Computer Science History & Vocab

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First inventor of the binary system?

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Gottfried Wilhelm Liebniz

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Charles Babbage's invention?

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The Difference Engine

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First programming algorithm creator?

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Ada Lovelace

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Alan Turing's Turing Machine could...

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Read a program's instructions and the data to execute it.

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Theory created by Akira Nakashima?

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Switching Circuit Theory

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Von Neumann architecture by John von Neumann is...

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A way to structure computer hardware into distinct functions for processing, storage, and input/output.

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What is a computer?

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An electronic device that uses instructions to collect, process, store, and/or transmit data.

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Operating system?

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Specialized software to interact with hardware.

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Part of the computer known as the "brains"?

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CPU

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Data storage that retains information without power?

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Hard drive