computer science 1.07
17. How big was Harvard's Mark-I calculator
51 feet long and 8 feet tall
5. Blaise Pascal made an adding machine way back in 1642. Why were many people still using a plastic version of this ancient device in the 1970s
because a 4-function calculator could cost $150 or more back then
16. Why do some people credit Konrad Zuse as the "inventor of the computer
because some people argue that Z3 was Turing Complete
29. How many transistors can we fit on a tiny microchip today
billions
22. Refer to your answer to the previous question. What computer was used by British code breakers to help decrypt the secret coded messages from this device
the Colossus computer
25. What computer was the successor to the ENIAC and was the first stored program computer
the EDVAC (Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer)
24. What was the first electronic general purpose computer
the ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer)
18. What computer stopped working on September 9, 1947 when a moth got stuck in one of its relays
the Mark-II
11. Refer to the previous question. The US Government was very concerned that the 1890 Census would not be completed by 1900. What did Herman Hollerith invent to solve this problem
the Tabulating Machine
40. As of 2013, what is the fastest computer in the world
the Tianhe-2 Supercomputer
26. What was the first commercially available computer
the UNIVAC I (UNIVersal Automatic Computer)
4. The slide rule was used for centuries. What 1970s invention finally replaced it
the scientific calculator
27. What invention marks the beginning of "The Second Generation of Computers
the transitor
23. What do the Turing Machine and the Von Neumann Architecture have in common
they store both the program's instructions and its data in RAM
10. Why did the 1880 Census take 8 years to complete
1880 marked the beginning of the "Great Wave of Immigration"
8. Who was Charles Babbage's assistant
Ada Byron
36. What company developed mouse technology
Apple
31. What was the first successful personal computer
Apple-II
15. Once World War II started, Enigma became much more complicated and codes were changed daily. What was the name of the improved decryption machine designed by Alan Turing
Bombe
33. Refer to your answer to the previous question. What was the first operating system for this computer and which company made it
Microsoft
38. When referring to Windows operating systems, what do "NT" and "XP" stand for
NT= New Technology and XP= eXPerience
14. Which country first "Broke Enigma" in 1932
Poland
35. What does GUI stand for
Graphics User Interface
32. What was the first personal computer to be taken seriously as a business tool
IBM PC
2. Where and when was the Abacus invented
It was inveted in the Middle Eastern area in 3000 B.C.
3. Who not only invented logarithms, but also designed a more efficient way to do Lattice Multiplication
John Napier
21. What coding machine was used by the Nazis in the 1940s which was even more complicated than the Enigma machine
Lorenz SZ-40 Cypher
13. A computer is __ ____________ _______________ if it can solve any computational problem provided memory and execution time are not issues.
Turing Complete
19. What invention marks the beginning of "The First Generation of Computers
Vacuum tubes
39. Contrary to popular belief, Windows 2000 is not the operating that succeeded Windows 98. Which operating system did succeed Windows 98
Windows Millennium
12. Harold Locke Hazen and Vannevar Bush built the Differential Analyzer, a large scale computing machine capable of solving _______________ _______________.
differential equations
30. IBM's System/360 essentially standardized computer __________.
hardware
7. Why is Charles Babbage considered "The Father of Computers
he created the first general Analytical Engine (first design of a general purpose computer)
28. What invention marks the beginning of "The Third Generation of Computers
integrated circuits
6. A loom is a device used to make cloth. What was special about Jacquard's Loom
it accepted special flexible cards that were punched with information in such a manner that made it possible to program how cloth will be weaved
34. What 2 things is the Compaq known for
it was the first portable computer and it was the first computer to be 100% compatible with an IBM PC
1. List 3 things that were done long ago to keep track of numbers before the invention of the Abacus
made marks on rocks, carved notches in bones, and tied knots in rope
9. Refer to your answer to the previous question. Why is she considered "The Mother of Programming
she started designing computer programs because she knew Babbage's device required instructions
37. What was the first commercially successful computer with the mouse/GUI technology
the "Mac"
20. What was the first electronic digital computer
the Atanasoff Berry Computer (ABC)