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WorksheetsWeb: History of Computing
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Generation of computers powered by levers and gears.
Pre-gen. (ie: Difference Engine)
First Gen. (ie the Eniac)
Second Gen. (ie the IBM 1090)
What is MACHINE language?
A series of zeroes and ones
Letters & numbers
What is a COMPILER?
Translator between languages
A device that converts electrical impulses to code
A series of switches and levers
What is ASSEMBLY language?
A series of zeroes and ones
Letters & numbers
What innovation did 1st Gen computers use?
Vacuum tubes
Memex
Transistors
What does a TRANSISTOR do?
Translates computer languages
Amplifies and switches electronic signals
controls electricity between electrodes in a vacuum
What does a VACUUM TUBE do?
Translates computer languages
Amplifies and switches electronic signals
controls electricity between electrodes in a vacuum
What is packet-switching?
Sending bits of data across a network
Feeding punch cards into a computer
Regulating the flow of electricity
What is an INTEGRATED CIRCUIT?
A transistor on a semi-conductor chip
A system of vacuum tubes
A translation device
Which generation was the first to have monitors and keyboards?
Third Gen.
Second Gen.
Fourth Gen.
What was the first "internet"?
ARPAnet
Memex
COBOL
Which generation of computing are we currently in? (Pick 2)
Third
Fourth
Fifth
What innovation is inside your cellphone?
Microprocessors
Vacuum tubes
Gears & levers
Which computer was a Nazi code-cracker?
The Bombe
Eniac
Difference Engine
Univac
What innovations are being developed in the 5th generation? (pick more than 1)
Artificial intelligence
Quantum computers
Brain-Computer interfaces
Transistors
Compilers
