An application program is

program letting someone use a computer for certain purpose

Silicon Valley is a nickname for

area in Cali. where lots of digital tech companies are

Which represents the order which the computer evolved through 3 generations of technology

Vacuum tube, transistor, silicon chip

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1
What do we depend on for computer technology
Controlling money and banking systems
Keeping our transportation systems running smoothly
All the above
Making many house hold appliances and gadgets work properly
2
When did personal computer become available
Between 1966 and 1990
Between 1991 and 2018
Between 1950 and 1965
Before 1950
3
PCs are extremely versatile because they can accept instructions from a wide variety of
Semiconductors
PDA's
Software
Hardware
4
When did sites like facebook and youtube become popular
1990s
1980s
2000s
1970s
5
Some computers are able to maintain simultaneous connections to many users in what technique
parallel processing
hot syncing
time sharing
nano linking
6
When did the world wide web become available
1970s
1960s
1990s
1980s
7
An application program is
program letting someone use a computer for certain purpose
program that updates operating system of a computer
a program that lets users apply for jobs
a program letting users create new applications
8
When a bank clerk transfers money into your account, where is the transaction being stored?
A netbook
A PC
A terminal
A mainframe
9
Which of the following technologies was developed first
Laptop
Netbook
Smart Phone
Desktop
10
As computer evolved they
Became bigger
Became faster
Cost more
Consumed more electricity
11
Most important developments in early days of the computer were motivated by what event
World war 2
Great depression
Launch of Sputnik by the USSR
World war 1
12
Which of the following was developed most recently
Laptop
Desktop
Smart Phone
Desktop
13
Silicon Valley is a nickname for
region in Cali. containing most of world's silicon mines
area in Cali. where lots of digital tech companies are
part of Internet where data is moved through silicon cables
computer part that transfers data from hard drive-processor
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Which represents the order which the computer evolved through 3 generations of technology
Transistor, silicon trip, vacuum tube
Vacuum tube, silicon chip, transistor
Vacuum tube, transistor, silicon chip
Transistor, vacuum tube, silicon chip

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