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Between what two years was the Antasoff-Berry Computer made? 1939-1942
What was the purpose of the Electronic Numerical Integration and Calculator? To calculate the Trajectory of artillery shells
Which two people built the Universal Automic Computer? Mauchly and Eckert
In what year was the Transitor made? 1947
When was the Model 650 made? Early 1960's
What are Integrated Circuits? Silicon wafers with intricate circuits etched into their surfaces and coated with a metalic oxide that fills in the etched circuit patterns.
Who developed the Integrated Circuit? Jack Kilby and Robert Noyee
In what year was the integrated chip developed? 1961
What was the IBM System 360? It was one of the first computers to use integrated circuits
What are Mainframes? A large computer system that is usually used for multi-user applications.
What did the microprocessor do? It made it possible to build a computer that fits on a desktop
Who invented the Microprocessor? Marcian Hoff
In what year was the Microprocessor made? 1970
What is a Microcomputer? A computer that was small enough to fit on a desktop
What is another name for a Microcomputer? Personal Computer (PC)
In what year was the first Microcomputer built? 1975
What did magnetic tape replace? vacuum tubes
Which two people built the first Apple computer? Stephen Woziniak and Steven Jobs
Who was the founder of Microsoft? Bill Gates
What is FORTAN? A type of programming language that had intuitive commands such as READ and WRITE
What was the major contributer to the second generation? transistors
What programming language evolved into Visual Basics? BASIC
What was the name of the first personal computer? Altair
Where did the stored program computer store the computer instructions? CPU
What was the stored program also known as? Universal Machine
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