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The __________ machine was used by Germany in WW2 to encrypt secret messages.

A __________ is a series of steps or instructions that a computer can follow.

Analog recording is based on the __________.

The earliest known usage of the word _________ was in 1921 by the Czech playwright Karel Capek.

Allows you to click and drag files with a mouse instead of typing text into a command prompt.

Which logic gate outputs a zero if both inputs are one? It outputs a one for all other cases.

The _________ was developed by Alan Turing as a test for artificial intelligence in a computer.

Binary code is based on a __________ numbering system.

A __________ is a way to organize information in a visual form.

In video games, what is an NPC?

The IBM corporation has a long history in the development of modern computing. IBM stands for

A port used to connect devices like keyboards and flash drives to computers quickly.

Taking different actions depending on the outcome of a particular calculation is called

Set of instructions designed to perform a frequently used operation (also know as a subroutine)

Early electronic computers used __________ to create the logic gates needed for computation.

__________ describes the height of a wave.

Analog media (records and tapes) store complete sound and light waves as representations of

Gaming devices normally have both a CPU and a GPU. What is a GPU?

A (An) __________ is a very precise step-by-step series of ordered instructions.

The first commercially successful video game, __________, was released by Atari in 1972.

NASA is an acronym for

"We choose to go to the moon in this decade..." is a quote from

In binary, a (an) __________ gate outputs a one only when all inputs are one.

JavaScript is one type of computer __________.

1,024 kilobytes is a __________.

What does RAM stand for?

Digital technology is based on the __________.

Gaming devices normally have both a CPU and a GPU. What is a CPU?

Who built an electro-mechanical computer to help tabulate the 1890 census?

The philosopher __________ developed the truth table.

Instructions written for a computer are called a __________.

In math, an unknown value is called a (an) __________.

The computer window where animators make a movie in Flash is called a __________.

A (An) ________ holds the main parts of a circuit and controls the flow of electricity to them.

A _________ is a simple game that requires little skill or time commitment. (Angry Birds, etc.)

The Analytical Engine was theoretically capable of

The physical parts of a computer are the

Early electronic general purpose computer the US Army used to calculate artillery firing tables

The program __________ wrote would allow the Analytical Engine to calculate Bernoulli numbers.

The __________ would have been the world's first programmable computer had it been built.

CAPTCHA is an acronym that stands for Completely Automated

A tight-fitting body suit that's outfitted with numerous reflective or magnetic sensors.

A chronometer measures __________.

Also known as an if-then-else statement, this tells the computer what to do based on a variable

The difference engine was designed by __________.

Game in which characters must run & jump to kill enemies & collect items (Super Mario Brothers)

__________ media (C-D's, hard disks, flash memory) store parts of sound or light waves as bits.

A large, super-high-performance computer used mainly in businesses and research labs.

Computer chips are made out of __________.

Programs designed to damage and/or spy on your computer.

Grace Hopper helped create __________, one of the earliest English based programming languages.

________ - an electro-mechanical device used to decrypt secret German transmissions during WW2.

During WW2, British codebreakers worked to break the enigma code at a place called __________.

3D stands for

In binary, a (an) __________ gate outputs a zero when only one input is equal to one.

A type of "built-in" memory that can't be altered or erased; it often holds boot instructions

In binary, a (an) __________ gate reverses it's input (zero becomes one, one becomes zero).

Mistakes in computer code are called __________.

High-level computer programming languages are closer to __________ languages.

RFID stands for __________.

The normal numbering system we use is a __________ system.

A (An) __________ is a professional who writes the computer code that makes games run.

Python is one example of a programming __________.

What does GPU stand for?

DNA stands for __________.

A program that converts human language programs into machine code is known as a (an) _________.

_____: the idea that the transistor count on microprocessors would double about every two years

The first artificial satellite, launched into orbit by the Soviet Union in 1957, was

Acronym for the universal standard by which all computers represent letters and numbers

Honda has created a very advanced robot known as __________.

__________ is actually a series of still images shown in rapid sequence.

Tables are frequently created in __________ programs on computers.

Microsoft Windows is a type of __________.

In spreadsheet programs, the box at intersections of columns and rows where data is input is a

The most common version of __________ uses a series of ones and zeros to encode information.

How many bits in a byte?

Who 1st applied Boolean logic to electronic switches - important in developing modern computers

A very important part of programming is making sure you have the steps in the right __________.

In a computer, one __________ is a zero or one.

Though most robots can be remotely controlled, they can also be programmed to run ___________.

Computer programs are written in various programming __________.

UNIVAC stands for

Examples of __________ media include records and tapes.

A __________ is used to evaluate outputs for all possible inputs for a logic gate.

In binary, a (an) __________ gate outputs a one if either input is a one.

Along with Paul Allen, __________ founded the company Microsoft in 1975.

When a computer encodes information so it is only readable by someone who has the correct "key"

Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak built the first _________ computer in 1976.

The first human to step on the Moon was

Set of instructions designed to perform a frequently used operation (also know as a function)

__________ - A hidden item, scene, or level that cannot be easily accessed by players

In binary, a (an) __________ gate outputs a one only when all inputs are zero.

Binary is a __________ system.

In binary, a (an) __________ gate outputs a one when only one input is equal to one.

ASIMO is an acronym for

Computers, gaming consoles and phones are examples of __________.

Part of the computer that "thinks" - runs programs, calculates, etc.

A (An) __________ translates human language code into machine language.

ATM stands for

Turing led the development of an advanced version of the __________.

Robots that can fly are usually called __________.

Keyboards, mice and cameras are examples of __________ devices

__________ is the hiding of a message in a secret code.

1,024 gigabytes is a __________.

The most widely used spreadsheet program today is Microsoft __________.

The first artificial satellite launched into orbit by the United States (1958) was

In a table, vertical data sets are known as __________.

The Analytical Engine was designed by

A __________, made up of 8 bits, is the amount of memory required to store a single character.

The first feature-length movie to use computer generated imagery was __________ (1973).

Who developed programs for Babbage's engines, becoming the world's first computer programmer?

Python and JavaScript are examples of __________.

__________ code is a numerical system composed of 1s and 0s.

Nikola Tesla & Almon Strowger (separately) received the first-known patents for electric

The standard numbering system most humans use is a __________ system.

What does ASCII stand for?

The first version of ASCII was released in what year?

2D animation programs create the illusion of depth by drawing on different transparent

COBOL is an acronym for __________.

The first American launched into space on a suborbital flight was

Name the base 2 number system consisting of just zeros and ones.

__________ convert sound waves to electric signals.

Grace Hopper created one of the first

What does CPU stand for?

Vacuum tubes were replaced by __________.

COBOL is still used in many __________.

USB stands for __________.

Co-founder of Intel - predicted transistors on microprocessors would double apx every two years

__________ was used to input programs and data into the Harvard Mark 1.

In 2002, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it was safe to implant _______ into people.

A (An) __________ is a mechanical device controlled by a computer.

If you are solving math problems, then you are being a (an) __________.

The computer's "active" memory where it holds the programs and data it is processing

In computer programming, a __________ is a temporary and changeable value.

The acronym ENIAC stands for __________.

During World War II, Grace Hopper helped program the __________.

A __________ is the most basic part of a computer's processor.

__________ - war that began when Nazi Germany invaded Poland on September 1st, 1939.

In coding, the _____ of the statements is important - computer follow sequential instructions.

Insurance industry mathematicians who calculate the odds for any number of unlikely events.

A variable must be __________ (defined) before any code that references it.

The acronym GUI stands for __________.

__________ is considered by many to be the first computer programmer.

__________ invented the phonograph, the forerunner of the record player.

One popular program for creating 2D videos is Adobe __________.

The basic unit of digital information ( a 0 or 1)

The first American to orbit the Earth was

__________ is the ability of computers to process information like humans.

People who don't like and/or don't trust new technology are known as __________.

The binary logic system underpinning modern computing (AND, OR, NOT) was developed by

In mathematics, a __________ is a letter that represents an unknown quantity in an equation.

Monitors, speakers and printers are examples if __________ devices.

1,024 megabytes is a __________.

__________ is the science fiction writer who created the Three Laws of Robotics.

Binary is a __________ system.

About 1 billion clock cycles per second and a common unit of measure for modern processors.

Examples of __________ media include cd's, hard disks and flash drives.

Fixing defective code is called

Microscopic robots are called _________.

Basic unit for measuring processor speed in clock cycles per second (waves per second).

The Analytical Engine was design to accept instructions from __________.

In computer programming, __________ store information or values that gets reused in the code.

Scientists are currently researching ways to use _____ as part of a data storage device.

In ___ the animator picks a start & end point, & the computer calculates the intermediate steps

The first human launched into space was the Soviet Cosmonaut

CGI stands for

The lines of instructions in a computer program are called __________.

________ was an early advocate for programming in human languages and helped develop compilers.

Invented in 1971, the first __________ had 2300 microscopic transitors

The computer code for a video game is an example of __________.

Game that allows players to roam freely through a virtual world (Minecraft, etc.)

Digital media (CD's, hard disks, flash memory) store parts of sound or light waves as ________.

_________ are materials, like silicon, that can be used to control the flow of electricity.

Repeating a section of code is called a (an) __________.

__________ - the first programmable electronic digital computer.

The first transistors replaced __________.

Invented in 1947, this quickly replaced vacuum tubes in early computers (much more reliable)

Each layer in 2D animation is made up of one or more still images called __________.

______ is a "mini-movie" between levels that advances a game's plot and develops the characters

__________ are used to show how often something happens.

Microchips implanted into pets to help identify them are a type of __________ chip.

Digital animators connect keyframes together with movement, often with a process called ______.

2D stands for

Going through a function or loop once - it can also mean a particular version of something.

Many early (and current) technology firms were started in a region of California now known as

A computer's programs and files are the

A set of instructions a computer uses to perform a certain task.

This would have been the world's first programmable computer if it had been built

The first commercial computer (available to buy) made in the US was the

Designed the Difference Engine and the Analytical Engine, two early mechanical computer designs

Series of computers created by the British during WW II to help decrypt secret German messages.

The circuit board that connects the CPU, RAM, input and output devices

An early way to store computer data was the __________.

An example of a low-level computer programming language is __________ code.

Graphene is a form of __________.

Our normal numeral system is a __________ system.

What 1941 attack caused the United States to officially enter World War II?

Early calculating tool that worked by sliding objects like beads along a wire or groove

__________ - An online game which many gamers can play at once, such as World of Warcraft

________ - First spreadsheet program & one of the first useful personal computer applications.

The main program that runs a computer and manages all of the other programs.

In video games, the ability of NPCs to learn and adapt to different situations is a version of

1,024 bytes is a __________.

The __________ Program was the NASA program that launched the first American into orbit.

In a table, horizontal data sets are known as __________.

Computer memory that temporarily stores copies of recently accessed data, such as web pages.

Ada Lovelace's father was the famous poet __________.

Version of a game (or program) almost complete, and released to test how well it works.

A game that displays action from the player's perspective; examples include Halo and Half-Life

__________ is an example of a block coding language developed by the Media Lab at MIT.

The Unimate (1961) was the 1st _____ & was used to weld automobile bodies.

MMORPG stands for

The __________ Program was the NASA program that landed humans on the Moon.

Game based around performing actions in time to music, like Dance Dance Revolution & Rock Band.

The acronym ROM stands for __________.