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Lesson 1: ICT Today Flashcards

1
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Refers to the process of giving yourself, or other people, the capacity to achieve a specific end-goal

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Empowerment

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Refers to computer technology that we use almost every day, which enables us to do tasks that in the past require professional help

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Empowerment Technology

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This is a huge umbrella term that facilitate interaction in the digital world

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ICT (Information Communication Technology)

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Used in any computer in storing, protecting, processing, securing, transmitting, receiving and retrieving information.

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ICT (Information Communication Technology)

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Deals with the use of different devices/technologies such as mobile phones, telephone, Internet, etc. to locate, save, send, and edit information

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ICT (Information Communication Technology)

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6
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What is the importance of ICT in Education?

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Technological material sources of:
- Learning
- Teaching
- Research

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7
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What is the importance of ICT in Economics and Business?

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  • Online Marketing
  • Convenient business transactions
  • Online payment getaways
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What is the importance of ICT in Communication?

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  • Social Networking Sites (SNS)
  • Instant messaging and video calls
  • Forums and webinars
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9
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What is the importance of ICT in Travel?

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  • Online booking and reservation
  • Online tracking and reservation
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10
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This is normally considered to be a calculating device that can perform arithmetic operation

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Computer

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11
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“_________” is derived from a Latin word “___________” which means to calculate something

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Compute; Computare

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12
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This is said to be the first form of device used in relation to ICT. It is an instrument for performing calculations. It is also the first counting device therefore considered as the 1st computer as it is used for calculations

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ABACUS

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13
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Who is the “Father of Modern Computer”?

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Charles Babbage

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14
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He is a 19th century English mathematics professor

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Charles Babbage

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15
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Charles Babbage invented the Analytic Engine. What is it?

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A general purpose computer

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16
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What year is the first generation of computer?

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1937-1946

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17
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What is the first general purpose electronic computer?

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The ENIAC

18
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What does the ENIAC stand for?

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Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer

19
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Who invented the ENIAC?

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J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly

20
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What are the features of the ENIAC?

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  • 17,500 vacuum tubes
  • linked by 500,000 soldered connections
  • filled a 50-foot-long basement room
  • weighed 30 tons
21
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What can the ENIAC be used for?

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It is used to:
- study the feasibility of thermonuclear arithmetic operations for addition and subtraction
- a multiplier and a combination divider and a square rooter

22
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What does the EDVAC stand for?

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Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer

23
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Who invented the EDVAC?

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J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly

24
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What are the features of the EDVAC?

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  • 50 by 30 foot (15 by 9 meter) basement
  • 40 panels
25
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What was EDVAC capable of?

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It is a binary serial computer with:
- automatic addition
- subtraction
- multiplication
- 5000 addition problems could be solved in 1 second

26
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What year is the second generation of computers?

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1947-1962

27
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What is the first commercial computer?

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UNIVAC

28
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What does UNIVAC stand for?

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Universal Automatic Computer

29
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Who invented the UNIVAC?

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Remington Rand

30
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What are the features fo the UNIVAC?

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  • 7 feet high
  • 11 feet long
31
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What was UNIVAC intended to replace?

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punched-card accounting machines

32
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How many decimal digits could the UNIVAC read?

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7,200 decimal digits per second

33
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When was the 3rd generation of computers?

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1963-1971

34
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When was the 4th generation of computers?

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1971-1980s

35
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What invention broughts us to the third generation of computers?

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The invention of integrated circuit

36
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When was the MS-Dos born?

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1980

37
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What does MS-Dos stand for?

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Microsoft Disk Operating System

38
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When did IBM introduce the personal computer (PC) for home and office use?

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1981

39
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When did Apple give us the Macintosh computer with its icon driven interface?

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1984 (3 years after IBM)

40
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The 90s have us what?

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The Windows operating system

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