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Who is considered the father of modern-day computers?
Who is considered the father of modern-day computers?
- Blaise Pascal (correct)
- Jon Von Neumann
- Jon Von Pascal
- None of the above
What does ENIAC stand for?
What does ENIAC stand for?
- Electrical Number Integrator and Calculator
- Electrical Numerical Inverter and Calculator
- Electrical Number Integrator and Convertor (correct)
- Electrical Numerical Integrator and Calculator
Which technology was bulky, slow, and suffered from heat and maintenance problems?
Which technology was bulky, slow, and suffered from heat and maintenance problems?
- Radios
- Integrated Circuits
- Vacuum tubes
- Transistors (correct)
What technology did third-generation computers primarily use?
What technology did third-generation computers primarily use?
What type of computers are costly and capable of processing billions of instructions per second?
What type of computers are costly and capable of processing billions of instructions per second?