Deck 11: Electronic Brains and Global Villages

Question 1

The first computers emerged in the

A) 1920s.
B) 1940s.
C) 1970s.
D) 1990s.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which of the following is not a precursor to the modern personal computer?

A) mimeograph machine
B) typewriter
C) file cabinet
D) GPS unit

Answer 2

D

Question 3

One of the earliest real-time computers was SAGE, which was developed to run

A) financial systems.
B) artillery.
C) national air defense.
D) the Internet.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which company dominated the mainframe computer market?

A) IBM
B) Apple
C) Dell
D) Amazon

Question 5

The earliest, rudimentary personal computers were built by

A) IBM.
B) Apple.
C) hobbyists.
D) government.

Question 6

Modems, which allowed computers to connect via telephone lines, were invented by

A) IBM.
B) Apple.
C) hobbyists.
D) the government.

Question 7

The earliest computers were __________.

Question 8

The earliest computers were __________, meaning that they had to be specially built to perform a specific calculation.

Question 9

The secret to making computers work rapidly was using a __________ number system.

Question 10

__________ used a semiconductor crystal to run computers.

Question 11

Browsers, which made the World Wide Web possible, were created by __________.

Question 12

__________ of technology allowed cell phones to become smartphones.

Question 13

Both personal computers and the internet were spin-offs of military technology.

Question 14

The first digital electronic calculator was created to break German codes in World War II.

Question 15

SAGE was developed and run entirely by the federal government.

Question 16

16 Transistors are the basis of electronic chips.

Question 17

One of the main factors allowing the development of personal computers was the decline in the price of their component parts.

Question 18

Most of the innovations in personal computers were developed by government funded projects.

Question 19

The Internet began as a project of the Department of Defense.

Question 20

Amateurs have played a significant role in the development of electronic communication technology.