Introduction to Computers
In what year was the IBM PC first introduced?
August 12, 1981
When was the first computer invented? Who is known as the Father of Computing?
Charles Babbage invented the computer, and is well known as the Father of Computing
What is the difference between hardware and software?
Computer hardware is any physical device used in or with your machine, whereas software is a collection of codes installed onto your computer's hard drive
Who invented the first Microprocessor?
Federico Faggin, Marcian Hoff, Stanley Mazor, Masatoshi Shima, James McEwen
What does GUI stand for in computers? What is it?
GUI stands for graphical user interface
Define the term hardware
Hardware is the physical components of a computer that you can touch
In what year did Apple introduce the Macintosh computer?
January 24, 1984
What will happen if you put a USB drive and a magnet too closely together?
Magnets can damage or erase USB Drives, USB drives cannot be harmed or altered by magnetic fields. The drives are not built from magnetic materials
What software sent Bill Gates on his way to becoming one of the richest men in the world?
Microsoft
What are optical storage devices are most commonly known as?
Optical storage devices store and read data using light, often recording information on what's called an optical disk. The most common types of optical storage devices are drives that read and write CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray discs
What is a personal computer? What is the abbreviation most often used to describe personal computers?
PC
Define the term solid-state storage media and given an example of this type of media
Solid-state storage (SSS) is a type of computer storage media that stores data electronically and has no moving parts. Because there are no moving parts, SSDs require less power and produce far less heat than spinning hard disk drives or magnetic tape
CPU its function
The central processing unit (CPU) of a computer is a piece of hardware that carries out the instructions of a computer program. It performs the basic arithmetical, logical, and input/output operations of a computer system
What are the four components that make up a computer system?
The four main components that make up a computer system is input devices, processing devices, output devices and memory (storage) devices
What is a GUI (Graphic User Interface)
a computer program that enables a person to communicate with a computer through the use of symbols, visual metaphors, and pointing devices
motherboard
a printed circuit board containing the principal components of a computer or other device, with connectors into which other circuit boards can be slotted
computer
an electronic device for storing and processing data, typically in binary form, according to instructions given to it in a variable program.
What is a Microprocessor?
an integrated circuit that contains all the functions of a central processing unit of a computer
supercomputer
any of a class of extremely powerful computers
Define the term data
facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis
Define the term software
instructions that tell a computer what to do, a set of instructions that directs a computer's hardware to perform a task
Define the term server
server is a computer connected to a network of other workstations called 'clients'
Hard drive
the hardware component that stores all of your digital content
Is a calculator a computer?
yes
