Evolution of Computing

An algorithm is

• one packet of data sent from one part of the computer to another

• a series of fixed steps used to complete a specific process

• the way punch cards were punched

• the core processor for the first personal computer

How many generations of computer history are there?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 7

In 1890, Herman Hollerith founded this company:

• Texas Instruments

• AT&T

• IBM

• ASUS

Which company invented the first microprocessor in 1971?

• Microsoft

• Apple

• Intel

• Texas Instruments

What does CPU stand for?

• Controller Process Unit

• Central Processing Unit

• Control Panel Unit

• Central Panel Unit

What is does RAM stand for?

• Reliability Availability and Maintainability

• Rarely Adequate Memory

• Raised Angle Memory

• Random Access Memory

Which is the input device that allows a user to move the cursor or pointer on the screen

• Mouse

• Speaker

• CPU

• Microphone

What does ROM stand for

• Read Only Memory

• Roll Over Memory

• Read On the Memory

• Robb Over Memory

Name the computer part that helps a user to hear information from the system?

• Keyboard

• Monitor

• Mouse

• Speaker

What is software?

• any set of instructions that tells the hardware what to do

• the video card on the monitor

• the operating system

• the monitor and computer case