Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

PAC 1 > IT CHAPTER 1 > Flashcards

IT CHAPTER 1 Flashcards

1
Q

When _________________ are combined, the result is Information Technology.

A

computer and communication technologies

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

is any device that processing data and give information

A

Computer

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

tangible part, the parts of a computer that you can see and touch

A

Hardware

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

sets of instruction that tells the computer what to do.

A

Software

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Consist of electromagnetic devices and systems for communicating over long distances.

A

Communcation Technology

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

taking information that is external to the system and entering it into the system

A

Input

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

an action performed on the data. Processing can include sorting, searching or performing calculations on the data.

A

Processing

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

where data is held and still in the system. It may be the data that has been input, required during processing or results of processing.

A

Storage

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

taking information that was in the system and outputting it. May result in a printed, on screen or electronic.

A

Output

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Computer Operations

A

Input, Processing, Storage, Output

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Principal Examples of Communication

A

Radio, Telephone, Broadcast TV

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

is the earliest age of information technology. It can be defined as the time between 3000B.C. and 1450A.D. We are talking about a long time ago.
-This is where the first books and libraries are developed.

A

Pre-mechanical Age

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

use of language or simple picture drawings known as __________ were usually carved in rock.

A

Petroglyphs

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Early alphabets were developed such as ________________

A

Phoenician Alphabet

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

The most popular kind of paper made was probably by the ______________________.

A

Chinese who made paper from rags.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Around ________ was when the first 1-9 system was created by people from India.

A

100A.D.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

until _____________ that the number 0 was invented.

A

875 A.D. (775 years later)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

A __________ was the very first sign of an information processor.

A

calculator

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

The ________________ is when we first start to see connections between our current technology and its ancestors. The mechanical age can be defined as the time between 1450 and 1840.

A

Mechanical Age

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

an analog computer used for multiplying and dividing) were invented

A

Slide Rule

21
Q

____________ invented the Pascaline which was a very popular mechanical computer.

A

Blaise Pascal

22
Q

Blaise Pascal invented the ________ which was a very popular mechanical computer.

A

Pascaline

23
Q

He developed the difference engine which tabulated polynomial equations using the method of finite differences.

A

Charles Babbage

24
Q

The _____________ can be defined as the time between 1840 and 1940. These are the beginnings of telecommunication.

A

electromechanical age

25
Q

The _______ was created in the early 1800s.

A

Telegraph

26
Q

The telegraph was created in the early _______.

A

1800’s

27
Q

Morse code was created by ___________

A

Samuel Morse in 1835.

28
Q

___________ was created by Samuel Morse in 1835.

A

Morse code

29
Q

one of the most popular forms of communication ever. was created by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876.

A

Telephone

30
Q

Telephone one of the most popular forms of communication ever. was created by __________________

A

Alexander Graham Bell in 1876

31
Q

first radio developed by ______________.

A

Guglielmo Marconi in 1894.

32
Q

All of these were extremely crucial emerging technologies that led to big advances in the information technology field.

A

Telegraph, Morse Code, Telephone

33
Q

The first large-scale automatic digital computer in the United States was the Mark 1 created by Harvard University around 1940. This computer was 8ft high, 50ft long, 2ft wide, and weighed 5 tons

A

Harvard Mark 1

34
Q

The first large-scale automatic digital computer in the United States was the Mark 1 created by _____________.This computer was 8ft high, 50ft long, 2ft wide, and weighed 5 tons

A

Harvard University around 1940.

35
Q

Mark 1 cretaed by Harvard University was _______, _______, _____, _____.

A

8ft high, 50ft long, 2ft wide, and weighed 5 tons

36
Q

is what we currently live in. It can be defined as the time between 1940 and right now.

A

Electronic Age

37
Q

was the first high-speed, digital computer capable of being reprogrammed to solve a full range of computing problems. This computer was designed to be used by the U.S. Army for artillery firing tables.
-This machine was even bigger than the Mark 1 taking up 680 square feet and weighing 30 tons
-It mainly used _________ tubes to do its calculations.

A

ENIAC, vacuum

38
Q

ENIAC

A

Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer

39
Q

4 MAIN SECTIONS OF DIGITAL COMPUTING

A

First Generation, Second Generation, Third Generation, Fourth and Latest Generation.

40
Q

brought in CPUs (central processing units) which contained memory, logic, and control circuits all on a single chip. The personal computer was developed (Apple II). The graphical user interface (GUI) was developed.

A

Fourth and Latest Generation.

41
Q

The era of vacuum tubes and punch cards like the ENIAC and Mark 1. Rotating magnetic drums were used for internal storage.

A

First Generation

42
Q

replaced transistors with integrated circuits, magnetic tape was used throughout all computers, and magnetic core turned into metal oxide semiconductors. An actual operating system showed up around this time along with the advanced programming language BASIC.

A

Third Generation

43
Q

replaced vacuum tubes with transistors, punch cards were replaced with magnetic tape, and rotating magnetic drums were replaced by magnetic cores for internal storage. Also during this time high-level programming languages were created such as FORTRAN and COBOL.

A

Second Generation

44
Q

during this time high-level programming languages were created such as __________ and _________

A

Fortran and Cobol

45
Q

An actual operating system showed up around this time along with the advanced programming language _________.

A

BASIC

46
Q

which contained memory, logic, and control circuits all on a single chip.

A

CPU

47
Q

The personal computer was developed

A

Apple II

48
Q

The graphical user interface _______ was developed.

A

Fourth and Latest Generation, GUI

49
Q

When computer and communication technologies are combined, the result is _____________.

A

Information Technology

PAC 1 (1 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions