Social Science
Section 1
Section 1
Data processing machines were a necessary pre-cursor to the development of this
What are computers
This engineer created several of the earliest computers, both pre and post-WWII
Who is Konrad Zuse
The need for firing tables during WWII led to the development of this fully electronic, general-purpose computer
What is the ENIAC
When the writer or speaker talks themselves up to show credibility
What is Ethos
To do something despite difficulties or delays in achieving success
What is Perserverance
These 3 office automation tasks were made simpler with the advent of the computer, quantitative analysis, Information storage and retrieval, and this
What is document creation?
He is credited with the creation of the Harvard Mark I, an early electromechanical computer built by IBM
Who is Howard Aiken
After the War, computers were built based on John Van Neumann's design, and was the successor to the ENIAC
What was the EDVAC
Vivid language designed to appeal to the senses
What is Imagery
In Literature this is another word to describe the main topic
What is Theme
While the United States proved to be quicker to adapt to the new technology of computers, this country was first in industrialization
What is Great Britain
He developed a theoretical model of what a computer can, and can not do
Who is Alan Turning
The creator of the ENIAC used their success to launch the first computer business called, named this
What was the Eckert-Mauchly Computer Company
The use of words that appeal to the listener's emotions, commonly used in speeches and essays
What is Pathos
To handle or to exert control in a skillful manner
What is manipulate
The mechanical devices designed by Babbage were, the Difference Engine, only capable of specialized functions, and this, which was designed for more general use
What is the Analytical Engine
He created an early analog computer known as the Differential Analyzer
Who is Vannevar Bush
Computer programmer who invented the first compiler
Who is Grace Hopper
A figure of speech in which words are repeated at the beginning of successive phrases: for example " I have a Dream "
What is Anaphora
The leading character of a story may also be referred to as this
What is the protagonist?
Often credited with writing the first computer program, this person, was also known to be a contemporary of Charles Babbage
Who is Ada Lovelace
After inventing a tabulating machine for the 1890 census, he eventually went on to start IBM
Who is Howard Hollerith
Designer of the FORTRAN, the first successful high-level programming language
Who is John Backus
Appeals to the listener or reader's sense of reason and LOGIC
What is Logos
This means to warn or indicate a future event
What is foreshadowing