Week 11 Flashcards
(20 cards)
What are the 2 types of data?
Analog and digital
What is analog data?
What is digital data
Bit vs. byte?
1 byte= 8 bits (bytes are bigger)
(Byte=longer word)
What are grey scale images referred to?
8th grade images
How many colors is an 8 bit RGB image made of?
16 million
Bit depth?
2^8
What was the first physical computer?
Analytical engine
not built
Who is Charles Babbage?
“The father of computing”
designed first computer
Had 25,000 parts
Mathematician, inventor and philosopher
What year did Charles live?
1791-1871
Who is Ada Lovelace
First computer programer, and was highly educated in Math Science
Who were considered the early computers?
A group of people
Who is Alan Turing
The father of modern computing
What is the Turing test?
Who are Xerox? What did they do?
they invented a photocopying machine
Invented the first mouse
What is the X Y position indicator?
The first Mouse, created by
Difference between Natural, graphical and command line interface?
First computer Steve Jobs made
Apple 1
First commercial/industrial application
Apple Lisa (named after his daughter)
Who is Pierre Bezier
made a formula to allow computers to make curves (bezier curves)
