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What was the first electronic computer called, built by John Antasoff and Clifford Berry in 1939 and 1942? ABC computer.
What was the ENIAC computer built to do? It was built to calculate the trajectory of artillary shells.
Name some of the Stored Program Computers. EDVAC, EDSAC,and the CPU.
Name some disadvantages of First Generation Computers. Many Vacuum tubes, very expensive.
Name some advantages of Second Generation Computers. Smaller, less expensive, can calculate speeds up to 10,000 calculations per second.
What were some types of programming languages? FORTRAN, COBOL, and BASIC.
What were some advantages of Magnetic Tape? It had the ability to acess and store data quickly and reliability.
What does IC stand for? Integrated Circuits.
What were some advantages onf the IBM System 360? Popular among business and it was smaller.
What is a Mainframe computer? It's a large computer system usually used for multi-user applications.
Name a fourth generation computer. Microcomputer.
Who was the founder of Microsoft? Bill Gates.
Name the two people who designed and built the first Apple computer. Stephen Wozniak and Steven Jobs.
What are the computers we use today called? PCs.
How did the ABC computer store numbers for calculations? It electronically burned holes in sheets of paper.
What accompplishment did the ENIAC make? It solved a problem in 20 seconds that took a team of mathematics three days.
Who built the EDVAV and EDSAC? Mauchly, Eckert, and von Neumann.
The ENIAC was a secret military project. True or False? True.
What number system did the ABC computer use? Binary System.
Who invented the Stored Program Computer? Alan Turing and John von Nuemann.
What replaced hundreds of transistors? One IC (Integrated Circuit)
What was the purpose of the COBOL programming language? To provide a commpn language for use to all computers.
What is a list of instructions that only a comouter understands? Program.
What was the name of the computer that could fit on a desk top? Microcomputer.
What does CPU stand for? Central Processing Unit.
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