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WorksheetsHistory of Computing
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 13mins
The transistor replaced the __________?
Analytical Engine
Microchip
Vacuum Tube
Solid State Memory
What is flow control?
Reacting to the results of a computation
Method for getting rid of bad input data
Used to make vacuum tubes
Guidance system for the Apollo program
What was the earliest programming language?
Python
BASIC
Assembly
Machine Code
An algorithm is:
One packet of data sent from one part of the computer to another
A series of fixed steps used to complete a specific process
The way punch cards were punched
The core processor for the first personal computer
Newer generations of programming language tend to be:
More readable by humans
Less readable by humans
Easier for computers to run
More expensive
The 4 steps of computing are:
science, technology, engineering, math
input, process, output, store
state hypothesis, collect data, test, and conclude
prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
Identify this computer component:
Transistor
Integrated Circuit (IC)
Microprocessor
Vacuum Tube
What replaced transistors in the 1960's
UNIVAC
Cobol
Integrated Circuts
ENIAC
What was the idea that computing power would double every two years?
Maxwell's Law
Planck's Constant
Rule of Two
Moore's Law
What was the biggest difference between Arpanet and the World Wide Web?
HTML
HTTPS
FTP
TCP/IP
This addition to computers allowed users to click on pictures to execute commands
ALU
CPU
GUI
PCI
What are some advantages of digital signals over analog signals. (Select all that apply)
More likely to be affected by small disturbances
Less likely to be affected by small disturbances
Easier to design circuits when using only two states
Harder to design circuits when using only two states
"Black-boxed" is a term for
Anytime the decision making process is hidden
Rush shipping from Amazon
Putting carbon fibers around electronics to prevent data loss
The power source for a computer
The simulation of human intelligence processes by machines, especially computer systems, is known as:
nanotechnology
Machine intelligence
artificial intelligence
biotechnology
