Evolution of Tools and Human-Computer Interaction
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Evolution of Tools and Human-Computer Interaction

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What marked a watershed in the long history of tools according to the text?

  • The birth of the computer (correct)
  • The invention of transistors
  • The invention of the fishing net
  • The theory of computation

    • What does the invention of transistors enable, according to the text?

  • Great efforts invested in innovating and refining tools
  • Energy-efficient and noise-resilient logic gates (correct)
  • Boolean operations such as nand and nor
  • Implementation of fishing nets

    • What is at the core of the revolution brought about by the birth of the computer?

  • The ability to execute computer programs (correct)
  • The theory of computation
  • The invention of transistors
  • The architecture of the digital computer

    • What do logic gates enable, as mentioned in the text?

    <p>Energy-efficient and noise-resilient logic operations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do computing systems integrate?

    <p>Arithmetic logic units and registers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is hardly surprising given the importance of tools to human ability?

    <p>Great efforts being invested throughout history in innovating and refining tools</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main function of an operating system?

    <p>Managing hardware and software resources of a computer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do computer programs provide flexibility in representing input?

    <p>By allowing representation of various input types</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the user interface of a computing system enable users to do?

    <p>Command the computer without understanding its operations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What aspect of computing has been central to its wider appropriation as a tool?

    <p>The concept of a programmable machine capable of interpreting computer programs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why are computers considered efficient and flexible tools?

    <p>Because they can interpret and execute computer programs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do computer programs decompose complex activities?

    <p>By converting activities into simpler operations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of programmability in computers?

    <p>It empowers computers as tools to interpret computer programs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of user input in executing a computer program?

    <p>It defines the sequence of much simpler operations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why are computers considered useless as a tool without a user interface?

    <p>Because they offer no way for people to control them</p> Signup and view all the answers

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