Mid Flashcards
Hewlett-Packard
First Scientific Handheld Calculator
HP-35
Data that have been collected & processed into a meaningful form.
Information
(a spreadsheet program) is first sold for the Apple II computer
Visicalc
Category that includes the largest and most powerful computers.
Supercomputer
Records and retrieves items to and from a storage medium.
Storage Device
ATM
Automated Teller Machine
First operating model of mechanical digital calculator using gears. Invented by Blaise Pascal.
Arithmetic Machine
small computer designed for use by and individual.
Personal Computer
GUI
Graphical User Interface (GUI
First counting mechanism, Invented by the Babylonians.
Abacus
Case containing electronic components used to process data.
System Unit
SOHO
Small Office/ Home Office
Joseph Marie Jacquard used punch cards to automate this one.
Weaving Loom
○ High Performance single user computer system with sophisticated input/output devices that can be easily networked with other
Workstation
MIDI
Musical Instrument Digital Interface