Question | Answer |
What is the ABC? | Antasoff-Berry Computer |
What was the EDVAC and EDSAC made to do? | Solve problems by entering new instuctions that are stored on paper tape |
What did UNIVAC stand for? | Universal Automatic Computer |
What was one disadvantage of first genertation computers? | Many vacum tubes |
When was the transistor made and by who? | Made in 1947 and by William Schockley, John Bardeen, and Walter Brittian of Bell Laboratories |
What was the ENIAC? | Electric integration and calcular |
Who created the ENIAC? | John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert |
What was the only advantage of first generation computers? | The ability to perform 1,000 calculations per second |
What were the advantages of second generation computers? | Smaller and able to handle a flood of paperwork |
What was an advantage of magnetic tape? | Ability to read data quickly and reliable |
Who completed the high level programming language in 1957? | John Backus and a team of programmers |
What is the most highly used programming language? | COBOL |
What does BASIC language stand for? | Beginners all purpose symbolic instruction code |
What did BASIC evolve to? | Visual basic |
What was the first computer to use integrated circuits? | IBM system 360 |
What is a main frame? | A large computer system used for muti-user applications |
What computer was the first mainframe? | IBM 360 |
Marcian Hoff invented what in 1970? | Microprocesser |
What was the first microcomputer? | Altair, built in 1975 |
Who is the founder of Microsoft? | Bill Gates |
Who created the stored program computer? | Alan Turing and John von Neuman |
What was the calculating speed of second generation computers? | 10,000 per second |
What does FORTRAN stand for? | FORmula TRANslator |
How many transmitors could one IC replace? | Hundreds |
What was one advantage of the IBM System 360? | It was smaller |