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Charles Babbage

Who originated the programmable computer?

100
CPU
What is a programmable logic device that performs all the instruction,logic and mathematical processing of the computer. otherwise known as "The brains of the computer."
100
Input device
A mice or flash drive are examples of what?
100
Bit
What is a unit of information in computing and telecommunications?
100
A local area network. A computer network that interconnects in a limited area.
What is LAN?
200

Herman Hollerith

Who is the german scienctist, that developed a mechanical tabulator.

200
ENIAC
What is the first large scale computer?
200
The part of the computer you can physically touch.
What is hardware?
200
A virus
A computer program that can replicate itself and spread from one computer to another.
200
Network.
What is collection of hardware components and computers interconnected by communication channels.
300

Steve Jobs & Steve Wozniak

Who are the founders of Apple.

300
UNIVAC 1;UNIVersal Automatic Computer 1
The first commercail computer made in the United States, designed at the outset for business and administrative use.
300
An monitor, printer, or speaker.
What is an output device?
300
A unit of digital information in computing and telecommunications that most commonly consists of eight bits.
What is Byte?
300
Internet Service Provider & a company that provides an internet connection.
What does ISP stand for and mean.
400

Bil Gates

Who also founded the Microsoft with Paul Allen?

400
Electronic Numerical Intergrator and Computer
What does ENIAC stand for?
400
Software
Programs which enable a computer perform sepcifi taks, as opposes to its physical componets hardware,which can only do the tasks they are mechanicallly designed for, what dose this describe.
400
A device or set of devices/ barrier designed to permit or deny network transmissions based upon a set of rules and is frequently used to protect networks.
Describe a firewall.
400
WAN
What is a telecommunication network that covers a broad area,linking metropolitan,region, or national boundaries?
500

Charles Babbage

Who invented the cow catcher?

500
RAM: random-access memory.Most common computer memory, preforms necessary taks while the computer is on. ROM: read only memory. Class of storage used in computers. When you turn off computer ROM still remains.
What is the difference between RAM and ROM?
500
A device that modulates an ananlog carrier signal to encode information. & harware.
What is a modem? And is it software or hardware?
500
User friendly.
What is a term describing the ease of use of a particular program. Easy for a average user.
500
Graphical Interface
A type of user interface that allows users to interact with electronic devices using graphics instead of typed commands.