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Contrary to Pascal and Leibniz's machines, Babbage envisioned machines that would...
print on paper
be electronically programmable
use gears
complete several operations at once
2
From that point on, the history of computing machines has been closely linked to ___ technology.
expert
advancing
advancement
ordinary
3
Herman Hollerith applied the concept of representing information as holes in paper cards to...
count the number of people in the UK in 1910.
perform all four basic mathematical operations
speed up the tabulation process in the 1890 U.S. census.
create a primitive printer
4
Leibniz’s machine had its algorithms firmly ___ in its architecture.
embedded
encapsulated
posited
placed
5
Mark I made heavy use of electronically controlled mechanical relays.
True
False
6
Google Inc. was founded in
1995
1998
2001
2000
7
In 1981, IBM introduced its first desktop computer, called the personal computer, or PC.
True
False
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GPS stands for
global positioning system
global parallel syntax
gear propelled system
gravity positioning satellite
9
The idea of communicating an algorithm via holes in paper originated with Babbage.
True
False
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With these developments, the room-sized machines of the 1940s were reduced to the size of single cabinets.
vacuum tubes
computer chips
transistors and integrated circuits
transistors and mechanical relays
