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In which decade was the first generation of computers developed?

1950s

In which software generation were the FORTRAN and COBOL languages developed?

2nd

Given the following code fragment, what will the output be? dog = 3cat = 2mouse = 1answer = dog + cat + mouse * cat - dogprint(answer)

4

The analytical machine is a design created by ___________

Charles Babbage

A vacuum tube was a device used in the first generation of computers to link computers together into a network.

F

True or False? The abacus was the world's first electronic digital computer

F

An abstraction is a mental model that removes or hides complex details.

T

Computer software is a collection of programs that provides the instructions that a computer carries out.

T

True or False? A computer that has a parallel architecture uses multiple central processing units.

T

True or False? The transistor ushered in the second generation of commercial computers.

T

The __________ is considered by most to be the first computer

abacus

_____________ is considered to be the first programmer.

ada lovelace

Charles Babbage invented which of the following early computing devices?

analytical engine

In the earliest electronic computers, programmers had to write machine language code expressed as _______________ digits

binary

FORTRAN and COBOL are two of the earliest _______________ programming languages.

high-level

Jacquard's loom is considered the first to use ___________.

input

The analytical machine is the first design to use ___________.

memory

Given the following code fragment, what would be the next line of code to turn the turtle right 90 degrees? sally = turtle.Turtle()

sally.right(90)

The computer's operating system and language translators are generally known as _______________ software.

systems

In which hardware generation were integrated circuits introduced?

third

An algorithm allows us to develop and express solutions to problems.

true

The __________ was the first commercial computer.

univac I


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