Quiz 5 Computer History

Computers were mostly used for high-volume processing tasks. that was ___

• Before 1980

• before 1890

• Before 1940

• before 1900

The World Wide Web (WWW) was invented in ____

• 1980

• Early 1990s

• end of 1990s

• 2000

Electronic devices are converging into single units with _________

• One Task

• Single capability

• Multiple capabilities

• Few Tasks

The history of computers is often referred to in terms of ______

• Technology

• Scientists

• Years

• Generations

Pre-computers and early computers before First generation were___

• Electrical

• Electromechanical

• Mechanical

• Electronic

Punch cards and magnetic tape were used for input for the first time in the _____generation

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

• 4th

Hard drives were used for storage in the ____generation for the first time

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

• 4th

Microprocessors used for the first time in the _____generation

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

• 4th

Most commonly defined as being based on artificial intelligence (AI)

• Generation 4

• Generation 5

• Generation 3

• Generation 6

Each new generation is characterized by a major technological development

• True

• False