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Question | Answer |
Who built the UNIVAC? | Mauchly and Eckert |
Types of programming lanuages? | FORTRAN, COBOL, BASIC |
What was the advange for the Model 650? | It was smaller. |
What was the first electric computer? | ABC atanasoff-berry computer. |
When was the Model 650 built? | 1960s |
What was the advantage of the first generation computer? | The ability to perform up to 1,000 calculations per second. |
What was the first medium-sized computer? | The model 650. |
What does FORTRAN stand for? | formula translator |
In 1964, this computer was one of the first computers to use integrated circuits? | IBM System 360 |
Who designed and built the first Apple computer? | Stephen Wozniak and Steven Jobs |
Who is Bill Gates? | The founder of Microsoft. |
What were the advantages of the IBM System 360? | less expensive, smaller, popular |
Mauchly, Eckert, and von Neuman designed and built what? | EDVAC and EDSAC |
When was the first electric computer built? | 1939-1942 |
First sold to the U.S. Census Bureau in 1951? | UNIVAC |
What were the disadvantages of first generation computers? | many tubes, very large tubes, and expensive |
What are the advantages of the model 650? | small and capable of handling a flood of paperwork |
ENIAC was built when? | June 1943 |
What computer used the Binary Number System | ABC |
What were the advantages of the transitior | smaller, less expensive, and was able to calculate speed up to 10,000 calculations per second. |
This is a large computer system that is usually used for multi-user applications. | mainframes |
One of the first mainframes is? | IBM System 350 |
Who was responsible for the microprocessor? | Marcian Hoff |
What did Stphen Wozniak and Steven Jobs design? | Apple Computer |
Who was the founder of Microsoft? | Bill Gates |
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