Chapter 1
Which of the following is NOT an innovation that belongs to the Second Generation of Computing?
Von Neumann architecture
Who was the first programmer?
Ada Lovelace
In 1642 Pascal created a mechanical device with gears and levers. The device was capable of what kinds of calculation?
Addition and subtraction
Who is the father of modern computers?
Alan Turing
Name the 4 important elements of Babbage's Analytical Engine that are components of today's computers.
An input device, memory, a central processing unit, and an output device
What logical elements did Charles Sanders Peirce realize electrical switches could emulate in 1880?
Boolean algebra
Who is the father of the computer?
Charles Babbage
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?
Donuts and time-sharing
Who is responsible for coming up with the concepts of a compiler and debugging?
Grace Hopper
Which of the following is NOT an innovation that belongs to the Third Generation of Computing?
Graphical user interfaces
Which of the following is NOT an innovation that belongs to the Fifth Generation of Computing?
Internet
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?
Multiplication and division
The Jacquard loom is important in the history of computing for what innovation?
Reusable cards with holes held information.
Which of the following is NOT an innovation that belongs to the First Generation of Computing?
Rotating drum storage
The Apple computer became very popular. What was its largest market, and what software made it interesting to that market?
The business market and the program VisiCalc
What important concept was attributed to Ada Lovelace?
The program loop
What important concept is attributed to John von Neumann?
The stored program concept
What features of transistors made them superior for computers, compared with vacuum tubes?
They were cheaper, smaller, and cooler than tubers and lasted longer.
Which of the following is NOT an innovation that belongs to the Fourth Generation of Computing?
World Wide Web