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

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

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Flashcards95 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 95

Answers

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