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What is considered to be the first real fully electronic general-purpose computer?
What is considered to be the first real fully electronic general-purpose computer?
Approximately how many vacuum tubes did ENIAC use?
Approximately how many vacuum tubes did ENIAC use?
How much electricity did ENIAC need?
How much electricity did ENIAC need?
Which company developed the original series 700 and 7000 machines?
Which company developed the original series 700 and 7000 machines?
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What was the name of IBM's first 'true' mainframe computer?
What was the name of IBM's first 'true' mainframe computer?
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What type of computing does the technology described in the text enable communities to share?
What type of computing does the technology described in the text enable communities to share?
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In which field has this technology NOT been applied according to the text?
In which field has this technology NOT been applied according to the text?
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What type of applications have utilized this technology for resource sharing?
What type of applications have utilized this technology for resource sharing?
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Which of the following is NOT a benefit derived from utilizing this technology according to the text?
Which of the following is NOT a benefit derived from utilizing this technology according to the text?
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What kind of data do meteorologists seek to analyze using this technology?
What kind of data do meteorologists seek to analyze using this technology?
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What is the main feature of a distributed system?
What is the main feature of a distributed system?
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When did the first website go live?
When did the first website go live?
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What role did Tim Berners-Lee play in the development of the internet?
What role did Tim Berners-Lee play in the development of the internet?
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What is grid computing?
What is grid computing?
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Which company was not mentioned as a minicomputer vendor?
Which company was not mentioned as a minicomputer vendor?
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What caused the growth of commercial use of the internet?
What caused the growth of commercial use of the internet?
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What characterized the technological environment before distributed computing became prevalent?
What characterized the technological environment before distributed computing became prevalent?
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How did networking technology advancements impact compute actions?
How did networking technology advancements impact compute actions?
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What challenge arose due to the pace of technological change mentioned in the text?
What challenge arose due to the pace of technological change mentioned in the text?
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What is the primary difference between distributed computing and grid computing?
What is the primary difference between distributed computing and grid computing?
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ENIAC was retired in 1965 after years of operation.
ENIAC was retired in 1965 after years of operation.
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IBM's System/360 was the first 'true' mainframe computer.
IBM's System/360 was the first 'true' mainframe computer.
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ENIAC used around 20,000 vacuum tubes in its construction.
ENIAC used around 20,000 vacuum tubes in its construction.
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Mainframes were suitable for all workloads and budgets.
Mainframes were suitable for all workloads and budgets.
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The development of transistors drove the digital computer market strongly in the 1960s.
The development of transistors drove the digital computer market strongly in the 1960s.
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IBM and the BUNCH were the only mainframe competitors in the market during that time.
IBM and the BUNCH were the only mainframe competitors in the market during that time.
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Distributed computing allows individuals, institutions, and resource enable communities to share various computing technologies.
Distributed computing allows individuals, institutions, and resource enable communities to share various computing technologies.
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One of the applications of distributed computing mentioned in the text is weather forecasting.
One of the applications of distributed computing mentioned in the text is weather forecasting.
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In distributed computing, chemists utilize thousands of processors to analyze millions of compounds per hour.
In distributed computing, chemists utilize thousands of processors to analyze millions of compounds per hour.
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Economic forecasting is one of the academic problems that distributed computing has not been applied to according to the text.
Economic forecasting is one of the academic problems that distributed computing has not been applied to according to the text.
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Resource sharing in distributed computing includes sharing of computers, storage, sensors, and networks.
Resource sharing in distributed computing includes sharing of computers, storage, sensors, and networks.
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Distributed computing is an activity performed on a spatially concentrated system.
Distributed computing is an activity performed on a spatially concentrated system.
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The growth of the internet was primarily driven by commercial use.
The growth of the internet was primarily driven by commercial use.
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Client–server computing was the only form of computing that had been growing before the commercial use of the internet.
Client–server computing was the only form of computing that had been growing before the commercial use of the internet.
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Grid computing involves networked computers acting individually to perform tasks.
Grid computing involves networked computers acting individually to perform tasks.
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The spread of distributed computing led to a decrease in server crash recovery time for organizations.
The spread of distributed computing led to a decrease in server crash recovery time for organizations.
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Data General was not mentioned as a minicomputer vendor in the text.
Data General was not mentioned as a minicomputer vendor in the text.
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Tim Berners-Lee proposed a means of layering a visual interface over the internet using hypertext links.
Tim Berners-Lee proposed a means of layering a visual interface over the internet using hypertext links.
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A distributed system involves hardware or software components that communicate through direct physical connections.
A distributed system involves hardware or software components that communicate through direct physical connections.
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The first website went live in 1991 at http://info.cern.ch.
The first website went live in 1991 at http://info.cern.ch.
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Commercial use of the internet grew out of the need for better sharing of information between project workers around the globe.
Commercial use of the internet grew out of the need for better sharing of information between project workers around the globe.
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