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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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