What is the name of the the first computer, that was developed by Army Ordinance to compute World War II ballistic firing tables. It weighed 30 tons and used 200 kilowatts of electric power?
What is ENIAC?
100
This generation of computers relied on machine language, the lowest-level programming language understood by computers, to perform operations, and they could only solve one problem at a time, and it could take days or weeks to set-up a new problem. Input was based on punched cards and paper tape, and output was displayed on printouts.
What is generation 1.
100
The transistor was far superior to the vacuum tube, allowing computers to become _____, ____, cheaper, more energy-efficient and more reliable than their first-generation predecessors.
What is smaller and faster
100
Among the harmful inventions caused by computers and software are identity theft, hacking, and computer _____?
What is VIRUSES
200
First Generation computers from (1940-1956) were known as?
What is vacuum tubing.
200
This generation computing devices, based on artificial intelligence, are still in development, though there are some applications, such as voice recognition, that are being used today.
What is 5th generation.
200
Second-generation computers moved from cryptic binary machine language to symbolic, or assembly, languages, which allowed programmers to specify instructions in ____?
What is words.
200
Much debate has been go into the use and development of these "Unmanned" weapons for use in military?
What is drones
300
Second generation computers from (1956-1963) were known as?
What are transistors
300
The microprocessor brought this generation of computers, as thousands of integrated circuits were built onto a single silicon chip?
What is 4th generation.
300
Instead of punched cards and printouts, users interacted with third generation computers through ____and ____?
What is keyboards and monitors.
300
Many people worry and take great precaution to prevent this type of theft resulting from someone taking your information?
What is identity theft
400
Third Generation (1964-1971) computers were known as?
What is Integrated Circuits
400
In this generation transistors were miniaturized and placed on silicon chips, called semiconductors, which drastically increased the speed and efficiency of computers?
What is 3rd generation
400
Third generation computers interfaced with an operating system, which allowed the device to run many different _____ at one time with a central program that monitored the memory?
What is applications
400
This form of technology is debated to be beyond our control/
nanotechnology
500
Fourth Generation (1971-Present) are known as?
What is microprocessors.
500
This generation computers moved from cryptic binary machine language to symbolic, or assembly, languages, which allowed programmers to specify instructions in words?
What is 2nd generation.
500
The goal of fifth-generation computing is to develop devices that respond to natural language input and are capable of _____and self-organization.
What is learning
500
This form of intelligence has finally reached the point where it may exceed the human computation ability for the first time in man's history?