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The History of Computing Technology
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The History of Computing Technology

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What marked the start of the electronic period in computing?

  • The invention of the Bombe machine
  • The invention of the transistor
  • The introduction of the ENIAC computer (correct)
  • The development of vacuum tube machines
  • Which device is considered the foundation of every electronic device today?

  • The transistor (correct)
  • Gears and levers
  • Vacuum tubes
  • Integrated circuits
  • In what year was the first full transistor computer developed and found to be faster than vacuum computers?

  • 1947
  • 1957 (correct)
  • 1939
  • 1946
  • Who is considered the 'Father of the Computers'?

    <p>Charles Babbage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During which period did the use of electricity for information handling and transfer bloom?

    <p>Electromechanical Period</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who were the inventors of the telegraph, the first electrical communications device?

    <p>William Cooke and Alexander Graham Bell</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During which period in the history of ICT was the abacus considered as the first device to process information?

    <p>Premechanical period</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who invented the mechanical calculator known as the Pascaline during the Mechanical period of ICT history?

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

    Which period in the history of ICT focused primarily on enhancing calculation speed with the development of machines?

    <p>Mechanical period</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one common misconception about ICT according to the text?

    <p>ICT is limited to internet and computer technologies only.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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