Introduction Flashcards
1
Q
What term was adopted from All Turing by computer scientists?
A
Universal machine, because of how flexible computers were.
2
Q
What did Michael S Mahoney argue about?
A
He argued that computers developed by specific nations can reflect their specific problems that they want to solve.
3
Q
What was the first electronic general purpose programmable computer?
A
ENIAC 1945
4
Q
What was ENIAC?
A
The first electronic, general purpose programmable computer. It was not electro-mechanical which is a big improvement.
5
Q
Give some examples of relay calculators?
A
Harvard Mark 1 by Internal Business Machines (IBM) and Z3 by Konrad Zuse
