Social Science
Section 4
Section 4
(blank) hosting and "software as a service" have finally made cost sharing more cost effective
What is Web hosting
He was the founder of the GNU project. which populrized open source movement
Who was Richard Stallman
He is the co-founder of Intel, and creator of Moore's Law
Who is Gordon Moore
One of the first "computers" was this handheld non electronic device
What is an Abacus
This was the first mechanical counting device
What was the Pascaline
These were a natural out growth of smartphones, and nearly indistiguishable form todays laptops.
What are tablets
He is credited with creating Facebook
Who is Mark Zuckerberg
He is the creator ofthe Minix operating sysstem, which provided the inspiration for Linux
Who is Andrew Tanebaum
This is the name for the physical parts that make up a computer, such as the mouse, monitor, and keyboard
What is hardware
John Napier invented these to help further computer technology, and no it is not actually skeletal-shaped
What were Napier's bones?
This displace Mosaic as the dominate Web browser, which was inturn replace by Internet Explorer
What was Netscape
He is the creator of the World-Wide Web
Who is Tim Berners-Lee
He woked for Apple who is came up with the designs for th iMac, iPod and the iPhone
Who is Jony Ive
Computers contain microprocessors that can make these, instantly.
What are calculations
Vacuum tubes were used in this generation of computers. Hint it was not the second
What is the first generation?
When Apple bought this, it also brought Steve Jobs back.
What is NeXT
He is the inventor of Bitcoin and blockchain; the names of which are likly a pseudonym
Who is Satoshi Nakamoto
He is the creator of the Java programming language
Who is James Gosling
Computers have memory, or this (blank) which stores items on the computer when they are not in use, and this (blank) which stores everything that your computer needs to run.
What are ROM and RAM
Artificial Intelligence, or AI technology is considered to be a part of this (V) generation of technology
What is the fifth generation
These help provide a unified storefront for buying software.
What are App stores
He is the creator of the Linux kernal, which is the "heart: of the GNU/Linux operation system
Who is Linus Torvalds
He coined the word " hypertext"
Who is Ted Nelson
This is another name for the programs, directions, and codes your computer needs to do all the cool things it does.
What is software
These special cards used tabulating machines to help users count and sort data faster.
What were punch cards