History of Computing/Parts of the Computer

Sample Questions

6. (1 pt apiece = 11 pts)

a. Who solved the problem of the census of 1890? __________________________________

b. The first "programmer" was _________________________________________________.

c. The first high-level programming language was ________________________________.

d. Which is the oldest of the following processing devices? (put a check next to the oldest)

_______ integrated circuits ______ vacuum tubes ______ transistors

e. Where did we get the term "debugging"? _______________________________________

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f. What does GUI stand for? ____________________________________________________

g. Personal computers, also known as microcomputers, began to appear in (circle one answer):

a) 1950's b) 1960's c) 1970's d) 1990's e) 2000's

h. What is Grace Hopper known for? _____________________________________________

i. What is Charles Babbage known for? ___________________________________________

j. What is the ALU? __________________________________________________________

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k. What is the difference between storing something in RAM and storing it on the hard disk?