Computer Fundamentals: What is a Computer
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What does a computer do?

  • Accepts input and generates the desire outputs (correct)
  • Uses electronic circuits and cables
  • Performs complex calculations like a calculator
  • Processes data into useful information
  • What is hardware in a computer system?

  • All physical devices that the computer is made of (correct)
  • Instructions that tell the hardware how to perform a task
  • Data massaged into a useful form
  • Individual facts like first name, price, and quantity order
  • Which term describes the instructions that tell the hardware how to perform a task?

  • Information
  • Data
  • Software (correct)
  • Hardware
  • What is an Abacus?

    <p>A device used to teach children to count</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the text, where was the Abacus used extensively?

    <p>China and Japan</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does data become when it is massaged into a useful form?

    <p>Information</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who developed a system of multiplication and division using addition and subtraction?

    <p>John Napier</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did John Napier develop in 1617 as a simple calculation tool?

    <p>Napier’s Bones</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What significant development did Blaise Pascal make in the seventeenth century?

    <p>Machine calculator</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who developed a better calculator that could perform multiplication and division as well?

    <p>Gottfried Leibnitz</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which significant development in computing is considered a milestone signifying the start of the computer age?

    <p>Analytical engine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What input system was initially developed by Joseph Jacquard as a means of automating weaving?

    <p>System of punch cards</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who used the input system of punch cards to automate weaving in his tabulating machine?

    <p>Herman Hollerith</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What company did Herman Hollerith's company ultimately become?

    <p>International Business Machines (IBM)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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