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Question | Answer |
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what number sytem did the first generation computers use? | binary |
Waht was the purpose of ENIAC? | to calculate the artillery shells |
- FORTRAN- (FORmula TRANslator ) | Types of Programming Languages |
WHat are Integrated Circuits? | IC are silicon wafers with intricate circuits etched into their surfaces and coated with metallic oxide that fills in the etched circuit patterns. |
What wereMainframes? | - This is a large computer system that is usually used for multi-user applications. |
What did the Microprocessor do? | possible to build a computer known as microcomputer. (fits on a desktop) |
who was the UNIVAC built by? | - Built by: Mauchly and Eckert |
what were the disadvantages of the UNIVAC? | the vacuum tubes -very expensive |
what was a program? | - a list of instructions written in a special language that the computer understands. |
What was the first computer? | ABC: Atanasoff- Berry Computer (first electronic computer) |
What was the computer language made of? | - Instructions were machine language : 0’s and 1’s to represent the status of a switch. |
What is READ and Write mean? | ability to read (access) data quickly and reliably Ability to Write (store) data quickly and reliable |
IBM? | - 1964, this computer was one of the first computers to use integrated circuits. |
WHat kind of computers do we use today? | PC |
Who was a founder of Micrsoft | Bill Gates |