COMP1-A SY23-24 Midterm

By (dictionary) definition, it is a programmable usually electronic device that can store, retrieve, and process data; one that computes.

• Computer

• Calculator

• Coder

• Programmer

The computers in the 1st generation used _______ code as the programming language.

• Machine

• Low-level

• High-level

In the 2nd generation of computers, ___________ were used that were cheaper, consumed less power, more compact in size, more reliable and faster than the first-generation machines made of vacuum tubes.

• Transistors

• Integrated Circuits

The computers of 3rd generation used __________ ________ in place of transistors.

• Integrated Circuits

• Vacuum Tubes

The 4th generation computers gave rise to ________ ________ revolution.

• Personal Computer

• Apple Macintosh

• Android

This generation of computers occurs the 1980s all the way to the present.

• First Generation

• Second Generation

• Third Generation

• Fourth Generation

• Fifth Generation

It refers to the physical parts of a computer and related devices.

• Hardware

• Software

• Peopleware

There are many types and classifications of computer hardware, but the most commonly known ones are: (MORE THAN 1 ANSWER)

• Input

• Output

• Memory / Storage

• Processing

It allows the user to interact directly with a computer. The devices give data and instructions to the computer.

• Input

• Output

• Memory / Storage

• Processing

It is any device that takes data stored on a computer and makes it available to the user in an easy-to-understand way.

• Input

• Output

• Memory / Storage

• Processing