The Evolution of Computers
5 Questions
0 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

Who did the early foundational work on analog computation in the 19th century?

  • No one
  • Lord Kelvin
  • James Thomson and Lord Kelvin
  • James Thomson (correct)
  • What is the definition of a computer?

  • A tide-predicting machine.
  • A programmable computing device that can process, store, and retrieve data. (correct)
  • Someone who manually carried out calculations.
  • A device that integrates a product of two functions.
  • What did Kelvin detail?

  • A tide-predicting analog computer used at the Port of Liverpool until the 1960s.
  • A general-purpose analog machine for integrating linear differential equations of any sequence. (correct)
  • A device that integrates a product of two functions.
  • An actual machine.
  • What was the term 'computer' originally referring to?

    <p>Someone who manually carried out calculations instead of an actual machine.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did James Thomson invent?

    <p>A wheel and a disc integrator used in mechanical analog devices.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    More Like This

    The Evolution of Computers
    7 questions
    The Evolution of Computers
    3 questions
    The Evolution of Computers
    9 questions

    The Evolution of Computers

    CharitableAntigorite avatar
    CharitableAntigorite
    Use Quizgecko on...
    Browser
    Browser