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When was the first computer invented? Who is known as the Father of Computing?

1943, Charles Babbage

What is a personal computer? What is the abbreviation most often used to describe personal computers?

A PC is a personal computer, which is a computer designed for use by one person at a time

What is a GUI (Graphic User Interface)

A graphical user interface (GUI) is a type of user interface through which users interact with electronic devices via visual indicator representations.

In what year was the IBM PC first introduced?

August 12, 1981

What are the benefits of the cloud?

Data protection, cloud storage, scalability, reduced overtime costs, flexibility

Where are your files stored when on the cloud?

Internet servers owned by big companies

In what year did Apple introduce the Macintosh computer?

January 24, 1984

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.

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.

Who invented the first Microprocessor?

Ted Hoff

What is the cloud?

The cloud is storing and accessing data and programs over the internet instead of on your computers harddrive.

What is a personal computer? What is the abbreviation most often used to describe personal computers?

The term "PC" is an initialism for "personal computer".

What will happen if you put a USB drive and a magnet too closely together?

USB drives cannot be harmed or altered by magnetic fields. The drives are not built from magnetic materials. So magnets pose no danger to any flash memory including SSDs, SD cards, and external hard drives—even traditional hard drives are immune.

Define the term server.

a computer or computer program which manages access to a centralized resource or service in a network.

Define the term hard drive.

a high-capacity, self-contained storage device containing a read-write mechanism plus one or more hard disks, inside a sealed unit.

Define the term supercomputer.

a particularly powerful mainframe computer.

Define the term 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 that manipulates information or data.

What is a Microprocessor?

an integrated circuit that contains all the functions of a central processing unit of a computer.

Data

facts or figures

What is the difference between hardware and software?

hardware is the physical device used in or with your machine, while software is a collection of codes installed onto your computer's hard drive

What are the four components that make up a computer system?

input devices, processing devices, output devices, and memory (storage) devices

Hardware

the physical components of the computer system

Define the term CPU and explain its function.

the portion of a computer that retrieves and executes instructions.

Software

the programs and other operating information used by a computer

Is a calculator a computer

yes