facts

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The domain name www.youtube.com was registered on February 14, 2005. If you opened up the case of the original Macintosh, you will find 47 signatures. One for each member of Apple's Macintosh divison as of 1982. Computer programming is currently one of the fastest growing occupations. On an average work day, a typist's fingers travel 12.6 miles. TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard. "Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand. The world's first computer, called the Z1, was invented by Konrad Zuse in 1936. His next invention, the Z2 was finished in 1939 and was the first fully functioning electro-mechanical computer. The first computer ...

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Facebook Use May Lead To Psychological Disorder In Teens

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Facebook has become a norm among the current generation but is not a necessity though. Many people use Facebook to keep in touch with friends from their hometowns while away at college but do not realize the negative effects it has especially to teenagers. Facebook has gone from being a social networking website to an addiction to teenagers. Facebook is affecting various different aspects of people’s everyday lives.   Students are less productive because Facebook acts as a distraction; Facebook causes lots of unnecessary drama in relationships (friends, family, and boyfriends/girlfriends), and has become an unhealthy addiction to many people. Overdosing on Facebook may lead to the development of such psychological disorders in ...

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