The Computing Cycle
This is the first step of the computing cycle, occurring when a user clicks, types, touches, or speaks to a device.
What is input?
This three-letter type of memory temporarily holds information while the computer is operating.
What is RAM?
This computer is designed to sit on, under, or near a desk and is typically easier to repair and upgrade than portable computers.
What is a desktop computer?
This three-letter abbreviation describes networks of physical objects that collect and exchange information.
What is IoT?
These two entrepreneurs founded Microsoft in 1975.
Who are Bill Gates and Paul Allen?
Who am I?
I am regarded as the first computer programmer, and my notes described how the Analytical Engine could calculate Bernoulli numbers.
Who is Ada Lovelace?
This component acts as the computer's "brain," processing the instructions provided through input.
What is the CPU (Central Processing Unit)?
RAM is described with this term because its contents disappear when power is removed.
What is volatile?
This portable computer combines the screen, keyboard, battery, and other components into one case.
What is a laptop/notebook?
This IoT device can notify your phone when someone arrives and allow you to view video of the visitor.
What is a smart doorbell?
These two Steves founded Apple in 1976.
Who are Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak?
Who am I?
I led the team that designed the Colossus between 1943 and 1945.
Who is Tommy Flowers?
Monitor displays, speaker sounds, and printed documents are all examples of this stage of the computing cycle
What is output?
Unlike RAM, this type of storage retains files after the computer is turned off.
What is persistent (or mass) storage?
This device falls functionally between a smartphone and laptop and is primarily controlled through a touchscreen.
What is a tablet?
These IoT devices can be controlled remotely to change brightness, color, or their on/off schedule
What are smart lightbulbs?
This Microsoft operating system was used by the IBM PC introduced in 1981
What is MS-DOS?
Before working on the Analytical Engine, Charles Babbage successfully built an earlier machine with this name.
What is the Difference Engine?
Put these four stages in their proper order: output, storage, input, processing.
What is input → processing → storage → output?
This storage device uses flash memory and generally operates faster than a traditional HDD.
What is an SSD?
This powerful computer provides resources or services such as websites, email, files, or databases to other computers.
What is a server?
This voice-controlled IoT device can answer questions, play music, and control other smart devices.
What is a smart speaker?
Name that computer
IBM introduced this early personal computer in 1975 with 16 KB of memory.
What is the IBM Model 5100?
Herman Hollerith eventually founded this company, which would one day become IBM.
What is the Tabulating Machine Company?
The phrase "garbage in, garbage out" means the quality of this depends on the quality of the information entered into the computer.
What is output?
CD, DVD, and Blu-ray belong to this category of storage devices.
What is optical storage?
Also called a 2-in-1, this device combines features of a traditional laptop and tablet.
What is a hybrid laptop?
This outdoor IoT system can check weather information and skip watering when rain is expected.
What is a smart sprinkler system?
In 1977, these three computers were released and are known as “The Big Three.”
What are the Apple II, TRS-80 Model 1, and Commodore PET 2001?
These two men created and built ENIAC.
Who are John Presper Eckert and John Mauchly?