The history of computer science
What was considered the first computer
Abacus
What is a processor that performs many functions called
Microprocessor
Who invented the mac
Wozniak&jobs
Who was the first computer programmer
Ada Byron Lovelace
In the early 1800s _____________ would have been considered the first programmable computer had it been completely created/finished
Analytical engine
What device was made in the first era
Analytical engine
What was the first mass marketed home computer
Apple (Mac)
What was one of the first high level programming languages used primarily for business
COBOL
Who was it invented by
Charles Babbage
"______________" used to be a job title to describe humans whose job it was to perform calculations
Computer
What device was made in the third era
ENIAC
What is the second era
Electro-mechanical
What is the third era
Electronic
Computers have changed a lot in the way work and process data since the 1970s. Explain why you think this statement is true or false.
False; processors haven't changed since 1970
Who found the first bug
Grace hopper
Who created a device that used punch cards to cut the census tabulation time by 4.5 years
Herman Hollerith
Who invented this device
IBM and Harvard
_______ hired ______________ to write software for its PCs
IBM; Microsoft
What kind of chip can only perform one function
Integrated circuits
______________, an eccentric Scotsman, invented logarithms
John Napier
Who invented this device
John Von Neumann
What device was made in the second era
Mark I
What is the first era
Mechanical
What was still used in the 1960s by the NASA
Slide rule
What replaced vacuum tubes because they were faster, smaller, and more reliable
Transistors
What replaced gears and switches to create the first fully electronic computer
Vacuum tubes
