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Introduction To Computer Science Flashcards

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1
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The abacus was created when??

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3000 years ago

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2
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The pascaline was invented in the year??

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1642

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3
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The step reckoner was created in the year??

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1671

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4
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Jacquard’s loom was created in the year

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1810

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5
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The analytical engine was created in what year??

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1832

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6
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The table machine was created in what year

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1890

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7
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Alan Turing worked on the colossus in what year

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1943

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8
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The ENIAC was created in what year

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1946

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9
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What was the duration for the first generation of computers

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1951-1958

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10
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What was the duration for the second generation of computers

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1959-1964

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11
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What was the duration for the third generation of computers

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1965-1970

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12
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What was the duration of the forth generation of computers

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1971- present

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13
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When will the fifth generation of computers start

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Future

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14
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Who invented the pascaline

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Blaise Pascal

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15
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Who invented the step reckoner

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Gottfried Leibniz

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16
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Who invented jacquard loom

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Joseph jacquard

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17
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Who invented the analytical engine

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Charles babbage

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18
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Who invented the table machine

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Herman Hollerith

19
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Who was the first programmer

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Ada Augusta

20
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Who created the ENIAC

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John mauchly and presper eckert

21
Q

First generation computers used…………..as circuits

A

Vacuum tubes

22
Q

Second generation computers used……………as circuits

A

Transistors

23
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Third generation computers used……………as circuits

A

IC (integrated circuits)

24
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Forth generation computers used………….as circuits

A

Microprocessor’s

25
Q

Who started using vacuum tubes as circuits in first generation computers

A

Conrad zuse

26
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Who invented IC’s ( integrated circuits)

A

Jack kilby

27
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Who invented microprocessor’s

A

Ted hoff

28
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What was the speed of the first generation of computers

A

Milliseconds
Thousands of operations per second

29
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What was the speed of the second generation of computers

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Microseconds
Millions of operations per second

30
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What was the speed of the third generation of computers

A

Nanoseconds
Billions of operations per second

31
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What is speed of forth generation computers

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Picoseconds
Trillions of operations per second

32
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What will be the speed of fifth generation computers

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Gigaseconds
Quadrillions of operations per second

33
Q

What features will the fifth generation of computers have?

A

Artificial intelligence
Natural language: communicate with computer using everyday language
Parallel processing: ability to process millions of instructions simultaneously

34
Q

The macintosh was invented in what year

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1984

35
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Who invented the macintosh

A

Steve jobs
Steve Wozniak

36
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What was the programming language of second generation computers

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COBOL, Symbolic and fortran

37
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Who developed the transistors

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William Shockley, Walter Brattain and John Bardeen

38
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Based on John von Neumann concept all computers process data based on four specific activities which are

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Input data
Store data
Process data
Output data/results

39
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How many circuits per cubic foot did the first generation have??

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6000

40
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How many circuits per cubic foot did the second generation computers have

A

100,000

41
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How many circuits per cubic foot did third generation computers have??

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10 million

42
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How many circuits per cubic foot do the forth generation computers have

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Over 500 billion

43
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…………. was the first computers to have graphical user interface

A

Macintosh

44
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……….. was the first programmable computer available for personal use

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Macintosh

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