TYPES OF COMPUTERS

THE EARLIEST COMPUTERS WERE DESIGNED WITH WHAT PRIMARY FUNCTION IN MIND?

• ASTRONOMY

• SCIENCE

• MATH

• SOCIAL MEDIA

IN THE BEGINNING, COMPUTERS WERE NOT POPULAR IN HOMES, LIKE THEY ARE TODAY. WHAT WAS THE PRIMARY REASON ?

• THERE WAS NO SOCIAL MEDIA

• THEY WERE TOO EXPENSIVE

• THEY MADE A ROOM TOO MESSY

• NO ONE WAS REALLY INTERESTED IN THEM

WHEN COMPAQ CAME OUT WITH THE 'HUGGABLE LUGGABLE' WHAT WAS ITS BIG SELLING POINT?

• IT WAS ABLE TO CONNECT TO THE INTERNET

• IT WAS PRETTY COLORS

• IT WAS VERY POWERFUL AND FAST

• IT WAS PORTABLE

BASED ON CONVERSATION IN CLASS: NOW DAYS, IF YOU BUY A COMPUTER IT AUTOMATICALLY COMES WITH WORKING INTERNET.

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• FALSE

CLICK ALL BELOW THAT ARE CORRECT: WHY DOES RMS OFFER A COMPUTER CLASS?

• MANY JOBS IN THE FUTURE WILL REQUIRE COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE

• MOST EVERYWHERE YOU GO, YOU MAY NEED COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE

• IN THE FUTURE EVEN MORE APPLIANCES IN YOUR HOME MAY HAVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS IN THEM

• COMPUTERS PLAY A MAJOR ROLE IN EVERY DAY LIFE

MANY THINGS ABOUT COMPUTERS HAVE CHANGED THROUGH THE YEARS. CLICK ALL THAT ARE CORRECT.

• SIZE

• SPEED

• COST

• PURPOSE

THERE ARE MORE SUPERCOMPUTERS THAN ANY OTHER KIND BECAUSE THEY ARE SO POWERFUL AND ENJOYABLE.

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SUPERCOMPUTERS ARE SO POWERFUL, THEY ARE BEST USED FOR CREDIT CARD TRANSACTIONS.

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• FALSE

IF I NEED A COMPUTER THAT CAN DO A LOT, AND DO IT VERY QUICKLY, WHICH TYPE OF COMPUTER WOULD BE BEST?

• SUPERCOMPUTER

• MICROCOMPUTER

• MAINFRAME COMPUTER

• PERSONAL COMPUTER

WHAT IS ANOTHER NAME FOR A MICROCOMPUTER?

• IPAD

• PERSONAL COMPUTER

• PROGRAMMABLE COMPUTER

• MINI COMPUTER