Module 7: The History Of The Computer

What are the types of computer storage hardware in the order that they were developed.

1. Punch Cards 2. Magnetic tape 3. Hard Disk 4. Floppy disks 5. Optical discs 6. Flash memory 7. Cloud storage

Elena is tired of programming her homemade robots through typing long strings of 1s and 0s. So, she creates a program that translates commands she can type in for her robots such as Stop, Go, and Turn, into strings of 0s and 1s.

Assembly Language Programming

Move.1 #$2000030c, d0 ; Initialize DACR0 is an example of what?

Assembly Language Programming

Which of the following high-level programming languages was created to be business-oriented?

COBOL stands for "Common Business Oriented Language."

The following characteristics are examples of _______. 1. Requires that the components of the software all be defined from the outset. 2. The code is more efficient.

Compiler

At the time of its creation, which of the following characteristics was unique to ENIAC?

ENIAC performed decimal calculations.

First generation computers were relatively inexpensive compared to today's computers. True or False ?

False

The development of first generation computers was quickened by World War I. True or False ?

False

The following characteristics are examples of which generation computer? 1. Advancement hastened by world WAR II 2. A computer the requires programming in machine language. 3. A computer built with vacuum tubes. 4. The Electronic numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC) is developed

First Generation (1940's - 1950's)

The following characteristics are examples of which generation computer? 1. GUI are introduced. 2. IBM makes a single-chip processor. 3. The Mark 8, the first personal computer, appears.

Fourth Generation (1974 - today)

Function get_all_factors(number) is an example of what?

High-level Language Programming

Jessica works for a company that builds training simulations for fire fighters. To build each training scenario, Jessica programs the behavior of the virtual fire fighter agents in the scenario using a language developed for the simulator. She can program the virtual fire fighter agents to enter the building, search for building occupants, and perform other common tasks based on simulated conditions.

High-level Language Programming

Which accurately describes the advantages of high-level programming languages over low-level programming languages? Select all that apply.

High-level languages use English words.

The following characteristics are examples of _______. 1. Relies on a session. 2. Allows you to test out and idea.

Interpreter

0000 1001 0110 0100 1101 1111 1010 0011 is an example of what?

Machine Language Programing

Jeremy is building a small electronic toy bug in his home garage. He wants to program the toy bug to walk forward and backward when the switch is turned on directly through the internal chip in the toy by adjusting the electrical currents on the chip.

Machine Language Programing

The two new pieces of hardware that symbolized the second generation computers included the ______ and the _______ .

Magnetic core memory transistor

Which of the following technologies was introduced in the fourth generation of computers?

Microprocessors

_____ is considered to be an observation that may or may not hold true in the coming years.

Moore's law

The following characteristics are examples of which generation computer? 1. First mainframe computers. 2. Computers first used magnetic core memory. 3. First computers to use Boolean operators. 4. A computer built with transistors.

Second Generation (1959 - 1965)

________ could replace transmitters and interfaced faster with the magnetic memory cores.

Silicon chips

Which of the following programming languages first introduced the concept of object-oriented programming?

Smalltalk

Which factor contributed to the development of the first generation of computers?

The need to easily calculate missile trajectories.

The following characteristics are examples of which generation computer? 1. Integrated circuits are first used for computation and storage. 2. minicomputers are available for as little as $16,000.00 3. The first silicon Chips are used in computers. 4. Computer networks are introduced.

Third Generation (1965 - 1974)

During which generation did computers begin to see widespread use in business?

Third generation

A _______ still requires detailed, basic instructions. Also, will translate source code to a more usable machine language.

Translators

First generation computers used vacuum tubes for storage. True or False?

True

First generation computers were less reliable than today's computers. True or False?

True

Gordon Moore's original prediction that transistors on a chip will double every year has proven to be inaccurate. True or False.

True

Integrated circuit boards could now be used for both computation and memory. True or False

True

Second generation computers were still expensive and required expert knowledge to use. True or False

True

The need to connect dumb terminals to the organization's main computer led to the rise of ____________.

computer networking

The following characteristics are examples of _______. 1. Creation of windowed operating systems. 2. Easier real-world object modeling in programming code. 3. The application of inheritance in program code.

object-oriented programming model