computer programming history
This is known as one of the earliest mechanical calculating devices
Pascaline
Which of the following does not deal with ergonomics?
Power & Paper Waste
Amended the Fair Credit Reporting Act of 1970 by addressing data collection by credit, insurance and employment agencies. Gives individuals the right to see information maintained about them
Consumer Credit Reporting Reform Act of 1996
Text file created by the server computer when a user enters information into a website
Cookie
Makes it a crime to access electronic data without authoriztion
Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986
Requires federal government agencies to make certain agency information available for public inspection
Electronic Freedom of Information Act of 1996
Which of the following deals with computers in the workplace?
Employee Monitoring
What category of programming languages has the most abstraction from the hardware?
High Level
Gives Americans the freedom to use any type of encryption to protect their confidential information
Safety and Freedom through Encryption Act of 1999
What would NOT be in an Acceptable Use Policy?
You may access, upload, download, or distribute materials
The invention of the transistor was important to the development of computers because it:
increased calculating speed
The Stepped Reckoner was unreliable because
its mechanical parts tended to jam and malfunction
The act of sending an e-mail that falsely claims to be a legitimate business in an attempt to obtain the user's personal information is called
phishing
"This Code, consisting of 24 imperatives formulated as statements of personal responsibility, identifies the elements of such a commitment."
ACM Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct
Who wrote the first computer program?
Ada Lovelace
_________ is a high speed memory that stores instructions executed over and over.
Cache
Who was known as the "father of computing?"
Charles Babbage
Marketing technique where data is collected about customers visiting a website
Online Profiling
Restricts the way in which personal data can be used by federal agencies
Privacy Act of 1974
Requires federal agencies to develop, document and implement an agency-wide program to provide information security
Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002
Which generation of computers used vacuum tubes?
First
What type of memory does a flash drive use?
Flash Memory
Which is the physical aspect of the computer?
Hardware
_______ contains only the most basic operating instructions for the computer. It is permanent and cannot be changed.
ROM
Requires government authorities to have a subpoena, summons or search warrant to access an individual's financial records
Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978
All calculations and operations of a computer function because of the CPU (true/false)
True
Integrated circuits (ICs), also known as chips, replaced transistors. (true/false)
True
Microsoft Visual Basic is an object-oriented programming language. (true/false)
True
Mechanical Devices had what characteristic?
Unreliable, used gears, and were the first devices that could only do arithmetic
What is an object-oriented programming language?
Visual Basic
Tiny, transparent graphics located on web pages or in email messages that are used in combination with cookies to collect data about web page users or email senders
Web Beacons
A program that is able to reproduce itself over a network
Worm
Which would be classified as a mobile computing device?
tablet PC
Herman Hollerith invented which machine?
tabulating machine
What made it possible to build the microcomputer (PC)?
the microprocessor
Who was responsible for inventing the Analytical Machine and the Difference Engine?
Charles Babbage
Requires commercial websites that collect personal information from children under the age of 13 to obtain parental consent
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1988
DDR is a type of RAM. What does the term DDR mean?
Double Data Rate
The first generation computer was originally a secret military project which began during WWII to calculate the trajectory of artillery shells.
ENIAC
The biggest change in programming language over the years is that there is less abtraction
False
Establishes penalties for aggravated identity theft
Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act of 2004
All programming languages are translated into what language?
Machine Language
Gives law enforcement the ability to monitor individual's email and web activity
Provide Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (PATRIOT) Act of 2001
_________ holds data for all applications that are currently running on your computer, but only while the power is on because it is temporary.
RAM
Data can be permanently stored on which of the following devices? a. All are correct b. Hard drives c. Optical disks (CD/DVD) d. Flash drive
a. All are correct
All of the following were developed in the 1990's except: a. Python b. C c. Delphi d. Java
b. C
SRAM (Static RAM) is high speed memory also referred to as
cache
Which of the following languages were created in the 1950's and 1960's? a. COBOL b. FORTRAN c. BASIC d. All are correct
d. All are correct
All of the following are high-level programming languages except: a. Java b. Visual Basic c. C# d. Assembly Language
d. Assembly Language
Which is not a high-level programming language? a. C++ b. Visual Basic c. Fortran d. Machine Language
d. Machine Language
