Introduction Flashcards
To learn the foundations of computing (13 cards)
1
Q
What was the first computer called
A
The colossus
2
Q
Computers are based on _______ tubes
A
vacuum
3
Q
The first home computer in the 70s was called the …
A
Altair
4
Q
The integrated circuit was inveted in ____
A
1958
5
Q
The __ was introduced in 1981
A
PC
6
Q
Computers operate digitally on _____ signals of 1s and 0s
A
binary
7
Q
It is called ___ _________ architecture
A
Von Neumann
8
Q
this stores instructions and or data
A
Memory
9
Q
this peforms arithmetic and logic operations
A
ALU
10
Q
This retrieve instructions from memeory and executes it
A
Control Unit
11
Q
What connects computers together
A
switch / hub
12
Q
The Web is a number of interlinked pages called ____
A
HTTP
13
Q
The internet is a number of interconnected n_______
A
networks
