Computer study guide
In which decade was the first generation of computers developed?
1950s
In which software generation were the FORTRAN and COBOL languages developed?
2nd
Given the following code fragment, what will the output be? dog = 3cat = 2mouse = 1answer = dog + cat + mouse * cat - dogprint(answer)
4
The analytical machine is a design created by ___________
Charles Babbage
A vacuum tube was a device used in the first generation of computers to link computers together into a network.
F
True or False? The abacus was the world's first electronic digital computer
F
An abstraction is a mental model that removes or hides complex details.
T
Computer software is a collection of programs that provides the instructions that a computer carries out.
T
True or False? A computer that has a parallel architecture uses multiple central processing units.
T
True or False? The transistor ushered in the second generation of commercial computers.
T
The __________ is considered by most to be the first computer
abacus
_____________ is considered to be the first programmer.
ada lovelace
Charles Babbage invented which of the following early computing devices?
analytical engine
In the earliest electronic computers, programmers had to write machine language code expressed as _______________ digits
binary
FORTRAN and COBOL are two of the earliest _______________ programming languages.
high-level
Jacquard's loom is considered the first to use ___________.
input
The analytical machine is the first design to use ___________.
memory
Given the following code fragment, what would be the next line of code to turn the turtle right 90 degrees? sally = turtle.Turtle()
sally.right(90)
The computer's operating system and language translators are generally known as _______________ software.
systems
In which hardware generation were integrated circuits introduced?
third
An algorithm allows us to develop and express solutions to problems.
true
The __________ was the first commercial computer.
univac I