The document is a quiz on computing fundamentals for week 01. It contains 24 multiple choice questions testing knowledge on topics like early computers like the ENIAC and Z3, the development of semiconductors, the origins of computer technology in the 1600s, and milestones in the evolution of computing technology through the 1900s such as the development of the ARPANET in 1969.
The document is a quiz on computing fundamentals for week 01. It contains 24 multiple choice questions testing knowledge on topics like early computers like the ENIAC and Z3, the development of semiconductors, the origins of computer technology in the 1600s, and milestones in the evolution of computing technology through the 1900s such as the development of the ARPANET in 1969.
The document is a quiz on computing fundamentals for week 01. It contains 24 multiple choice questions testing knowledge on topics like early computers like the ENIAC and Z3, the development of semiconductors, the origins of computer technology in the 1600s, and milestones in the evolution of computing technology through the 1900s such as the development of the ARPANET in 1969.
1. ENVAC was a turning complete, digital computer of being
reprogrammed to solve a full range of computing problem. - False 2. It is the year when the General Electric corporation delivered its ERMA computing system to the bank of America in California -1959 3. Semiconductors are used in almost all electronic equipment in use today and have revolutionized the world of electronics. - False 4. The Z3 consisted of separate units, such as punch tape reader , control unit floating point arithmetic’s unit and input and output devise. - True 5. In first generation were not expensive and bulky. They used machine language for computing and could solve problem at a time. Computers during this phase cannot support multitasking task. - False 6. The abacus known as early computing tool which logarithm iis invented by john clipper and the invention of slide rule by William oughtred. - False 7. It is the year that the history of computer dates to the invention of a mechanical adding machine. - 1642 8. A vacuum tube is a device used to amplify, switch, otherwise modify, or create an electrical signal by controlling the movement of electrons in a low-pressure space. - True 9. It is the year when the development of Arpanet began with the financial backing of the department of defense. - 1969 10. It is the year when Atanasoff and berry came up with ABC Prototype. - 1939 ITE-6101-2013T QUIZ1 - Warning: TT: undefined function: 32 Warning: TT: undefined function: 32 - StuDocu
PRELIM LAB QUIZ 01:
11. Envac was a turning complete, digital computer capable of being reprogramed to solve a full range of computing problem. - False 12. This is also known as intangible parts of a computer. - Software 13. It is the intangible parts of the computer that you can touch. - Hardware 14. It is the year where the evolution of computer started. - 1930 BINARY DECIMAL OCTAL HEXADCIMAL 11001110 206 316 CE 1000001 65 101 41 111100 60 74 3C 101010110011 2739 5263 AB3 110111 55 67 37 101101 45 55 2D 110010 50 62 32 11110101 245 365 F5 15. It is the year when Z3 of Konrad Zuse's was a notable achievement in the evolution of computers. -1941 16. It is the year that the history of computers dates back to the invention of a mechanical adding machine. -1942 17. It is simply a list of unambiguous instructions meant to be followed mechanically by a computer. 18. Semiconductors are used in almost all electronic equipment in use today and have revolutionized the world of electronics. - FALSE 19. Abacist is the term called for the user of an abacus who slides the beads of the abacus by hand. -TRUE 20. During Third Generation semiconductors decreased the speed and efficiency of the computer. -FALSE 21. It is the year when DEC launched the first minicomputer called the PDP-8. -1968 22. The Z3 consisted of separate units, such as a punch tape reader, control unit, floating-point arithmeticc unit, and input/output devices. -TRUE 23. The United States (U.S) Army's Ballistic Research Laboratory came up with the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator (ENIAC) in the year? -1946 24. It is the year when Atanasoff and Berry came up with ABC prototype. - 1939