Computer Technicalities
Defined as a device for processing, storing, and displaying information
Computer
The first computer programmer
Lady Augusta Ada King (Countess of Lovelace)
The first device ever invented by Mauchly and Eckert in University of Pennsylvania; used to compute shell trajectories.
Choices:
ENIAC
EDVAC
UNIVAC
MANIAC
ENIAC
This device allows you to copy a physical image or document and save it to your computer as a digital (computer-readable) image.
Choices:
Printer
Scanner
Microphone
Speaker
Scanner
This serves as the temporary storage or short term memory of the computer.
Choices:
CPU
RAM
HDD
PSU
RAM
The most important element of a computer system.
User
People
Liveware
Blaise Pascal invented the Pascaline to help his father, whose occupation is?
Tax Collector / Tax Collection
Also known as the Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator
MARK I
Which type of mouse uses a ball at the bottom part to detect mouse movement
Mechanical / Mechanical Mouse
The violet or purple colored PS2 port is used to connect which computer hardware?
Keyboard
This element of a computer system refers to the intangible components of the computer, particularly, those programs that serves as interface for users.
Software
The first computer programmer created a program to compute Bernoulli numbers designed for a device created by whom?
Charles Babbage
The first cellphone with a built-in camera was created by a company located in which country?
Japan
This type of keyboard uses plastic-made caps that when pressed, makes contact with the circuit below, thus activating a specific key.
Membrane
Which of the following is the fastest type of Hard Disk storage:
SATA SSD
NVME SSD
HDD
NVME SSD
Give at least two of the five types of computers
Supercomputer
Mainframe
Server
Embedded Computer
Personal Computer
Basile Bouchon's loom took inspiration from the punched holes used by his father to program what musical instrument?
Piano / Organ
The IBM PC division was later bought by this computer company. This computer company is now famous for manufacturing laptops and desktops.
Lenovo
This type of monitor uses cold cathode flourescent light as a backlight.
LCD
Musical instruments and other devices that one wants to record sound from are commonly plugged in to which audio port color?
Blue
What are the 4 methods of transferring information?
•Image
•Text
•Sound
•Video
This device, also known as Leibniz's Wheel, could add, subtract, multiply and divide.
Step Reckoner
Microprocessors are used by which generation of computers?
Fourth (4th)
Which type of CD has a capacity of 4.7 GBs
DVD
This port transmits analog video signals, has 15 pins, arranged in 3 rows, and is typically colored blue.
VGA