Generations of Computers

All Generations

100

What is binary made of?

1s and 0s

200

What is ENIAC an example of?

One of the 1st computers; vacuum tubes

300

What is UNIVAC an example of?

One of the 1st computers; vacuum tubes

400

Who is Herman Hollerith?

Father of Modern Machine Data Processing

500

Why did transistors replace vacuum tubes?

Overheating

All Generations

100

Who was the IC invented by?

Jack Kilby

200

What is the internet?

a global system of interconnected networks

300

Who is the father of computers?

Charles Babbage

400

What are transistors made out of?

Silicon

500

What generation was punch cards used?

2nd

All Generations

100

From the video, what did the robots all have in common? What did they day they would do?

Take over the world

200

What is a computer?

electronic components designed to work together to perform operations

300

What is the most widely used programming language of the internet?

Java

400

What generation was VLSI technology in?

4th

500

What does VLSI stand for?

Very large scales integrated (circuits)

All Generations

100

Who invented the vacuum tube?

Sir John Ambrose Fleming

200

What does ULSI stand for?

Ultra large scale integration

300

What website offers learning tools, certification, and webinars on current topics, jobs databases, and local chapters for salary information?

www.acm.org

400

In what generation did computers become available to the public?

3rd

500

What does IC stand for?

Integrated Circuits

All Generations

100

What generation are we in?

5th

200

What is a high-level generation used in the fourth generation?

C++, C#, BASIC, etc.

300

What is an example of Artificial Intelligence?

Siri, Echo, Alexa, etc.

400

What is a smartphone?

a mobile phone that functions as a small computer

500

What does AI stand for?

Artificial Intelligence