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Question | Answer |
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what computer contained hundreds of vacuum tubes? | Atanasoff-Berry Computer |
What does CPU stand for? | central processing unit |
Who was UNIVAC built by? | Mauchly and Eckert |
What was a advantage of second generation computers? | Less expensive and smaller |
What was the first medium sized computer in the second generation? | The model 650 |
what was a disadvantage of the first generation computers? | large vacuum tubes |
what was another disadvantage of first generation computers? | very expensive |
whats a advantage of first generation computers | the ability to calculate up to 1000 calculations per second |
what does Fortran stand for? | formula translator |
what does COBOL stand for? | common business oriented language |
what is the purpose of cobol? | to provide a common language |
what was first developed by the department of defense in 1959 | Cobol |
what is basic language? | beginner’s all purpose symbolic instruction code |
what is IC? | silicon wafers with intricate circuits etched into their surfaces and coated with a metallic oxide that fills in the etched circuit patterns. |
what does IC stand for? | Intergrated Chip |
who was the founder of microsoft? | Bill Gates |
what is a advantage of system 360? | smaller |
what was one of the first main frames? | IBM system 360 |
what is the IBM system 360? | This is a large computer system that is usually used for multi-user applications |
who was the fourth generation computers created by? | Marcian Hoff |
what was the advantage of magnetic tape? | they were able to read and write data quickly and reliably |
identify one of the first mainframes. | IBM system 360 |
who was responsible for the microprocessor? | hoff |
what was used to communicate with mainframes? | terminals |
who designed and built the first Apple computer? | stephen wozniak and steven |