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CB-GEN
Generation Notes
Question | Answer |
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What was the ABC? | One of the first generation computers, Atanasoff- Berry Computer and one of the first electronic computers. |
How many generations were there? | Four generations. |
Programming languages were part of the second generation, what are some examples? | FORTRAN, COBOL, and BASIC. |
What is a microcomputer? | It fits on a desktop and is also called a PC or personal computer. |
Who was the founder of Microsoft? | Bill Gates |
Punched cards were replaced by magnetic tape in which generation and what did it do? | The second generation and the tape could read and write or acess and store data quickly and reliably. |
All computers today have was two parts that first generation computers had? | The program which was a list of instructions in a special language and the CPU or central processing unit. |
Who designed and built the first Apple computer? | Stephen Wozniak and Steven Jobs. |
IC is what? | An integrated circuit which is a silicon wafer with intricate circuits and metallic oxide fills in the holes. |
The first medium sized computer that was expensive but could handle a flood of paperwork was? | The Model 650 of the second generation. |
ENIAC stands for? | Electronic Numerical Integration and Calculator which calculated the trajectory of artillery shells. |
What computer was smaller, less expensive, and calculated up to 10,000 calculations per second? | The Transistor. |
The Mainframe was what? | It was a large computer system that had multi-user applications and communicated with terminals. |
FORTRAN stands for? | FORmula TRANslator and it had intuitive commands to read and write. |
The IBM 360 was? | The first computer to use integrated circuits and was very popular among businesses. |
The Stored Program Computer was also called? | The Universal Machine. |
Disadvantages of first generation computer were? | Large vacuum tubes and they were very expensive. |
What is the Binary Number System? | 0's and 1's in patterns. |
BASIC eventually evolved into what? | Visual Basic. |
The first PC was named? | Altair. |