Unit 04: Evolution of a Computer

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What was one of the earliest known calculating devices?

Abacus (correct)

Jacquard Loom

Pascaline

Analytical Engine

Who invented the Pascaline, an early mechanical calculator?

Charles Babbage

Joseph-Marie Jacquard

Blaise Pascal (correct)

Alan Turing

What key feature did the Analytical Engine, designed by Charles Babbage, include?

Basic arithmetic operations

Loops and conditional branching

Punched cards

Both b and c (correct)

What did the Jacquard Loom, developed by Joseph-Marie Jacquard, use to control the weaving patterns?

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Which of the following devices is considered the earliest known calculating device?

Abacus Signup and view all the answers

Which of these devices laid the groundwork for modern computing?

Analytical Engine Signup and view all the answers

Which engineer developed the world's first programmable electronic digital computer, Colossus, during World War II?

Tommy Flowers Signup and view all the answers

Which was the first general-purpose electronic computer, completed in 1945?

ENIAC Signup and view all the answers

Which computer was the first commercially available computer, developed by J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly in 1951?

UNIVAC I Signup and view all the answers

Which 1947 invention revolutionized computing by replacing bulky vacuum tubes, making computers smaller, faster, and more reliable?

Transistors Signup and view all the answers

Which family of mainframe computers, introduced in 1964, offered compatibility across models and set a new standard for computer architecture?

IBM System/360 Signup and view all the answers

Which U.S. government agency created ARPANET in the late 1960s, the precursor to the modern internet that allowed computers to communicate with each other for the first time?

ARPA Signup and view all the answers

When was the MITS Altair 8800 introduced?

1975 Signup and view all the answers

Which computer had a significant impact on the home computing market by being user-friendly?

Apple II Signup and view all the answers

What industry standard computer was launched in 1981, accelerating the adoption of personal computers in businesses and homes?

IBM PC Signup and view all the answers

In which year did Tim Berners-Lee invent the World Wide Web, making the internet accessible to non-technical users?

1989 Signup and view all the answers

Which advancement revolutionized mobile computing with its introduction in 2007?

iPhone Signup and view all the answers

What type of computing service provides scalable and on-demand resources over the internet, enabling access from anywhere?

Cloud Computing Signup and view all the answers