CSC 105 midterm Exam Practice Questions and Answers Updated 2024
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CSC 105 midterm Exam Practice
Questions and Answers Updated 2024
First mechanical computer and when - Answer-John Napier (Napier Bone) in 1617
4 basic processes of computers - Answer-Receive input
Process information
Produce output
Store information
WWII - Answer-The period in human history ...
Liebniz Calculator (Gottfried WIlhelm von Liebniz) - Answer✔✔-similar to Pascal's design
add, subtract, multiply divide
more reliable and accurate
still inaccurate
he also invented calculus
Jacquard's Loom (Joseph Marie Jacquard) - Answer✔✔-1800
weaving loom
metal punch cards to position threads for the weaving process
within the decade, 11,000 used in France
may have been 1st case of unemployment caused by automation
Herman Hollerith - Answer✔✔-1860-1929
machine that used electric charges to read into off of punch cards
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