When was the first computer "born" and what was it named? correct answersThe Altair 8800 was born in 1975.
How much was the Altair "do-it-yourself kit?' correct answers$395
The Altair had no... correct answersmonitor or keyboard
The Altair was NOT correct answersuser-friendly
Who wrote ...
When was the first computer "born" and what was it named? correct answersThe Altair 8800 was born
in 1975.
How much was the Altair "do-it-yourself kit?' correct answers$395
The Altair had no... correct answersmonitor or keyboard
The Altair was NOT correct answersuser-friendly
Who wrote the program for the Altair? correct answersBill Gates and Paul Allen
In 1993, the web browser _______ was introduced. correct answersMosaic
Mosaic allowed users to view ____________ on the web, causing Internet traffic to increase by ____%.
correct answersmultimedia; 350
In 1994, a team launched the _____________ web browser. correct answersNetscape
In 1995, Microsoft introduced _______________ __________________, a browser that integrated web
functionality into Microsoft Office applications, and ____________________, the first Microsoft OS
designed to be principally a GUI OS. correct answersInternet Explorer; Windows 95
What does BASIC stand for? correct answersBeginner's All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
When was BASIC introduced? correct answers1964
,_________ was a language that beginning programming students could easily learn. It became very
popular and the key language of the PC. correct answersBASIC
Bill Gates and Paul Allen used BASIC to write their program for the ________. correct answersAltair
BASIC led to the creation of ____________, a company that produced computer software. correct
answersMicrosoft
Who wrote the OS program for the IBM PC? correct answersBill Gates at Microsoft in 1980
Microsoft developed MS-DOS for ____ computers. correct answersIBM
Eventually, virtually all PCs running on the Intel chip used ____________ as their OS. correct answersMS-
DOS
_____ allowed users to interact with the computer more easily. correct answersGUI (graphical user
interface)
Until GUI, users had to use complicated command- or menu-driven ______________. correct
answersinterfaces
________ was the first company to take full advantage of the GUI, but the GUI was not invented by a
computer company. correct answersApple
In 1971, Intel Corporation introduced the _______________ chip, a small chip containing millions of
transistors. correct answersmicroprocessor
The microprocessor functions as the CPU, or brains, of the computer. Computers that use a
microprocessor chip are called ___ generation computers. Over time, Intel and Motorola became the
leading manufacturers of microprocessors. correct answers4th
1st generation of computers correct answersused vacuum tubes for memory, including UNIVAC
, 2nd generation of computers correct answersused transistors
3rd generation of computers correct answersintegrated circuits
4th generation of computers correct answersused microprocessor chip
What gives access to networks and the internet? correct answersa connectivity port
Ethernet ports transfer data up to ___________ Mbps. correct answers10,000
What connects headphones, microphones, and speakers to the computer? correct answersAudio ports
What is needed to attach a monitor to a desktop computer or add a second display to a laptop? correct
answersVideo port
What is a compact audio-video interface that allows both HD video and digital audio to be carried on one
cable? correct answersHigh-definition multimedia interface (HDMI)
Binary language consists of 2 digits: correct answers0 and 1
Each 0 and 1 is a binary digit, or bit for short. ___ binary digits (or bits) combine to create one byte.
correct answers8
In computers, each letter, number, and special character consists of a unique combination of ___ bits.
correct answers8
Files can contain thousands or millions of bytes. Names include: correct answerskilobytes, megabytes,
gigabytes, terabytes, and petabytes
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