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Review questions for test on Computer History.
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The first server was created in 1981 by...
Windows
NEXTcube
Cray
IBM
2
This person created the first portable computer/bundled software combo.
Seymour Cray
Olivetti
Charles Babbage
Lee Felenstein
3
These types of computers are designed only to access the internet.
Netbook
Laptop
Desktop
PDA
4
"Palm Pilot" was the first designated name for the...
smartphone
blackberry
iPod
PDA
5
The Xerox NoteTaker which was created in 1976 was the world's first...
PDA
Mainframe
Desktop
Laptop
6
In 1822, Charles Babbage created the first...
electronic computer
military computer
digital computer
mechanical computer
7
The creation of Apple's version of the PDA, the Newton Platform, was assisted by the company...
Nextel
Motorola
Intel
Sprint
8
The 1st workstation was created for a/an...
bank
publishing company
space program
law firm
9
This was created between 2009-2012 in order to manage and backup applications.
Hard-drive
Cloud
Compact Disc
Floppy disk
10
A larger percentage of desktops sold in the US are sold to...
single parents
businesses
families
teachers
11
The two most technologically advanced companies, when it comes to creating desktops, are...
HP and IBM
IBM and Apple
Apple and HP
HP and Dell
12
This person created the first server.
Berners-Lee
Pierre Perotto
Bill Gates
Steve Wozniak
13
The minimum storage for a workstation is...
96 Megabytes
64 Megabytes
128 Megabytes
32 Megabytes
14
What percent of the world currently owns or has access to a Personal Computer?
49%
73%
65%
79%
15
A feature of most cameras which allows the user to take landscape pictures is also known as...
filtering
panoramic
shading
cropping
16
Information entered into a computer is known as 'input'. What is 'output'?
The same thing as input.
Pcitures displayed on a monitor.
Information displayed as the result of the input.
Excess information that was not successfully entered.
17
Go-Pros, calculator wristwatches and GPS trackers are alike in the sense that they all...
are wearable computers.
can capture images.
have the same features and functions.
have a charge-port .
18
The computer, monitor, mouse and keyboard are all known as the main parts of a...
Laptop
Desktop
PDA
Netbook
19
The component in a computer that processes and stores data is known as the...
microprocessor
circuit board
input
modem
20
In the first year of ownership, 1 out of every 10 laptops...
get replaced
break
get upgraded
get stolen
21
Today, a Cray Supercomputer can perform 10 quadrillion calculations per...
minute
day
second
hour
22
The first netbook was created in 1996 in...
Korea
United States
Japan
China
23
90% of Americans own a...
laptop
PDA
cellphone
tablet
24
A Google Chromebook is an example of a/an
tablet
mainframe
laptop
netbook
25
In 1981, IBM introduced the PC for...
home use
both home and office use
portable use
office use
26
In 1962, Olivetti released the...
1st Netbook
Programma 101
Macbook
1st Supercomputer
27
John Cocke created the first prototype of this type of computer in 1968...
server
wearable computer
netbook
workstation
28
Desktops are designed/meant to remain in/at...
only home
several locations
only work
one location
29
Steve Wozniak & Steve Jobs created the first...
computer
supercomputer
circuit board
programmer
30
The first prototype cellphone had a talk time of 30 minutes, and took ( ) hour(s) to charge.
24 hours
1 hour
10 hours
20 hours
31
The first prototype of the Macintosh mouse was created using which of the two following items?
butterdish and marble
butterdish and deodorant roll-on ball
soapdish and pearl
remote control and ping pong ball
32
The world's fastest supercomputer today is located in which country?
India
China
United States
Sweden
33
This man is known as the "Father of Computing".
Olivetti
Steve Jobs
Charles Babbage
Steve Wozniak
34
The number one reason for netbooks being returned is because...
a newer version is released
they break easily
a new laptop is released
people can't figure them out.
35
When Dell servers first came out, servers were named using...
only letters..
2 letters followed by 2 digits.
1 letter followed by 3 digits.
3 letters followed by 1 digit.
36
The number one reason Psion discontinued the PDA was because of the emergence of...
smartphones
iPads
journals
laptops
37
This type of computer weight 30 tons and had over 18,000 vacuum tubes.
ABC
ENIAC
IBM 700
Colossus
38
WINDOWS is known as Microsoft's primary...
server
operating system
mainframe
hardware
39
The 'Colossus' was known as the world's first...
military computer
lab computer
numerical computer
super computer
40
What percentage of U.S adults own a laptop?
75%
50%
25%
80%
