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Who designed and built the Atanasoff-Berry Computer (ABC)?
Who designed and built the Atanasoff-Berry Computer (ABC)?
- Iowa State College
- John Mauchly
- Clifford Berry
- John Vincent Atanasoff (correct)
When was the full-scale machine of the ABC completed?
When was the full-scale machine of the ABC completed?
- 1939
- 1997
- 1942 (correct)
- 1973
What was the legal result of the patent dispute related to the invention of the computer?
What was the legal result of the patent dispute related to the invention of the computer?
- Atanasoff was declared the originator of several basic computer ideas
- ENIAC co-designer John Mauchly had seen the ABC shortly after it became functional
- The computer as a concept was declared un-patentable
- All of the above (correct)
What does the completion of a full-scale working replica of the ABC in 1997 prove?
What does the completion of a full-scale working replica of the ABC in 1997 prove?
Who was declared the originator of several basic computer ideas?
Who was declared the originator of several basic computer ideas?
Where is the replica of the ABC currently on display?
Where is the replica of the ABC currently on display?
What was the outcome of the patent dispute related to the invention of the computer?
What was the outcome of the patent dispute related to the invention of the computer?
Which company was founded in a garage workshop in Palo Alto, California?
Which company was founded in a garage workshop in Palo Alto, California?
What did George Stibitz use relays for in his demonstration adder?
What did George Stibitz use relays for in his demonstration adder?
What did Konrad Zuse use telephone company relays for in his Z2 computer?
What did Konrad Zuse use telephone company relays for in his Z2 computer?
Which computer used unusual 12-hole paper tape?
Which computer used unusual 12-hole paper tape?
Which computer used vacuum tubes and mercury delay lines for memory?
Which computer used vacuum tubes and mercury delay lines for memory?
Which computer used a magnetic drum for memory and was originally created for a nuclear missile design project?
Which computer used a magnetic drum for memory and was originally created for a nuclear missile design project?
Who conceived the Harvard Mark 1?
Who conceived the Harvard Mark 1?
Which technology eliminated the need for more clumsy methods of programming such as plugboards and punched cards?
Which technology eliminated the need for more clumsy methods of programming such as plugboards and punched cards?
What was the first program in history to run on a digital, electronic, stored-program computer?
What was the first program in history to run on a digital, electronic, stored-program computer?
Which early computer used 2,300 relays and performed floating point binary arithmetic?
Which early computer used 2,300 relays and performed floating point binary arithmetic?
Who designed and built the first Bombe, an electro-mechanical device used for decrypting Nazi ENIGMA-based military communications?
Who designed and built the first Bombe, an electro-mechanical device used for decrypting Nazi ENIGMA-based military communications?
What was the purpose of the Colossus machine designed by Tommy Flowers?
What was the purpose of the Colossus machine designed by Tommy Flowers?
Which computer was the first to use all-diode logic, a technology more reliable than vacuum tubes?
Which computer was the first to use all-diode logic, a technology more reliable than vacuum tubes?
Who made the world's first scanned image on the SEAC in 1957?
Who made the world's first scanned image on the SEAC in 1957?
Which computer was the first commercially available general-purpose computer?
Which computer was the first commercially available general-purpose computer?
Who was Johnniac named after?
Who was Johnniac named after?
Which system allowed many users to simultaneously access Johnniac?
Which system allowed many users to simultaneously access Johnniac?
What was the first mass-produced computer by IBM?
What was the first mass-produced computer by IBM?
What was the purpose of the 1954 IBM 650 magnetic drum calculator?
What was the purpose of the 1954 IBM 650 magnetic drum calculator?
What was repeatedly expanded and improved throughout its 13-year lifespan?
What was repeatedly expanded and improved throughout its 13-year lifespan?
