CSI101 Book Chapter 1
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ARPA was created in response to what major event in world history? A. World War II B. The Cold War C. The launch of Sputnik D. The inability of computers to communicate with one another
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IBM has some of its origins in what 1890 event? A. The U.S census B. The first Jacquard lool in the United States C. Ada Lovelace's first program loop D. The introduction of electricity to the United States
B
In 1642 Pascal created a mechanical device with gears and levers. This device was capable of what kind of calculation? A. Addition B. Addition and subtraction C. Addition, subtraction, and multiplication D. Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
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In 1990 what software company dominated the software market and what major product did it sell? A. Lotus and Lotus 1-2-3 B. Bricklin and VisiCalc C. Apple and the Apple Operating System D. Microsoft and Word
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In hardware, the next step up from the transistor was the transmitter. A. True B. False
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The Apple computer became very popular. What was its largest market and what software made it interesting to that market? A. The education market and the educational game "Shape Up" B. The games market aand the game "The Big Race" C. The business market and the program Lotus 1-2-3 D. The business market and the program VisiCalc
B
The Jacquard loom is important in the history of computing for what innovation? A. It worked like a player piano B. Reusable cards with holes that held information C. The use of gears and wheels for calculation D. Paper rolls with holes that held information
B
The U.S. military used the ENIAC computer for its intended purpose during World War II. A. True B. False
B
What magazines can we thank for the first microcomputer? A. Science and the Wall Street Journal B. Popular Electronics and Radio Electronics C. Popular Electronics and Star Trek Monthly D. New Mexico Entrepreneur and Radio Electronics
C
Which important concept did the Altair use, which was borrowed by its competition, including the IBM personal computer? A. The computer came in ket form B. The computer's price was $666 C. The machine had an open architecture D. The machine could be opened easily for repair
D
Leibniz built on Pascal's work by creating the Leibniz Wheel. This device was capable of what kind of calculations in addition to the ones Pascal's could do? A. Subtraction B. Addition and multiplication C. Subtraction and multiplication D. Multiplication and division
A
Marc Andreessen released what application that made browsers wide spread? A. Netscape B. Mosaic C. Explorer D. Hypertext
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Name the four important elements of Babbage's Engine that are components of today's computer? A. The stored in memory program technique, an input device, an output device, and memory B. Mechanical calculation equipment, human powered mechanisms, punched cards, and an output device C. An input device, memory, a central processing unit, an output device D. An input device, the stored in memory program technique, a central processing unit, and an output device
A
Name the three most likely critical large-scale developments of the fifth generation of software development from this list of options: A. Parallel computing, networking, and the multiple-data-stream approach B. The graphical user interface, networking, and computer-aided software engineering tools (CASE) C. Networking, the graphical user interface, and packet switching D. ARPANET, the Internet, and CASE
C
Today, Microsoft considers its major competition in operating systems to be what system? A. Control Data Corporation OS B. Sega games operating system C. Linux operating system D. Mac OS X
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What company controlled 70% or more of the computer marketplace in the 60's and 70's? A. Sperry-Univac B. International Business Machines C. Hollerith Machines D. Microsoft
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What features of transistors made superior for computers, compared with vacuum tubes? A. They were more expensive than tubes but lasted longer and were cooler in temperature B. They didn't last as long as tubes but were less expensive C. They were cheaper and smaller than tubes D. They were cheaper, smaller, and cooler than tubes and lasted longer
B
What important concept is attributed to John Von Neumann? A. The large memory concept B. The stored program concept C. The discrete variable automation concept D. The virtual memory concept
C
What important pastry helped move your job up in the queue in second-generation software, and what third generation software development made that pastry unnecessary? A. Donuts and integrated circuits B. Bear claws and multitasking C. Donuts and time-sharing D. Donuts and virtual memory
C
What logical elements did Charles Sanders Peirce realize electrical switches could emulate in 1880? A. Epistemological calculus B. Ontological algebra C. Boolean algebra D. Metaphysical algebra
