Introduction To Computer Science Flashcards

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The abacus was created when??

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3000 years ago

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2
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The pascaline was invented in the year??

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1642

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3
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The step reckoner was created in the year??

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1671

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4
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Jacquard’s loom was created in the year

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1810

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5
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The analytical engine was created in what year??

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1832

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6
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The table machine was created in what year

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1890

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7
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Alan Turing worked on the colossus in what year

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1943

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8
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The ENIAC was created in what year

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1946

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9
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What was the duration for the first generation of computers

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1951-1958

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10
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What was the duration for the second generation of computers

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1959-1964

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11
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What was the duration for the third generation of computers

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1965-1970

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12
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What was the duration of the forth generation of computers

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1971- present

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13
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When will the fifth generation of computers start

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Future

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14
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Who invented the pascaline

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Blaise Pascal

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15
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Who invented the step reckoner

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Gottfried Leibniz

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16
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Who invented jacquard loom

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Joseph jacquard

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17
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Who invented the analytical engine

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Charles babbage

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18
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Who invented the table machine

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Herman Hollerith

19
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Who was the first programmer

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Ada Augusta

20
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Who created the ENIAC

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John mauchly and presper eckert

21
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First generation computers used…………..as circuits

A

Vacuum tubes

22
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Second generation computers used……………as circuits

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Transistors

23
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Third generation computers used……………as circuits

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IC (integrated circuits)

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Forth generation computers used………….as circuits

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Microprocessor’s

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Who started using vacuum tubes as circuits in first generation computers
Conrad zuse
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Who invented IC's ( integrated circuits)
Jack kilby
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Who invented microprocessor's
Ted hoff
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What was the speed of the first generation of computers
Milliseconds Thousands of operations per second
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What was the speed of the second generation of computers
Microseconds Millions of operations per second
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What was the speed of the third generation of computers
Nanoseconds Billions of operations per second
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What is speed of forth generation computers
Picoseconds Trillions of operations per second
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What will be the speed of fifth generation computers
Gigaseconds Quadrillions of operations per second
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What features will the fifth generation of computers have?
Artificial intelligence Natural language: communicate with computer using everyday language Parallel processing: ability to process millions of instructions simultaneously
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The macintosh was invented in what year
1984
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Who invented the macintosh
Steve jobs Steve Wozniak
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What was the programming language of second generation computers
COBOL, Symbolic and fortran
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Who developed the transistors
William Shockley, Walter Brattain and John Bardeen
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Based on John von Neumann concept all computers process data based on four specific activities which are
Input data Store data Process data Output data/results
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How many circuits per cubic foot did the first generation have??
6000
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How many circuits per cubic foot did the second generation computers have
100,000
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How many circuits per cubic foot did third generation computers have??
10 million
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How many circuits per cubic foot do the forth generation computers have
Over 500 billion
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............. was the first computers to have graphical user interface
Macintosh
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........... was the first programmable computer available for personal use
Macintosh