BP Computers/Computer History

Question 1

An early way to store computer data was the __________.

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punch card

Question 2

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

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encryption

Question 3

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

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Herman Hollerith

Question 4

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

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abacus

Question 5

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

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computer

Question 6

What does CPU stand for?

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Central Processing Unit

Question 7

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

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binary

Question 8

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

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vacuum tubes

Question 9

How many bits in a byte?

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8

Question 10

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

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ENIAC

Question 11

The physical parts of a computer are the

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hardware

Question 12

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

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Mainframe

Question 13

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

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ROM

Question 14

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

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motherboard

Question 15

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

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byte

Question 16

The acronym ROM stands for __________.

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Read-Only Memory

Question 17

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

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Colossus

Question 18

Speakers and printers are examples of __________ devices.

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output

Question 19

What does RAM stand for?

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Random Access Memory

Question 20

The acronym GUI stands for __________.

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Graphical User Interface

Question 21

1,024 gigabytes is a __________.

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terabyte

Question 22

1,024 bytes is a __________.

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kilobyte

Question 23

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

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Malware

Question 24

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

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USB

Question 25

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

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luddites

Question 26

The acronym ENIAC stands for __________.

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Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer

Question 27

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

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processor

Question 28

RFID stands for __________.

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Radio Frequency Identification

Question 29

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

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transistor

Question 30

USB stands for __________.

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Universal Serial Bus

Question 31

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

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hertz

Question 32

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

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RAM

Question 33

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

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bit

Question 34

Invented in 1971, the first __________ had 2300 microscopic transitors

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microprocessor

Question 35

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

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Algorithm

Question 36

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

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Bill Gates

Question 37

Microsoft Windows is a type of __________.

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operating system

Question 38

What does GPU stand for?

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Graphics Processing Unit

Question 39

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

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gigahertz

Question 40

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

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Cache

Question 41

Binary is a __________ system.

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base 2

Question 42

1,024 megabytes is a __________.

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gigabyte

Question 43

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

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operating system

Question 44

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

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Ada Lovelace

Question 45

1,024 kilobytes is a __________.

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megabyte

Question 46

What is the acronym for the U.S. standard by which computers represent letters and numbers?

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ASCII

Question 47

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

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computer chips

Question 48

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

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Charles Babbage

Question 49

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

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Analytical Engine

Question 50

Keyboards, mice and cameras are examples of __________ devices

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input

Question 51

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

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transistors

Question 52

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

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International Business Machines

Question 53

What does ASCII stand for?

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American Standard Code for Information Interchange

Question 54

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

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GUI

Question 55

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

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Apple

Question 56

Our normal numeral system is a __________ system.

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base 10

Question 57

A computer's programs and files are the

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software

Question 58

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

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RFID

Question 59

__________ - the first programmable electronic digital computer.

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Colossus

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