Microsoft Office Suite and Computer Basics
5 Questions
1 Views

Choose a study mode

Play Quiz
Study Flashcards
Spaced Repetition
Chat to lesson

Podcast

Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson

Questions and Answers

What marked the transition in the 1940s and 1950s from machines programmed using external switches and wires to systems that used memory to store instructions?

  • The rise of mainframe computers
  • The invention of pocket-sized devices
  • The use of stored-program computers by corporations
  • The development of the Manchester Mark 1 and the EDSAC computers (correct)
  • During the 1960s and 1970s, which type of computers were primarily used by corporations and government agencies?

  • Personal computers
  • Supercomputers
  • Mainframe computers (correct)
  • Pocket-sized devices
  • What impact did the development of stored-program computers have on the execution of programs?

  • Enabled execution of different programs without physically rewiring the computer (correct)
  • Reduced the size of computers significantly
  • Enabled wireless communication
  • Improved gaming capabilities on computers
  • What was a significant feature of mainframe computers in the 1960s and 1970s?

    <p>They were large and expensive machines</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was a key milestone in the development of computers during the 1940s and 1950s?

    <p>The development of stored-program computers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    More Like This

    Computer Basics Quiz
    4 questions

    Computer Basics Quiz

    LucrativeAnaphora avatar
    LucrativeAnaphora
    Microsoft Office Basics
    16 questions

    Microsoft Office Basics

    BeneficiaryDjinn avatar
    BeneficiaryDjinn
    Microsoft Word in Computer Basics
    8 questions
    Primary 6 Computer Exam Objectives
    5 questions
    Use Quizgecko on...
    Browser
    Browser