Chapter 11 quiz HSS

The secret to making computers work rapidly was using a _________ number system

Binary

Most of the innovations in personal computers were developed by government funded projects

False

SAGE was developed and run entirely by the federal government

False

Transistors are the basis of electronic chips

False

Which of the following is not a precursor to the modern personal computer

Gps unit

Which company dominated the mainframe computer market

IBM

________ used a semiconductor crystal to run computers

Transistors

Amateurs have played a significant role in the development of electronic communication technology

True

The first computers emerged in the

1940s

The earliest computers were _______ meaning that they had to be specially built to perform a specific calculation

Analog

Browsers which made the World Wide Web possible were created by

CERN

The first digital electronic calculator was created to break German codes in World War II

False

The earliest rudimentary personal computers were built by

Hobbyist

Modems which allowed computers to connect via telephone lines were invented by

Hobbyists

_________ of technology allowed cell phones to become smartphone

Miniaturization

One of the earliest real-time computers was SAGE which was developed to run

National air defense

Both personal computers and the internet were spin-offs of military technology

True

One of the main factors allowing the development of personal computers was the decline in the price of their component parts

True

The internet began as a project of the department of defense

True

The earliest computers were

Women