Section 1
Howard Aiken is credited with designing the
Mark I
The computer built by EMCC for the Northrup Aircraft Company was the:
BINAC
CTSS technology was first developed at:
MIT
Who created the hypertext system called HyperCard?
Apple
The EDSAC was built at which university?
Cambridge University
What was the earliest example of a large-scale processing project in the United States?
The census
The main purpose of the ENIAC computer was to
compute firing tables quickly
The first computer to feature a functional screen was the:
Alto
Which computer language is still a staple of university-level computer science education?
Java
Over the years, what did Hollerith’s company eventually develop?
IBM
The invention of telegraphy was prompted by technology utilized for
Railroad cables
The First Draft of a Report on the EDVAC was published in which year?
1945
What timesharing operating system was developed that replaced CTSS?
Multics
The Linux kernel was re-written from which operating system kernel?
Minix
What system did Linus Torvalds use and eventually improve?
Minix, a Unix-like system developed by Andrew Tanenbaum
For all intents and purposes, the Ritty Dial was the first
Cash register
The successor to the Manchester Baby in England was the
Manchester Mark 1
How many users could CTSS support at its peak?
Up to thirty simultaneous users
What were the “browser wars”?
Competition between Netscape and Microsft in releasing new versions of their web browsers
Which advancement was an improvement over punched cards because it was faster and could store more data?
magnetic tape drives
What could the ABC do that the Mark I couldn’t?
Solve systems of linear equations
Which computer company was founded in 1957 by a group of former Sperry Rand employees?
The Control Data Corporation (CDC)
What did Kemeny and Kurtz create in 1964?
A new programming language called BASIC (Beginner’s All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code)
Which programming language has been associated with the study of AI (Artificial Intelligence)?
LISP
What network was created in 1986 and merged with BITNET and CS Net?
NSFNET