Midterms | Computer Through the Years

Question 1

Computer generations and their years

Answer 1

First Generation (1939-1958)
Second Generation (1958-1985)
Third Generation (1965-1971)
Fourth Generation (1975)
Fifth Generation (Pressent)

Question 2

Vacuum tube based as a means of storing data in memory and used of stored program concept

Answer 2

First Generation

Question 3

Example of 1st gen computer

Answer 3

Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC)

Question 4

Features and criteria of a 1st gen computer

Answer 4

1. Unreliable
2. Huge size
3. Expensive
4. Slow
5. Generate a lot of heat
6. Non-portable

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Question 5

Proponents of ENIAC & year

Answer 5

J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly, 1946

Question 6

1st General-purpose electronic digital computer

Answer 6

ENIAC

Question 7

1st large scale vacuum

Answer 7

ENIAC

Question 8

Where did ENIAC start?

Answer 8

University of Pennsylvania

Question 9

2nd gen computer uses — unlike 1st gen

Answer 9

transistors

Question 10

2nd gen uses (1) as its energy, (2) and (3) for storing

Answer 10

1. magnetic force
2. magnetic tape
3. magnetic disks

Question 11

2nd Gen
(1): Primary
(2): Secondary

Answer 11

1. MF
2. MT & MD

Question 12

Example of 2nd gen computer

Answer 12

Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer (EDVAC)
Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator (EDSAC)

Question 13

Proponents of EDVAC

Answer 13

John Neuman

Question 14

EDVAC uses a/n (1) made by John Neuman and is a modern (2) version employed by (3)/(4)

Answer 14

1. transistors
2. ENIAC
3. binary numbers
4. arithmetics

Question 15

Has stored program machine computer

Answer 15

EDVAC

Question 16

Proponents of EDSAC

Answer 16

Maurice Wilkes

Question 17

EDSAC was founded by Wilkes in (1). It uses a/n (2)

Answer 17

1. 1949
2. transistor

Question 18

One of the first stored program machine computer

Answer 18

EDSAC

Question 19

Features and citeria of 2nf gen

Answer 19

1. Transistor
2. Reliable
3. Smaller size
4. Non-portable
5. Faster
6. Consumes less electricity

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Question 20

Material that regulates current and voltages

Answer 20

Transistor

Question 21

Transistors were invented at (1) on (2) by (3), (4), and (5)

Answer 21

1. Bell Laboratories
2. Dec 16, 1947
3. William Shockley
4. John Berdeen
5. Walter Brattain

Question 22

Has lots of transistors and other electronic elements fused onto a chip

Answer 22

Integrated cicuit

Question 23

Makes use of an integrated circuit

Answer 23

Third Gen

Question 24

Thrid gen consists of single (1), (2), (3), along with associated (4)

Answer 24

1. IC
2. resistor
3. capacitor
4. circuitry

Question 25

Developed on 1971 by Ted Hof (Intel Corp.)

Answer 25

Microprocessor

Question 26

A microprocessor is developed by (1) of (2) on (3)

Answer 26

1. Ted Hof 2. Intel Corp. 3. 1971

Question 27

Tiny piece of semiconductor material (Si)

Answer 27

Chip

Question 28

Features and criteria of a third gen

Answer 28

1. Reliable 2. Lesser maintenance 3. Consumes less electricity 4. Smaller size 5. IC used SIR LeLe

Question 29

VLSI meaning (4th gen)

Answer 29

Very Large Scale Integration

Question 30

4th gen has (1) transistors on a single chip made possible to have (2)

Answer 30

1. 5,000 2. microcomputers

Question 31

Features and criteria of a fourth gen

Answer 31

1. Very cheap 2. Reliable 3. Portable 4. Concept of internet 5. Very small VV RIP

Question 32

Present and Beyond: Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Answer 32

Fifth generation

Question 33

Virtual Reality

Answer 33

Fifth generation

Question 34

Idea of the 5th gen started in (1) by (2) at (3)

Answer 34

1956 2. John MacCarthy 3. Masachusettes Institute of Technology