Review #2 Fund. of Comp. Science - Early Computing

Front

How did computing technology impact the Industrial Revolution?

Back

It reduced the need for manual labor

Front

What was the primary purpose of the abacus?

Back

To assist in addition and subtraction

Front

What was a major limitation of mechanical calculators before the 20th century?

Back

They required many steps for a single result

Front

What did Charles Babbage's Difference Engine do?

Back

Approximate polynomials

Front

Who is considered the world's first programmer?

Back

Ada Lovelace

Front

What innovation did Herman Hollerith introduce for the 1890 US census?

Back

The Tabulating Machine

Front

What was the significance of punch cards in computing?

Back

They automated the tabulation process

Front

The first computer programmer was...

Back

Ada Lovelace

Front

Manual computing device consisting of a frame holding parallel rods strung with moveable counters

Back

Abacus

Front

Name an early computing device: Calculator, Abacus, Slide Rule, All of the above

Back

All of the above