COMPUTER

Question 1

a machine that can be programmed automatically, carry out sequences of arithmetic or logical operations, an electronic device that manipulates information, or data.

Answer 1

Computer

Question 2

5 Basic Functions of Computer

Answer 2

Store
Output
Input
Analyze
Process

Question 3

Earliest calculating tool, was invented in ________, and is still used in some parts of Asia

Answer 3

Abacus

Question 4

Older in Abacus. Done is stone tablet

Answer 4

Caligraphy

Question 5

Two mathematicians that built mechanical calculators using pegged wheels that could performed the four basic arithmetic function

Answer 5

Blaise Pascal and Gottfried Leibniz

Question 6

Invented by Blaise Pascal. What is its function? Problem?

Answer 6

Pascaline - Addition & Subtraction
Problem - Highly Expensive

Question 7

Invented by Gottfried Leibniz. What is its function?

Answer 7

Step Reckoner - Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division

Question 8

TOMOGRAPHY means

Answer 8

Tomo - slices
Graphy - image

Question 9

Father of Computer

Answer 9

Charles Babbage

Question 10

designed a tabulating machine to record census data in 1890.

Answer 10

Herman Hollerith

Question 11

The tabulating machine stored information as __________ that was interpreted by machines with _______.

Answer 11

holes on cards; electrical sensors

Question 12

designed an analytical engine that performed general calculations automatically

Answer 12

Charles Babbage

Question 13

First electronic digital computing device

Answer 13

ABC Computer

Question 14

built the first digital electronic computer

Answer 14

John Atansoff and Clifford Berry

Question 15

ABC computer was designed with a specific purpose to solve systems of simultaneous up to ___________.

Answer 15

29 linear equations

Question 16

First fully operational working computer

Answer 16

Colossus

Question 17

Colossus was designed to _________

Answer 17

crack encrytped German military codes

Question 18

When was Colossus build?

Answer 18

December 1943

Question 19

The first general purpose electronic computer

Answer 19

ENIAC

Question 20

ENIAC contained more than _________ that failed at an average rate of one every ______

Answer 20

18, 000 vacuum tubes; \7 minutes

Question 21

The first general purpose electronic computer developed in the year _______, at __________ by at a cost of

Answer 21

1946; University of Pennsylvania; 500, 000 dollars

Question 22

First generation computer and year?

Answer 22

Vacuum Tube (1951 - 1958)

Question 23

Second generation computer and year?

Answer 23

Transistors (1959 - 1964)

Question 24

Third generation computer and year?

Answer 24

Integrated Circuits (1965 - 1970)

Question 25

Fourth generation computer and year?

Answer 25

Microprocessor (1971 - Present)

Question 26

The brainstem of the computer

Answer 26

Microprocessor

Question 27

device that input information into the computer

Answer 27

Input devices

Question 28

output information from the computer

Answer 28

Output devices

Question 29

Examples of Output and Input devices

Answer 29

Input - Mouse, Keyboard, scanner, DC Output - Speaker, Monitor, Screen

Question 30

Includes all parts of Computer

Answer 30

Computer Hardware

Question 31

Includes all programs that are installed or instructions for completing tasks

Answer 31

Computer Software

Question 32

Also called as the microprocessor or brain of computer. Usually measured in ______

Answer 32

Central Processing Unit

Question 33

5 brands of processors

Answer 33

Pentium Celeron MAC AMD Cyrix

Question 34

Contains millions of transistors and are small pieces of semi conducting materials (silicon)

Answer 34

Computer Chip

Question 35

Mechanical storage device located internally

Answer 35

Hard drive

Question 36

CD ROM

Answer 36

Compact Disk Read Only Memory

Question 37

Optical device read by diode laser

Answer 37

CD ROM

Question 38

Magnetic storage device for small amounts of data ( _______ )

Answer 38

Floppy Diskette - 1.44 mb

Question 39

RAM

Answer 39

Random Access Memory

Question 40

stores data that is processing. This type of data is erased when the computer is turned off.

Answer 40

RAM

Question 41

Contains special instruction for the computer to operate

Answer 41

ROM

Question 42

Increases the speed of the processor by recording and anticipating instructions

Answer 42

Cache Memory

Question 43

Sets of images and icons seen on the desktop used to operate a program

Answer 43

GUI

Question 44

small pictures that represent files, commands, or windows

Answer 44

Icons

Question 45

video memory enhances the refreshment rate of the image

Answer 45

VRAM

Question 46

have chipsets that can increase the speed of video display

Answer 46

Video cards

Question 47

Interface between the computer and another peripheral device such as disk drive, mouse, printer

Answer 47

Ports

Question 48

network usually in the same company / building. It is connected via ________ or ________

Answer 48

LAN telephone lines; radiowaves

Question 49

system of LAN connect workstations

Answer 49

WAN

Question 50

rate at which information is transferred in a communication channel

Answer 50

Baud rate

Question 51

how much information can be carried in a given period of time

Answer 51

Bandwidth

Question 52

how many bytes? 1 KB 1 MB 1 GB 1 TB

Answer 52

1 KB - 1042 bytes 1 MB - 1024 kilobytes / 1 million 1 GB - 1024 megabytes / 1 billion 1 TB - 1024 gigabytes / 1 trillion

Question 53

composed of 8 bits

Answer 53

byte

Question 54

standard unit of measurement

Answer 54

byte

Question 55

ability to execute more than 1 task at the same time. Only 1 CPU is used

Answer 55

Multitasking

Question 56

more than one CPU is use to complete a task

Answer 56

Multiprocessing

Question 57

include sound, pictures, video, text, and hypertext to create presentations

Answer 57

Multimedia software programs