History of Computers
Bits and Bytes
Software
File Names , folders and extensions
Computers are everywhere
100
A machine designed by Charles Babbage, however, it was never built.
What is the Analytical Engine
100
This is made up of 8 Bits
What is a byte
100
The most commonly used application software, which includes several applications designed to work together
What is an office application suite
100
containers used to organize files on the computer
What is a folder
100
Sometimes called invisible computing, where technology recedes into the background
What is ubiquitous computing
200
Considered the first computer programmer
Who is Ada Lovelace
200
This works like a bank of light switches, and is how a computer understands entered data
What is binary code
200
An application that is used to create, edit, and format text documents
What is a Word Processor
200
The folder structure created by Windows
What is hierarchy
200
the integration of technology on multifunction devices, such as smartphones
What is convergence
300
Tiny electric switches
What are transistors
300
This is used to measure file size and storage capacity, as opposed to bits, which are used to measure data transfer rates.
What are Bytes.
300
An application software best used for budgeting purposes, composed of rows and columns
What is spread sheet software, or excel
300
Provides information about a file, such as type, size and date.
What is file properties
300
small computers we carry with us
What are mobile devices
400
a complex integrated circuit that contains the central processing unit of a computer.
What is a microprocessor
400
This code was originally developed in the 1960's using a 7-bit system that represented 128 characters.
What is the American Standard Code for Information Exchange
400
These are usually listed right on the box when purchasing software, or located on the retailer's website
What are system requirements
400
The second part of a file name
What is the file extension
400
Originally built by the military, consists of 24 satellites
What is Global Positioning System, GPS
500
Predicted that the number of transistors that could be placed on an integrated circuit will double roughly every 2 years.
Who is Gordon Moore
500
The most common extended ASCII set, which is the standard on the Internet
What is Unicode
500
The agreement between the user and the software publisher
What is the EULA, end user license agreement
500
The process of copying files to another drive
What is Backing Up
500
computers that provide services, such as internet access, email or file and print
What are servers.
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