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| What was the First Generation first computer? | ABC: Atanasoff-Berry Computer
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| Why kind of number system did the ABC computer use? | Binary
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| What Systems purpose was to calculate the trajectory of artillery shells? | ENIAC
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| Alan Turing and John von Neuman created what machine? | Universal Machine
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| What computer was first sold to the U.S. Census Bureau? | UNIVAC
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| What was the disadvantage of the Model 650? | It was expensive
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| What does "Read" translate to? | Access
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| What does "Write" translate to? | Store
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| What replaced punched cards? | Magnetic Tape
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| What are the types of programming languages? | Fortran, Cobol and Basic
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| What is the Integrated Circuit called now? | IC
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| What is a large computer that is usually used for multi-user applications? | Mainframe
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| What was invented by Marcian Hoff in 1970? | Microprocessor
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| What two things are still used in today's computers? | CPU and Programs
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| What did Mauchly, Eckert and von Neuman designed and build? | EDVAC and EDSAC
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| What replaced punch cards? | Magnetic Tape
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| What did the computer language "BASIC" develop into? | Visual Basic
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| In 1961, Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce working independently developed what? | The Integrated Chip, IC
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| What was one of the first mainframes? | IBM System 360
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| What was the first microcomputer that was built in 1975 called? | Altair
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| Stephen Wozniak and Steven Jobs designed and built the first what? | Apple Computer
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