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CPU Stands for _______
Central Processing Unit
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Another word for the CPU starting with the letter P
processor
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Used as a measurement in electronic currents
Hertz
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A switch or gate for electronic signals
transistors
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Regulator of electronic currents
Transistors
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Speed at which a computer takes in basic instructions.
processor
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Inventor of Moore's law (first and last name)
Gordon Moore
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Gordon Moore invented this computer chip making company
Intel
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Gordon Moore was a doctor of these two subjects in school
chemistry and physics
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The year that Moore's law was originated
1970's
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Moore's law states that processor speeds will _______ every _____ years
double, two
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KHz stands for what
Kilo Hertz
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MHz stands for what
Mega Hertz
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GHz stands for what
Giga Hertz
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from largest to smallest what is the order of Hertz measurements
Giga, Mega, Kilo
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Faster calculations was NOT an advantage to the first generation of computers True/False
false
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during what world was was colossus used to decode German information.
World War II
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What generation of computers used vacuum tubes for circuits
First generation
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What generation of computers saw the invention of the transistor
second generation
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In what generation were semiconductors invented
third generation
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What generation saw the introduction of keyboards and monitors as input and output devices.
Third Generation
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Currently society is in this generation of computers
Fourth generation
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Processor, central processor, microprocessor are used interchangeably with this term
CPU
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Computers linked together forming networks led to this
Internet
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Handheld devices were developed in this generation
Fourth generation