Unit 01 Knowledge Check

According to the video in Unit One, the internet is defined as:

A vast network of connected computers that communicate with each other

Who designed the first mechanical computer?

Charles Babbage

The tabulating machine was first used for...

Counting US Census results

_____ is system software that manages computer hardware and software resources and provides common services for computer programs.

Operating System

ENIAC was the first truly programmable electronic computer created at the University of Pennsylvania in 1946.

True

Jumpstation was the first search engine and its modern equivalent is Google.

True

What does URL stand for?

Uniform Resource Locator

The Transistor, created by Bell Labs scientists was significant in that it:

Ushered in a new era in which computers became radically smaller, faster and more common in both businesses and homes.

Which of the following is an operating system?

Windows 10

If there is an Apple logo somewhere on your computer, more than likely your computer runs what type of operating system?

macOS