generation notes computer basics
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| What was the first electronic computer called? | The ABC computer. (Atanasoff Berry-Computer) | ||||
| What does ENAIC stand for? | Electronic Numerical Integration and Calculator | ||||
| What computer replaced vacuum tubes with magnetic tape? | The model 650 | ||||
| What are the three high level programming languages called? | FORTRAN, COBOL, BASIC | ||||
| When was the transistor created? | 1947 | ||||
| Invented in 1961, what could replace hundreds of transistors? | Integrated Circuits | ||||
| Who invented the Integrated Circuit? | Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce | ||||
| What is a mainframe? | This is a large computer system that is usually used for multi-user applications | ||||
| What was the IBM 360? | One of the first computers to use a mainframe, it was popular among business, smaller size, and less expensive. | ||||
| who invented the microprocessor? | Marcian Hoff | ||||
| When was the microprocessor invented? | 1970 | ||||
| When was the first microcomputer built? And what was called? | 1975, Altair | ||||
| Who designed the first Apple computer? | Stephen Wozniak and Steven Jobs | ||||
| Which first generation computer started out as a military project? | ENAIC | ||||
| what is a CPU? | Central Processing Unit | ||||
| Who built the UNIVAC? | John Maulchy and J. Presper Eckert | ||||
| What was the "Universal Machine"? | The stored program computer | ||||
| What was the Integrated chip also known as? | the chip | ||||
| Who invented the vacuum tube? | William DeForest | ||||
| How many calculaions per second could the Second Generation computer do? | 10,000 | ||||
| what were some characteristics of the ENAIC? | they were small and contained vacuum tubes | ||||
| What did the stored program eliminate? | The manual process of switching the wires? | ||||
| Where did the stored program computer store computer instructions? | CPU | ||||
| What does PC stand for? | Personal Computer | ||||
| Who designed COBOL? | Grace Murray Hopper |
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on 2010-02-03