History of Computing Mechanical Devices

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Who were the inventors of transistors?

John Bardeen, Walter Brattain, and William Shockley

What did the IBM System/360 series offer across models?

Compatibility

What was the precursor to the modern internet?

ARPANET

Which invention revolutionized mobile computing in 2007?

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

What burst in the early 2000s after a surge of internet-based companies?

<p>Dot-com bubble</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do cloud computing services provide over the internet?

<p>Scalable and on-demand computing resources</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who invented the Pascaline and in what year?

<p>Blaise Pascal in 1642</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who designed the Analytical Engine and what features did it have?

<p>Charles Babbage; basic arithmetic operations, loops, and conditional branching</p> Signup and view all the answers

What concept did Joseph-Marie Jacquard introduce through the use of punched cards in the early 1800s?

<p>The concept of programming</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who developed the Colossus, and what was its significance during World War II?

<p>Tommy Flowers; used to break encrypted German codes and played a crucial role in the Allied victory</p> Signup and view all the answers

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