History & Social Impacts of Computer Science (CH.2)

What is NOT a computer?

• A computer is a tool that does things all by itself without any kind of human influence.

• A computer is a man-made tool that can be used to automate tasks.

• A computer is a machine that can perform complex mathematical calculations.

• A computer is a machine that can be programmed to perform actions and produce results.

What is computer science?

• The study of how accurately a computer can predict the weather

• The study of the processing power of computers

• The study of how computers can communicate with humans

• The study of the hardware, software, and processes that help automate tasks

Modern computers are capable of _____.

• Interacting with human beings in a human voice

• Remembering large amounts of data and performing better than humans in recollecting data

• Analyzing data for diagnosing medical issues

• All of the answers are correct.

Which of the following statements is NOT correct?

• The IBM Watson is a computing machine with a human brain.

• Artificial Intelligence is one of the branches of computer science.

• Computers of today can communicate with humans in an intelligent manner.

• Computer Science draws upon the branches of History, Science and Engineering.

What is Artificial Intelligence or AI?

• The study of the language that humans use to communicate with computers

• The study of comparing human beings to computers

• The study of mirroring the human characteristics of intelligence on to computers

• The study of creating computer hardware and software

The first generation of computers used vacuum tubes. Why were they replaced by the transistor?

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  Vacuum tubes consumed a lot of energy and generated excessive heat

• 
  Vacuum tubes are too small to work with and were expensive

• Transistors made computers heavier and more substantial

• Transistor technology was fully mature

The first device that could be called a 'personal computer' was the _____, which debuted in 1975.

• Altair 8800

• MS-DOS

• Apple I

• IBM PC

Which of the following is TRUE of the Z3 developed by Konrad Zuse from 1935 to 1941?

• It was the first analytical engine to use vacuum tubes

• It was the first generation of computers

• It was the first computer with a screen monitor and a keyboard

• It was the first working, programmable and fully automatic digital computer

In 1958, the first integrated circuit was created _____.

• From material whose properties can be altered to control the flow of electricity

• by gluing a magnetic strip onto a storage device

• by combining components and the circuitry connecting them on a single piece of silicon

• from pieces of computer hardware used to transfer elements between various components

In 1830, _____ designed an 'analytical engine' that performed calculations.

• Charles Babbage

• Albert Einstein

• Benjamin Franklin

• Nikola Tesla