When was the first computer made? Answer: 1940s, spurred by WWII
When was the first commercial computer made? Answer: 1951
When was the first personal computer made? Answer: Apple - 1976/77
IBM - 1981
language generations Answer: 1 - Machine language
2 - a...
When was the first computer made? Answer: 1940s, spurred by WWII
When was the first commercial computer made? Answer: 1951
When was the first personal computer made? Answer: Apple - 1976/77
IBM - 1981
language generations Answer: 1 - Machine language
2 - assembler
3 - Fortram, COBOL
Identify parts of a mobo on a diagram Answer: - RAM
- Peripheral cards
- CPU
- Power supply plugin
- CMOS battery
- SATA ports
Identify different ports on the back Answer: - USBs
- Sound
- Video
- HDMI
, - VGA
- DVI
- LAN port
GUI vs non-GUI Answer: GUI - Interface that enables user to interact with computer graphically, by
using a mouse or other pointing device to manipulate icons that represent programs or documents,
instead of using only text as in early interfaces
non-GUI - No mouse, no color, black background with white or orange letters)
32 bit vs 64 bit Answer: Hardware drivers are specific to the OS version (32-bit/64-bit)
32-bit OS cannot run 64-bit apps
64-bit OS can run both 32-bit and 64-bit apps
Purpose of an OS Answer: - OS intereacts with an application
- A go-between between hardware and the applications that a user uses
Bit, Byte, Kilobyte, Megabyte, Gigabyte, Terabyte Answer: Bit = single 1 or 0
8 bits = byteB
1000 bytes = 1 kilobyte KB
1000 KB = 1 megabyte MB
1000 MB = 1 gigabyte GB
1000 GB = 1 terabyte TB
1000 TB = 1 petabyte PB
1024 bytes Answer: 1024 unique addressable cells in RAM
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