history of computers

Question 1

what does a hard drive hold?

Answer 1

long term memory

Question 2

what are cores?

Answer 2

the number of processors on each chip (cpu)

Question 3

gigahertz

Answer 3

billions of processes per second

Question 4

tera

Answer 4

trillion

Question 5

byte

Answer 5

basically letter on keyboard

Question 6

rpm

Answer 6

rotations per minute

Question 7

rpm rates

Answer 7

5400, 7200, 10000, 15000

Question 8

do solid state drives (ssd) have moving parts?

Answer 8

no

Question 9

what drives are much faster?

Answer 9

ssd

Question 10

if you were to purchase a hard drive, what is the minimum ssd?

Answer 10

1 terabyte

Question 11

what is ram?

Answer 11

short term memory

Question 12

giga

Answer 12

billion

Question 13

types of ram

Answer 13

ddr, ddr2, ddr3, ddr4, ddr5

Question 14

what does ddr stand for?

Answer 14

double data rate

Question 15

what is ram speed measured in?

Answer 15

megahertz

Question 16

mega

Answer 16

millions

Question 17

hertz

Answer 17

number of times per second

Question 18

what is the minimum amount of ram to purchase?

Answer 18

8 gigabytes of ddr4

Question 19

what are the two videocard brands?

Answer 19

ati and nvidia

Question 20

what is gpu

Answer 20

graphics processor

Question 21

what is video memory measured in?

Answer 21

megabytes

Question 22

what is the minimum for a video card and brand to purchase?

Answer 22

4 gigabytes and either brand

Question 23

what are the types of lcd monitors

Answer 23

fluorescent backgrounds
led backlights

Question 24

what is the screen resolution for a monitor?

Answer 24

1024 x 768
1920 x 1280

Question 25

what are the most common refresh speeds for monitors?

Answer 25

2ms, 3ms, and 5ms

Question 26

what is the monitor contrast ratio?

Answer 26

10000:1

Question 27

who is the "father of computing"?

Answer 27

charles babbage

Question 28

who built the "differential engine"?

Answer 28

charles babbage

Question 29

who invented the computer compiler?

Answer 29

dr. grace hopper

Question 30

who found the first computer bug? what was it?

Answer 30

dr. grace hopper a moth

Question 31

what computer used vacuum tubes to process info?

Answer 31

first generation

Question 32

what computer used vacuum tubes to process info?

Answer 32

first generation

Question 33

what computer stored info with a magnetic drum?

Answer 33

first generation

Question 34

what computer processed info with transistors?

Answer 34

second generation

Question 35

what computer stored info with magnetic tape?

Answer 35

second generation

Question 36

what computer processed info with integrated circuits?

Answer 36

third generation

Question 37

what computer stored info with a magnetic disk storage?

Answer 37

third generation

Question 38

who created the apple II?

Answer 38

steve jobs and steve wozniak

Question 39

who invented the first microprocessor? in what year?

Answer 39

ted hoff 1969

Question 40

who was a co-founder of microsoft?

Answer 40

bill gates

Question 41

what computer kit was a box of parts for users to put together themselves?

Answer 41

altair

Question 42

what could do virtually nothing and yet sold thousands? why?

Answer 42

altair because it was the first time you could own your own computer

Question 43

what did the altair have? what did it lack?

Answer 43

had only keys and switches lacked monitor, keyboard, printer, and mouse

Question 44

what did sir tim berners lee invent? when?

Answer 44

world wide web 1998

Question 45

who wrote the first software for the first web browser and server?

Answer 45

sir tim berners lee