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C952What was the first general-purpose computer called? Who built it? When was it built? - correct answer ENIAC J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly World War II The name of the machine built by Alan Turing - correct answer Colossus What was the first electro-mechanical computer called? Who built it? What was the architecture called? - correct answer Mark-I Howard Aiken Harvard architecture What project invented Magnetic cores served as the main memory technology? - correct an...

CEA 201 Final Exam | Verified with 100% Correct Answers There is a tremendous variety of products, from single-chip microcomputers costing a few dollars to supercomputers costing tens of millions of dollars that can rightly claim the name "computer". a. True b. False The variety of computer products is exhibited only in cost. a. True b. False Computer organization refers to attributes of a system visible to the programmer. a. True b. False Changes in computer technology are finally slowing d...

Computers and Programming 1: Starting out with Python- Chapter 1 Quiz Questions with Complete Solutions T/F: A software developer is the person with the training to design, create, and test computer programs. True T/F: A computer is a single device that performs different types of tasks for its users. False T/F: All programs are normally stored in ROM and are loaded into RAM as needed for processing. False T/F: The instruction set for a microprocessor is unique and is typically understoo...

What was the first digital counting device? - Answer- Abacus What did Babbage do? - Answer- Made the first mechanical counting machine with programmed controller (19th century) What did Pascal do? - Answer- Made the first mechanical counting machine (17th century) When was the ENIAC invented? - Answer- 1940s What was the first generation of modern day computers? - Answer- ENIAC What was the ENIAC made out of? - Answer- Vacuum tubes What 3 basic functions do buffers perform? - A...

IE 332 Exam 1 2024 With Complete Solution Universal Turing Machine -infinite tape composed of cells, each contain a single character -machine can change info being stored, write new symbol, or move tape left or right -Mathematical model of computation -can be used to show what can be computed by any machine Computability -qualitative -what can be decided algorithmically Complexity -what resources (time/space/communication) are needed -emphasizes quantitative properties -P vs. NP ra...

IE 332 Exam 1 2024 With Complete Solution Universal Turing Machine -infinite tape composed of cells, each contain a single character -machine can change info being stored, write new symbol, or move tape left or right -Mathematical model of computation -can be used to show what can be computed by any machine Computability -qualitative -what can be decided algorithmically Complexity -what resources (time/space/communication) are needed -emphasizes quantitative properties -P vs. NP ra...

Mmc 2000 Florida State University -FSU Exam 3 MMC 2000 Internet well answered graded A+ What is the Command-and-control version of the origins of the Internet - correct answer The Internet is a product of the Cold War Batch Processing - correct answer When computers worked on one thing at a time (not effective) Time-Sharing - correct answer 1st concept of computer technology -To share processing power of one computer with multiple computers What is ARPA - correct answer Advanced Resea...

A(n) __________ is a set of instructions that a computer follows to perform a task. 1. compiler 2. program 3. interpreter 4. programming language - Answer program The physical devices that a computer is made of are referred to as . 1. hardware 2. software 3. the operating system 4. tools - Answer hardware The part of a computer that runs programs is called . 1. RAM 2. secondary storage 3. main memory 4. the CPU - Answer the CPU Today, CPUs are small chips known as __________...

What Was The First Computer Ever Made? correct answers The Eniac When Was The Eniac Built? correct answers 1940 What Was The Eniac Mostly Comprised Of? correct answers Vacuum Tubes What Replaced Vacuum Tubes? correct answers Transistors What Replaced Transistors correct answers IC Chips IC Chips Are Made From correct answers Silicon Each Leg On An IC Chip Preforms correct answers A Different Logic Function What Does The Notch Indicate On An IC Chip correct answers The 1st Or...

Telex - First text messaging system - ANSWER-1930's Relays used "Gates" opened or closed - ANSWER-1930's World Brains - ANSWER-1930's Model K - Basic Computer Chip - ANSWER-1930's Robotics term used 1st time - ANSWER-1940's Bell Labs established - ANSWER-1940's 1st computer bug - ANSWER-1940's Atanasoff Berry Computer (ABC) - ANSWER-1940's ENIAC Computing system built - ANSWER-1940's Whirlwind - flight simulator - ANSWER-1940's Modem Created - ANSWER-194...