Question #N365
The world’s first commercially available personal computer, the Kenbak-1, was released in 1971. It was designed by John Blankenbaker, a software developer, and it featured a keyboard, a display, and a small amount of internal memory. The Kenbak-1 was intended for use in educational settings, allowing students to learn about computer programming. It is an important part of the history of computing, because it was a forerunner of the more sophisticated personal computers that would become popular in the 1980s.
Which choice best combines the sentences at the underlined portion to create a grammatically correct and stylistically effective sentence?Correct Answer is: A
Choice A is the best option because it correctly combines the two sentences with a comma and a coordinating conjunction. The conjunction "as" indicates that the Kenbak-1 is an important part of the history of computing because it was a forerunner of more sophisticated personal computers.