ultimate ancestors of today's computers

(a)  

the arithmetic tool for the early merchants

(a)  

used to aid in handling numeric/logical computations

(a)  

who is the father of computing

(a)  

What year does Charles Babbage lived?

(a)  

Where was Charles Babbage born?

(a)  

He invented the Difference Engine and the Analytical Engine

(a)  

What did Charles Babbage invented?

(a)  

based on the method of differences

(a)  

powered by a steam

(a)  

What year was the difference engine invented??

(a)  

what year was the creation of the prototype of the difference engine?

(a)  

utilized I/O media called Jacquard's punched cards

(a)  

also allowed output devices for displaying results

(a)  

what year was the analytical engine invented

(a)  

how many generations of computer are there?

(a)  

1971-1980 Microprocessor Based (VLSI)

(a)  

Were based on the use of wired circuits containing vacuum tubes.

(a)  

Utilized punch cards as the main storage medium.

(a)  

Design for a specific task.

(a)  

what does ENIAC stands for?

(a)  

•consists of 18,000 vacuum tubes, 70,000 resistors, and 5 million solder joints, and occupied a space equal to a small warehouse.

(a)  

what does EDVAC stands for?

(a)  

A pioneer in implementing Von Neumann’s Architecture, which allowed computer functions to be coordinated in a single source

(a)  

Development of the transistors

(a)  

were cheaper, consumed less power, more compact in size, more reliable and faster than the first generation machines made of vacuum tubes

(a)  

used "assembly language"

(a)  

use of "integration"

(a)  

the first Integrated Circuit was invented independently by

(a)  

High Level Languages were used

(a)  

Development of user-friendly software packages.

(a)  

what does VLSI stands for?

(a)  

what does ULSI stands for?

(a)  

what were the things invented in the fourth generation?

(a)  

These allow for the placement of millions of electronic components in a single chip. 

(a)  

refers to the simulation or approximation of human intelligence in machines.

(a)  

what is the goal of artificial intelligence

(a)  

is being used today across different industries from finance to healthcare

(a)  

is a computer program that uses artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to simulate the judgment and behavior of a human or an organization that has expertise and experience in a particular field.

(a)  

are usually intended to complement, not replace, human experts.

(a)  

is a branch of artificial intelligence (AI) that enables computers to comprehend, generate, and manipulate human language

(a)  

has the ability to interrogate the data with natural language text or voice.

(a)  

what were the peak in the 1950's?

(a)  

Similar Jobs are grouped together and processed as a batch.

(a)  

which means concurrent execution of two or more programs by a single CPU, was implemented

(a)  

(a)   were designed to be time sharing or multi-tasking operating systems

A very large and expensive computer capable of supporting thousands of users simultaneously.

(a)  

The most frequently used business programming language (business, education, and government)

(a)  

what does COBOL stands for

(a)  

who invented the COBOL in the early 1960's? (4th gen)

(a)  

Oldest high-level language

(a)  

what does FORTAN stands for

(a)  

who invented the Formula Translator in the mid 1950's

(a)  

Programming scientific, mathematical, and engineering applications

(a)  

allows the sharing of resources among computers connected in a network

(a)  

there is a high level of transparency in such way that the entire system is perceived by a user as one big, powerful computing machine instead of several cooperating computers.

(a)  

what does BASIC stands for?

(a)  

who invented BASIC in the 1960's?

(a)  

Intended as an easy-to-learn interactive language for students

(a)  

was named after French Mathematician Blaise Pascal.

(a)  

who invented the PASCAL language in the late 1960's?

(a)  

One of the first language developed using a structured programming approach.

(a)  

fastest type of computers

(a)  

very expensive and are employed for specialized applications that require heavy mathematical calculations that smaller computers may not be able to do

(a)  

who invented the C language in 1972

(a)  

It was influenced by another language called B developed by Ken Thompson.

(a)  

Used to write Operating Systems programs

(a)