6 ICT pg 13-14

What made electronic computers accessible to the masses?

• The rise of mainframe computers and complex programming languages.

• The advent of microprocessors and user-friendly software.

• The popularity of gaming consoles and mobile devices.

• The invention of vacuum tubes and punch cards.

How fast could the computers of this generation process instructions?

• 500 MHz, processing hundreds of instructions per second.

• 2.5 to 5 GHz, processing billions of instructions per second.

• 1 to 2 GHz, processing thousands of instructions per second.

• 10 to 20 GHz, processing millions of instructions per second.

What is BASIC an acronym for?

• Basic Algorithmic Symbolic Instruction Code

• Basic Application Systematic Instruction Code

• Beginner's All-purpose Software Instruction Code

• Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code

What feature allowed different applications to run at the same time?

• Sequential execution

• Single-tasking

• Multitasking

• Batch processing

Which was the first successful commercial minicomputer?

• IBM System/360

• HP 3000

• DEC PDP-8

• Data General Nova

Name two examples of third-generation computers.

• Commodore 64

• ENIAC

• IBM System/360, PDP-11

• Apple II

What was the ARPANET?

• ARPANET was the first packet-switching network and a precursor to the Internet.

• ARPANET was a type of computer virus.

• ARPANET was a video game released in the 1980s.

• ARPANET was a social media platform.

What significant component defines fourth-generation computers?

• Transistors

• Vacuum tubes

• Integrated circuits

• Microprocessors

What does VLSIC stand for?

• Very Large Scale Indicator

• Very Low Scale Integration

• Very Large Scale Integration

• Variable Large Scale Integration

How many transistors can a microprocessor combine?

• Over 10 billion transistors

• Exactly 100 million transistors

• Around 5 million transistors

• Under 1 billion transistors