CBC Computer Basics II

The most important component of the system unit is the ___________ also called the processor.

Mega means:

Kilo means:

The CPU is the _______ of your computer.

Who was an American physicist who, along with John Presper Eckert, designed ENIAC?

The ___________ is the core of a computer system and the main processing center.

Charles Babbage's automatic mechanical calculator designed to tabulate polynomial functions.

___ was designed to calculate artillery firing tables for the US Army's Ballistic Research Lab.

Programs that run computers are called _____

All computers have a ______ that serves as your computer's primary means of storage

Program that enables computer hardware to communicate and operate with the computer software.

Which is not an input device?

Connects computers is the same geographical location.

Regarded as the first computer programmer.

_________ is the presentation of any information exiting a computer system

Is a computer network that covers across city, state, national, or even global boundries.

UNIVAC I mainframe computer of 1951, became famous for what?

Saving data, programs, or output for future use

_____________ are key words that the user inputs to perform a task.

Fourth generation computers used _________

Synonymous with Microsoft

__________ are instructions that direct the computer.

Second generation computers used _________

Who developed an electromechanical punched card tabulator to assist in summarizing information?

First generation computers used _________

Tera means:

GUI is short for

What is required every 10 years according to the constitution?

Performing operations on the data

Explain the term 'booting.'

Presenting the results

Physical components of computers are _____

Which of these are free with no restrictions?

Entering data into the computer

Personal computers come in all of these forms except

Which of these is not an example of a storage device?

A computer with a microprocessor and its central processing unit is known as a _______________.

Large organizations use ______________ for highly critical applications

What led Herman Hollerith to invent the punched card tabulator?

How does spyware normally get on to your computer?

Types of output include all of these except______

RAM is the ___________ at which your computer finds information.

Type of malware installed on a computer and collects info about users without their knowledge.

Typical computers of the 1950s ________

Which is NOT a step in the information processing cycle?

Highly calculation-intensive tasks can be effectively performed by means of

Mathematician whose orbital calc's were critical to the success of U.S. manned spaceflights.

Giga means:

Is a network that links two or more computers or devices using a wireless signal or WiFi.

The German Enigma machine encrypted codes. Which computer broke the codes?

These are all types of output devices except:

Third generation computers used _________

____ temporarily stores information that the CPU uses while the computer is on.

The analytical engine was designed to ___ so it would be more powerful than the difference eng.

How many bits make a byte?