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| What was the name of the first electronic computer? | ABC: Atanasoff-Berry Computer
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| Who built the Atanasoff-Berry Computer? | John Atanasoff and Clifford Berry
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| What type of Number System was used for the Atanasoff-Berry Computer? | Binary number system
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| What was the purpose of the ENIAC? | To calculate the trajectory of artillery shells
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| Who was the UNIVAC built by? | Mauchly and Eckert
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| What is a disadvantage of the first generation computers? | Very expensive
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| What was an advantage of the first generation computers? | The ability to perform up to 1,000 calculations per second
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| What was an advantage of the transistor? | It was smaller
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| What was one quality of the Model 650 Computer? | It was the first medium-sized computer
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| How are second generation computers different from first generation ones? | Change in a way data was stored.
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| Which object had intuitive commands such as read and write? | Fortran
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| silicon with intricate circuits etched into their surfaces and coated with a metallic oxide that fills in the etched circuit patterns is what? | Integrated Circuits
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| What is a large computer system used for multi-user applications? | Mainframes
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| Who invented the Microprocessor? | Marcian Hoff
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| Who was the founder of Microsoft? | Bill Gates
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| What was an advantage of the IBM System 360? | Popular among business poeple
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| Who invented the IC? | Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce
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| What was the most widely used high level programming language? | Cobol
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| Who was Cobol first designed by? | Department of Defense
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| What was the purpose of Cobol? | To provide a common language for use on all computers.
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