Computers & Computer Software- Quiz 1
The early computing can be traced back to about ____________ BC. (sand abacus)
3,000
In 1975, ________________, Microsoft was formed by _____________________ and ____________________.
Bill Gates, Paul Allen
In 1642, _______________ invents the first adding machine that adds characters that are _____ digits long.
Blaise Pascal, 8
In 1822, _______________ designs the first computer called the "difference engine".
Charles Babbage
________________ is a form of legal protection that grants the owner exclusive rights to sell, copy, modify, or distribute it.
Copyright
In 1954, _______________ was the first high-level language developed by IBM.
FORTRAN
In 1854, _____________________ invents the binary system which states that any equation can be stated as true or false.
George Boole
In 1971, _____________ develops the first microprocessor that has all the parts of the computer like _______, ________, ____________, and ________________________.
INTEL, CPU, APU, memory, I/O controls
In 1842, _____________________ writes a program for the analytical engine, therefore becoming the world's first computer programmer.
Lady Ada Byron
In 1980, IBM introduces the IBM PC and uses ______________ as the basic software.
MS-DOS
In 1976, Apple was formed __________________ and _________________.
Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak
Java programming language is developed at _________________________.
Sun Microsystems
__________________________ invents http, html, and url in 1993, which allows the internet to be the Worldwide Web.
Tim Berners Lee
In 1964, _____________________ is developed. (beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code)
basic language
A collection of instructions that describe a task or set of tasks to be carried out by a computer. More formally, it can be described as an expression of computational method written in computer language.
computer program
A _________________________ is a collection of computer programs. (Ex. Microsoft word = cut, copy, print, save)
computer software
A compilation of programs that enable a computer to perform specific tasks.
computer software
A _________________________ stores the data that's available for processing.
computer system
Super computers
computers that lead all other computers in terms of processing capacity and speed of calculations (weather forecasting, rocket science, etc.)
License that allows installation of a software in a certain number of computers at the same time.
concurrent
html
hyper text markup language
http
hyper text transfer protocal
A computer accepts _________ from common devices such as e-board, mouse, scanner, etc.
input
_______________ is a place that holds data to be processed.
memory
Computers can be categorized as _________________, __________________, ________________, or ___________________.
microcomputers, minicomputers, main frame computers, Super computers
License that allows installation of a software in as many computers as you've purchased the license for.
multi-user
Examples of computer __________ are the monitor, printers, etc.
output
A computer then processes the data that involves ____________________, _________________, and _____________________________.
performing calculations, sorting words/numbers, modifying documents as for instructions
microcomputers
personal computers that we use at home
People who illegally copy software are called ______________.
pirates
License that allows installation of a software in one computer.
single user
License that allows installation of a software in any and all computers at a specific location
site license
Data that is not needed for processing is left permanently in the ________________.
storage
minicomputers
typically multi-user computers that are a little more powerful than a PC
url
uniform resource locater
main frame computers
used mainly by large organizations for critical applications, typically bulk data processing such as industry & consumer statistics and financial transaction
In 500 BC, the _________________ originated from Europe.
wire abacus
Computers only understand ______________ and ______________.
zeroes, ones
