The first network of computers across multiple locations

Moore's law states that _____ doubles every two years.

The number of transistors on a chip

What do microprocessors do?

Act as the CPU, working with binary input data

What concept did Alan Turing propose in the 1930s?

Mathematical model of computing

What makes a supercomputer different than a regular computer?

They can perform operations much faster than a standard machine

ENIAC was the first....

Programmable, general purpose computer

An electronic, digital, programmable general purpose machine

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1
ARPANET was....
The first personal computer
The original name for the Internet aka WWW
The first universally adopted programming language
The first network of computers across multiple locations
2
What was the primary function of the Engima Machine during WW2?
To create coded messages
To decode messages
To calculate the trajectories of missiles
All of the above
3
Vacuum tubes were replaced by....
Slide Rules
Integrated circuits
Microprocessors
Transistors
4
The Difference Engine was designed to solve....
Binary Computations
Polynomial Functions
Simple Arithmetic problems
Logarithmic Calculations
5
Moore's law states that _____ doubles every two years.
The number of transistors on a chip
The speed of computers
The number of computers in the world
The cost of computers
6
What do microprocessors do?
Act as the CPU, working with binary input data
Perform only simple calculations
Store large amounts of data
Replace human programmers
7
What concept did Alan Turing propose in the 1930s?
Mathematical model of computing
The internet
Microprocessors
Quantum computing
8
Who is known as the father of the computer?
Bill Gates
Alan Turing
Charles Babbage
Ada Lovelace
9
What makes a supercomputer different than a regular computer?
They can perform operations much faster than a standard machine
They are designed specifically for military use
They are pocket-sized and easily transportable
They use a special programming language called SUP-R
10
ENIAC was the first....
Personal Computer
Computer to use Vacuum tubes
Supercomputer
Programmable, general purpose computer
11
What is a computer?
An electronic, digital, programmable general purpose machine
A typewriter
A mathematical table of results
A mechanical device used for calculations
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What were the first computers referred to in the 17th century?
Mechanical devices
Calculators
Machines
Humans

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