Combined: Computers, History, Binary & Logic Gates , Ada Lovelace

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1
The acronym GUI stands for __________.
Geographical User Identifier
Graphical Unit Initiator
Geographical Unit Identifier
Graphical User Interface
2
A __________, made up of 8 bits, is the amount of memory required to store a single character.
dollar
hobbyte
byte
molecule
3
Microchips implanted into pets to help identify them are a type of __________ chip.
vacuum
GPU
graphics
RFID
4
A computer's programs and files are the
CPU
software
hardware
peripherals
5
Early electronic general purpose computer the US Army used to calculate artillery firing tables
Analytical Engine
The Bombe
Colossus
ENIAC
6
In a computer, one __________ is a zero or one.
bit
hobbit
zero byte
byte
7
Who 1st applied Boolean logic to electronic switches - important in developing modern computers
Claude Shannon
George Boole
Gordon Moore
Ludwig Wittgenstein
8
Python and JavaScript are examples of __________.
operating systems
logic gates
programming languages
file systems
9
Vacuum tubes were replaced by __________.
microprocessors
transistors
GPUs
arithmetic-logic units
10
Co-founder of Intel - predicted transistors on microprocessors would double apx every two years
Steve Wozniak
Steve Jobs
Gordon Moore
Nikola Tesla
11
A port used to connect devices like keyboards and flash drives to computers quickly.
RGB
Cat 5
Coax
USB
12
Who developed programs for Babbage's engines, becoming the world's first computer programmer?
Bill Gates
Herman Hollerith
Ada Lovelace
Charles Babbage
13
1,024 gigabytes is a __________.
kilobyte
petabyte
megabyte
terabyte
14
Binary is a __________ system.
base 16
base 2
base 60
base 10
15
What does GPU stand for?
Graphics Processing Unit
Geographical Plain Unity
Graphics Periphery Unit
Geographical Processing Unix
16
Speakers and printers are examples of __________ devices.
output
throughput
input
memory
17
1,024 bytes is a __________.
megabyte
kilobyte
terabyte
gigabyte
18
Invented in 1947, this quickly replaced vacuum tubes in early computers (much more reliable)
punch cards
transistors
DVDs
SSDs
19
In binary, a (an) __________ gate reverses it's input (zero becomes one, one becomes zero).
NAND
XOR
XNOR
NOT
20
In binary, a (an) __________ gate outputs a one only when all inputs are one.
AND
NOR
OR
NAND
21
In binary, a (an) __________ gate outputs a one when only one input is equal to one.
XNOR
NAND
XOR
NOT
22
The circuit board that connects the CPU, RAM, input and output devices
bios
motherboard
RAM
universal serial bus
23
Allows you to click and drag files with a mouse instead of typing text into a command prompt.
BIOS
GUI
USB
GPU
24
The philosopher __________ developed the truth table.
Ludwig Wittgenstein
George Boole
Claude Shannon
Gordon Moore
25
What does CPU stand for?
Coordinate Plain Unity
Coordinate Processing Unix
Central Processing Unit
Cerebral Periphery Unit
26
A large, super-high-performance computer used mainly in businesses and research labs.
console
workstation
Mainframe
PC
27
An early way to store computer data was the __________.
motherboard
DNA
SSD
punch card
28
A (An) ________ holds the main parts of a circuit and controls the flow of electricity to them.
power supply
microprocessor
circuit board
hard drive
29
Invented in 1971, the first __________ had 2300 microscopic transitors
microprocessor
motherboard
punch card
vacuum tube
30
Binary is a __________ system.
base 2
base 10
base 16
base 60
31
Instructions written for a computer are called a __________.
computer program
transistor
direction list
logic gate
32
In 2002, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it was safe to implant _______ into people.
motherboards
microscopic robots
vacuum tubes
computer chips
33
A set of instructions a computer uses to perform a certain task.
debugging
process flow
Al Gore Rhythm
Algorithm
34
The difference engine was designed by __________.
Ada Lovelace
Alan Turing
Nikola Tesla
Charles Babbage
35
Designed the Difference Engine and the Analytical Engine, two early mechanical computer designs
Herman Hollerith
Charles Babbage
Ada Lovelace
Bill Gates
36
What is the acronym for the U.S. standard by which computers represent letters and numbers?
BIOS
ASCII
USB
ROM
37
Early electronic computers used __________ to create the logic gates needed for computation.
CDs
vacuum cleaners
vacuum tubes
punch cards
38
The main program that runs a computer and manages all of the other programs.
operating system
RAM
bios
CPU
39
If you are solving math problems, then you are being a (an) __________.
abacus
oligarch
mathmagician
computer
40
The normal numbering system we use is a __________ system.
base 10
base 16
base 2
base 7
41
The first transistors replaced __________.
arithmetic-logic units
GPUs
vacuum tubes
microprocessors
42
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak built the first _________ computer in 1976.
Windows
Microsoft
Apple
mainframe
43
_________ are materials, like silicon, that can be used to control the flow of electricity.
Colloids
Emulsions
Conglomerates
Semiconductors
44
Name the base 2 number system consisting of just zeros and ones.
binary
sexagesimal
hexadecimal
decimal
45
A __________ is the most basic part of a computer's processor.
video card
universal serial bus
bios
transistor
46
Scientists are currently researching ways to use _____ as part of a data storage device.
GMA
EPS
RBI
DNA
47
Ada Lovelace's father was the famous poet __________.
Lord Tennyson
William Shakespeare
Robert Burns
Lord Byron
48
The basic unit of digital information ( a 0 or 1)
photon
bit
quark
byte
49
Series of computers created by the British during WW II to help decrypt secret German messages.
ENIAC
Analytical Engine
Colossus
The Bombe
50
In binary, a (an) __________ gate outputs a zero when only one input is equal to one.
XNOR
XOR
NOT
NAND
51
Keyboards, mice and cameras are examples of __________ devices
output
throughput
memory
input
52
People who don't like and/or don't trust new technology are known as __________.
Compu-phobes
nerds
luddites
tech-noes
53
_____: the idea that the transistor count on microprocessors would double about every two years
Binary Law
Moore's Law
Turing Test
Laffer Curve
54
Part of the computer that "thinks" - runs programs, calculates, etc.
CPU
motherboard
power supply
RAM
55
A type of "built-in" memory that can't be altered or erased; it often holds boot instructions
SSD
ROM
Cache
SDRAM
56
Nikola Tesla & Almon Strowger (separately) received the first-known patents for electric
logic gates
transistors
vacuum tubes
circuits
57
DNA stands for __________.
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
Denitroryebonucleic Acetaminophen
Do Not Address
Detoxic Ribbon Acid
58
1,024 kilobytes is a __________.
petabyte
terabyte
megabyte
gigabyte
59
The Analytical Engine was designed to accept instructions from __________.
punch cards
CD-ROMs
floppy discs
a hard drive
60
Our normal numeral system is a __________ system.
base 16
base 2
base 10
base 60
61
The IBM corporation has a long history in the development of modern computing. IBM stands for
International Bios Management
Integrated Business Management
International Business Machines
Integrated Bios Machines
62
When a computer encodes information so it is only readable by someone who has the correct "key"
zipping
debugging
caching
encryption
63
What does RAM stand for?
Random Access Memory
Repetitive Amplitude Memory
Random Amplitude Modulation
Repetitive Access Modulation
64
The physical parts of a computer are the
hardware
operating system
software
bios
65
The acronym ROM stands for __________.
Redundant-Only Memory
Read-Only Memory
Random-Onset Memory
Rapid-Onload Memory
66
Basic unit for measuring processor speed in clock cycles per second (waves per second).
Joules
mbps
hertz
bytes
67
USB stands for __________.
Universal Status Bank
Unit Status Bus
Unit Serial Bank
Universal Serial Bus
68
What does ASCII stand for?
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
Associated Stanford Creative Intelligence Integrators
Association for the Standardized Coders In Intelligence
American Standard Code for Interacting Integers
69
Along with Paul Allen, __________ founded the company Microsoft in 1975.
Steve Wozniak
Steve Jobs
Bill Gates
Tim Berners-Lee
70
Which logic gate outputs a zero if both inputs are one? It outputs a one for all other cases.
NOR
AND
NAND
OR
71
Microsoft Windows is a type of __________.
universal serial bus
operating system
central processing unit
graphics processing unit
72
Early calculating tool that worked by sliding objects like beads along a wire or groove
punch card
abacus
t-square
logarithm table
73
Many early (and current) technology firms were started in a region of California now known as
Central Valley
Silicon Valley
Big Sur
Hollywood
74
What does CPU stand for?
Coordinate Processing Unix
Cerebral Periphery Unit
Central Processing Unit
Coordinate Plain Unity
75
Part of the computer that "thinks" - runs programs, calculates, etc.
RAM
power supply
processor
motherboard
76
The program __________ wrote would allow the Analytical Engine to calculate Bernoulli numbers.
Alan Turing
Nikola Tesla
Ada Lovelace
Charles Babbage
77
The binary logic system underpinning modern computing (AND, OR, NOT) was developed by
George Boole
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Gordon Moore
Claude Shannon
78
__________ is made up of zeros and ones.
Sexagesimal code
Decimal code
Binary code
Hexadecimal code
79
About 1 billion clock cycles per second and a common unit of measure for modern processors.
gigambps
gigabytes
gigahertz
gigaJoules
80
In binary, a (an) __________ gate outputs a one only when all inputs are zero.
OR
AND
NOR
NAND
81
How many bits in a byte?
6
8
4
2
82
The computer's "active" memory where it holds the programs and data it is processing
power supply
motherboard
processor
RAM
83
__________ is considered by many to be the first computer programmer.
Alan Turing
Charles Babbage
Nikola Tesla
Ada Lovelace
84
In binary, a (an) __________ gate outputs a one if either input is a one.
OR
NAND
AND
NOR
85
The acronym ENIAC stands for __________.
Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer
Energetic Nonsensical Ideator and Computer
Energetic Numerical Integrator and Calculator
Electronic Nonsensical Integrator and Calculator
86
A __________ is used to evaluate outputs for all possible inputs for a logic gate.
Boolean
matrix
truth table
logic gate
87
Who built an electro-mechanical computer to help tabulate the 1890 census?
Bill Gates
Charles Babbage
Herman Hollerith
Ada Lovelace
88
RFID stands for __________.
Radio Frequency Identification
Radiating Frequency Integrator
Radiating Fulminating Identification
Radio Fulminating Integrator
89
Computer chips are made out of __________.
gold
silicon
copper
platinum
90
This would have been the world's first programmable computer if it had been built
Analytical Engine
ENIAC
The Bombe
Colossus
91
Programs designed to damage and/or spy on your computer.
Firmware
Utility
Malware
Device driver
92
Computer memory that temporarily stores copies of recently accessed data, such as web pages.
Cache
USB
ROM
BIOS
93
1,024 megabytes is a __________.
gigabyte
kilobyte
terabyte
petabyte
94
__________ - the first programmable electronic digital computer.
Analytical Engine
Colossus
The Bombe
ENIAC
95
Graphene is a form of __________.
carbon
kryptonite
graph paper
granite

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Questions 95

Answers

1
The acronym GUI stands for __________.
Geographical User Identifier
Graphical Unit Initiator
Geographical Unit Identifier
Graphical User Interface
2
A __________, made up of 8 bits, is the amount of memory required to store a single character.
dollar
hobbyte
byte
molecule
3
Microchips implanted into pets to help identify them are a type of __________ chip.
vacuum
GPU
graphics
RFID
4
A computer's programs and files are the
CPU
software
hardware
peripherals
5
Early electronic general purpose computer the US Army used to calculate artillery firing tables
Analytical Engine
The Bombe
Colossus
ENIAC
6
In a computer, one __________ is a zero or one.
bit
hobbit
zero byte
byte
7
Who 1st applied Boolean logic to electronic switches - important in developing modern computers
Claude Shannon
George Boole
Gordon Moore
Ludwig Wittgenstein
8
Python and JavaScript are examples of __________.
operating systems
logic gates
programming languages
file systems
9
Vacuum tubes were replaced by __________.
microprocessors
transistors
GPUs
arithmetic-logic units
10
Co-founder of Intel - predicted transistors on microprocessors would double apx every two years
Steve Wozniak
Steve Jobs
Gordon Moore
Nikola Tesla
11
A port used to connect devices like keyboards and flash drives to computers quickly.
RGB
Cat 5
Coax
USB
12
Who developed programs for Babbage's engines, becoming the world's first computer programmer?
Bill Gates
Herman Hollerith
Ada Lovelace
Charles Babbage
13
1,024 gigabytes is a __________.
kilobyte
petabyte
megabyte
terabyte
14
Binary is a __________ system.
base 16
base 2
base 60
base 10
15
What does GPU stand for?
Graphics Processing Unit
Geographical Plain Unity
Graphics Periphery Unit
Geographical Processing Unix
16
Speakers and printers are examples of __________ devices.
output
throughput
input
memory
17
1,024 bytes is a __________.
megabyte
kilobyte
terabyte
gigabyte
18
Invented in 1947, this quickly replaced vacuum tubes in early computers (much more reliable)
punch cards
transistors
DVDs
SSDs
19
In binary, a (an) __________ gate reverses it's input (zero becomes one, one becomes zero).
NAND
XOR
XNOR
NOT
20
In binary, a (an) __________ gate outputs a one only when all inputs are one.
AND
NOR
OR
NAND
21
In binary, a (an) __________ gate outputs a one when only one input is equal to one.
XNOR
NAND
XOR
NOT
22
The circuit board that connects the CPU, RAM, input and output devices
bios
motherboard
RAM
universal serial bus
23
Allows you to click and drag files with a mouse instead of typing text into a command prompt.
BIOS
GUI
USB
GPU
24
The philosopher __________ developed the truth table.
Ludwig Wittgenstein
George Boole
Claude Shannon
Gordon Moore
25
What does CPU stand for?
Coordinate Plain Unity
Coordinate Processing Unix
Central Processing Unit
Cerebral Periphery Unit
26
A large, super-high-performance computer used mainly in businesses and research labs.
console
workstation
Mainframe
PC
27
An early way to store computer data was the __________.
motherboard
DNA
SSD
punch card
28
A (An) ________ holds the main parts of a circuit and controls the flow of electricity to them.
power supply
microprocessor
circuit board
hard drive
29
Invented in 1971, the first __________ had 2300 microscopic transitors
microprocessor
motherboard
punch card
vacuum tube
30
Binary is a __________ system.
base 2
base 10
base 16
base 60
31
Instructions written for a computer are called a __________.
computer program
transistor
direction list
logic gate
32
In 2002, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it was safe to implant _______ into people.
motherboards
microscopic robots
vacuum tubes
computer chips
33
A set of instructions a computer uses to perform a certain task.
debugging
process flow
Al Gore Rhythm
Algorithm
34
The difference engine was designed by __________.
Ada Lovelace
Alan Turing
Nikola Tesla
Charles Babbage
35
Designed the Difference Engine and the Analytical Engine, two early mechanical computer designs
Herman Hollerith
Charles Babbage
Ada Lovelace
Bill Gates
36
What is the acronym for the U.S. standard by which computers represent letters and numbers?
BIOS
ASCII
USB
ROM
37
Early electronic computers used __________ to create the logic gates needed for computation.
CDs
vacuum cleaners
vacuum tubes
punch cards
38
The main program that runs a computer and manages all of the other programs.
operating system
RAM
bios
CPU
39
If you are solving math problems, then you are being a (an) __________.
abacus
oligarch
mathmagician
computer
40
The normal numbering system we use is a __________ system.
base 10
base 16
base 2
base 7
41
The first transistors replaced __________.
arithmetic-logic units
GPUs
vacuum tubes
microprocessors
42
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak built the first _________ computer in 1976.
Windows
Microsoft
Apple
mainframe
43
_________ are materials, like silicon, that can be used to control the flow of electricity.
Colloids
Emulsions
Conglomerates
Semiconductors
44
Name the base 2 number system consisting of just zeros and ones.
binary
sexagesimal
hexadecimal
decimal
45
A __________ is the most basic part of a computer's processor.
video card
universal serial bus
bios
transistor
46
Scientists are currently researching ways to use _____ as part of a data storage device.
GMA
EPS
RBI
DNA
47
Ada Lovelace's father was the famous poet __________.
Lord Tennyson
William Shakespeare
Robert Burns
Lord Byron
48
The basic unit of digital information ( a 0 or 1)
photon
bit
quark
byte
49
Series of computers created by the British during WW II to help decrypt secret German messages.
ENIAC
Analytical Engine
Colossus
The Bombe
50
In binary, a (an) __________ gate outputs a zero when only one input is equal to one.
XNOR
XOR
NOT
NAND
51
Keyboards, mice and cameras are examples of __________ devices
output
throughput
memory
input
52
People who don't like and/or don't trust new technology are known as __________.
Compu-phobes
nerds
luddites
tech-noes
53
_____: the idea that the transistor count on microprocessors would double about every two years
Binary Law
Moore's Law
Turing Test
Laffer Curve
54
Part of the computer that "thinks" - runs programs, calculates, etc.
CPU
motherboard
power supply
RAM
55
A type of "built-in" memory that can't be altered or erased; it often holds boot instructions
SSD
ROM
Cache
SDRAM
56
Nikola Tesla & Almon Strowger (separately) received the first-known patents for electric
logic gates
transistors
vacuum tubes
circuits
57
DNA stands for __________.
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
Denitroryebonucleic Acetaminophen
Do Not Address
Detoxic Ribbon Acid
58
1,024 kilobytes is a __________.
petabyte
terabyte
megabyte
gigabyte
59
The Analytical Engine was designed to accept instructions from __________.
punch cards
CD-ROMs
floppy discs
a hard drive
60
Our normal numeral system is a __________ system.
base 16
base 2
base 10
base 60
61
The IBM corporation has a long history in the development of modern computing. IBM stands for
International Bios Management
Integrated Business Management
International Business Machines
Integrated Bios Machines
62
When a computer encodes information so it is only readable by someone who has the correct "key"
zipping
debugging
caching
encryption
63
What does RAM stand for?
Random Access Memory
Repetitive Amplitude Memory
Random Amplitude Modulation
Repetitive Access Modulation
64
The physical parts of a computer are the
hardware
operating system
software
bios
65
The acronym ROM stands for __________.
Redundant-Only Memory
Read-Only Memory
Random-Onset Memory
Rapid-Onload Memory
66
Basic unit for measuring processor speed in clock cycles per second (waves per second).
Joules
mbps
hertz
bytes
67
USB stands for __________.
Universal Status Bank
Unit Status Bus
Unit Serial Bank
Universal Serial Bus
68
What does ASCII stand for?
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
Associated Stanford Creative Intelligence Integrators
Association for the Standardized Coders In Intelligence
American Standard Code for Interacting Integers
69
Along with Paul Allen, __________ founded the company Microsoft in 1975.
Steve Wozniak
Steve Jobs
Bill Gates
Tim Berners-Lee
70
Which logic gate outputs a zero if both inputs are one? It outputs a one for all other cases.
NOR
AND
NAND
OR
71
Microsoft Windows is a type of __________.
universal serial bus
operating system
central processing unit
graphics processing unit
72
Early calculating tool that worked by sliding objects like beads along a wire or groove
punch card
abacus
t-square
logarithm table
73
Many early (and current) technology firms were started in a region of California now known as
Central Valley
Silicon Valley
Big Sur
Hollywood
74
What does CPU stand for?
Coordinate Processing Unix
Cerebral Periphery Unit
Central Processing Unit
Coordinate Plain Unity
75
Part of the computer that "thinks" - runs programs, calculates, etc.
RAM
power supply
processor
motherboard
76
The program __________ wrote would allow the Analytical Engine to calculate Bernoulli numbers.
Alan Turing
Nikola Tesla
Ada Lovelace
Charles Babbage
77
The binary logic system underpinning modern computing (AND, OR, NOT) was developed by
George Boole
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Gordon Moore
Claude Shannon
78
__________ is made up of zeros and ones.
Sexagesimal code
Decimal code
Binary code
Hexadecimal code
79
About 1 billion clock cycles per second and a common unit of measure for modern processors.
gigambps
gigabytes
gigahertz
gigaJoules
80
In binary, a (an) __________ gate outputs a one only when all inputs are zero.
OR
AND
NOR
NAND
81
How many bits in a byte?
6
8
4
2
82
The computer's "active" memory where it holds the programs and data it is processing
power supply
motherboard
processor
RAM
83
__________ is considered by many to be the first computer programmer.
Alan Turing
Charles Babbage
Nikola Tesla
Ada Lovelace
84
In binary, a (an) __________ gate outputs a one if either input is a one.
OR
NAND
AND
NOR
85
The acronym ENIAC stands for __________.
Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer
Energetic Nonsensical Ideator and Computer
Energetic Numerical Integrator and Calculator
Electronic Nonsensical Integrator and Calculator
86
A __________ is used to evaluate outputs for all possible inputs for a logic gate.
Boolean
matrix
truth table
logic gate
87
Who built an electro-mechanical computer to help tabulate the 1890 census?
Bill Gates
Charles Babbage
Herman Hollerith
Ada Lovelace
88
RFID stands for __________.
Radio Frequency Identification
Radiating Frequency Integrator
Radiating Fulminating Identification
Radio Fulminating Integrator
89
Computer chips are made out of __________.
gold
silicon
copper
platinum
90
This would have been the world's first programmable computer if it had been built
Analytical Engine
ENIAC
The Bombe
Colossus
91
Programs designed to damage and/or spy on your computer.
Firmware
Utility
Malware
Device driver
92
Computer memory that temporarily stores copies of recently accessed data, such as web pages.
Cache
USB
ROM
BIOS
93
1,024 megabytes is a __________.
gigabyte
kilobyte
terabyte
petabyte
94
__________ - the first programmable electronic digital computer.
Analytical Engine
Colossus
The Bombe
ENIAC
95
Graphene is a form of __________.
carbon
kryptonite
graph paper
granite