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What agency created work opportunities in computing for the unemployed during the Great Depression?
What agency created work opportunities in computing for the unemployed during the Great Depression?
- FBI
- NASA
- NSA
- The WPA (correct)
What group of individuals were at the top of the computing office's structure during the Great Depression computing era?
What group of individuals were at the top of the computing office's structure during the Great Depression computing era?
- Workers
- Planners
- Politicians
- Scientists (correct)
What groundbreaking electronic machine were six women trained to program in 1945?
What groundbreaking electronic machine were six women trained to program in 1945?
- IBM 5100
- ENIAC (correct)
- Macintosh
- Commodore 64
Mechanical computers can be either analog or digital. Which mechanism do analog mechanical computers use for computations?
Mechanical computers can be either analog or digital. Which mechanism do analog mechanical computers use for computations?
What type of instruments provided computed output through displacements of indicator surfaces in early spacecraft?
What type of instruments provided computed output through displacements of indicator surfaces in early spacecraft?
Which mechanical device was used as the basis for complex bombsights and ship computation devices during World War II?
Which mechanical device was used as the basis for complex bombsights and ship computation devices during World War II?
What is the definition of a computer in the context of the text?
What is the definition of a computer in the context of the text?
Who performed the calculations related to Halley's comet in 1759?
Who performed the calculations related to Halley's comet in 1759?
What was the result of the calculations related to Halley's comet by Clairaut and colleagues?
What was the result of the calculations related to Halley's comet by Clairaut and colleagues?
How did human computing progress during the industrial revolution?
How did human computing progress during the industrial revolution?
What was a key characteristic of human computing during the industrial revolution?
What was a key characteristic of human computing during the industrial revolution?
What best describes the role of human computers in the past?
What best describes the role of human computers in the past?
