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When was the first computer "born" and what was it named? - ANSWER✔✔ The
Altair 8800 was born in 1975.
How much was the Altair "do-it-yourself kit?' - ANSWER✔✔ $395
The Altair had no... - ANSWER✔✔ monitor or keyboard
The Altair was NOT - ANSWER✔✔ user-friendly
Who wrote the program for the Altair? - ANSWER✔✔ Bill Gates and Paul Allen
In 1993, the web browser _______ was introduced. - ANSWER✔✔ Mosaic
Mosaic allowed users to view ____________ on the web, causing Internet traffic to
increase by ____%. - ANSWER✔✔ multimedia; 350
In 1994, a team launched the _____________ web browser. - ANSWER✔✔
Netscape
In 1995, Microsoft introduced _______________ __________________, a
browser that integrated web functionality into Microsoft Office applications, and
____________________, the first Microsoft OS designed to be principally a GUI
OS. - ANSWER✔✔ Internet Explorer; Windows 95
,What does BASIC stand for? - ANSWER✔✔ Beginner's All-Purpose Symbolic
Instruction Code
When was BASIC introduced? - ANSWER✔✔ 1964
_________ was a language that beginning programming students could easily
learn. It became very popular and the key language of the PC. - ANSWER✔✔
BASIC
Bill Gates and Paul Allen used BASIC to write their program for the ________. -
ANSWER✔✔ Altair
BASIC led to the creation of ____________, a company that produced computer
software. - ANSWER✔✔ Microsoft
Who wrote the OS program for the IBM PC? - ANSWER✔✔ Bill Gates at
Microsoft in 1980
Microsoft developed MS-DOS for ____ computers. - ANSWER✔✔ IBM
Eventually, virtually all PCs running on the Intel chip used ____________ as their
OS. - ANSWER✔✔ MS-DOS
_____ allowed users to interact with the computer more easily. - ANSWER✔✔
GUI (graphical user interface)
,Until GUI, users had to use complicated command- or menu-driven
______________. - ANSWER✔✔ interfaces
________ was the first company to take full advantage of the GUI, but the GUI
was not invented by a computer company. - ANSWER✔✔ Apple
In 1971, Intel Corporation introduced the _______________ chip, a small chip
containing millions of transistors. - ANSWER✔✔ microprocessor
The microprocessor functions as the CPU, or brains, of the computer. Computers
that use a microprocessor chip are called ___ generation computers. Over time,
Intel and Motorola became the leading manufacturers of microprocessors. -
ANSWER✔✔ 4th
1st generation of computers - ANSWER✔✔ used vacuum tubes for memory,
including UNIVAC
2nd generation of computers - ANSWER✔✔ used transistors
3rd generation of computers - ANSWER✔✔ integrated circuits
4th generation of computers - ANSWER✔✔ used microprocessor chip
What gives access to networks and the internet? - ANSWER✔✔ a connectivity
port
Ethernet ports transfer data up to ___________ Mbps. - ANSWER✔✔ 10,000
, What connects headphones, microphones, and speakers to the computer? -
ANSWER✔✔ Audio ports
What is needed to attach a monitor to a desktop computer or add a second display
to a laptop? - ANSWER✔✔ Video port
What is a compact audio-video interface that allows both HD video and digital
audio to be carried on one cable? - ANSWER✔✔ High-definition multimedia
interface (HDMI)
Binary language consists of 2 digits: - ANSWER✔✔ 0 and 1
Each 0 and 1 is a binary digit, or bit for short. ___ binary digits (or bits) combine
to create one byte. - ANSWER✔✔ 8
In computers, each letter, number, and special character consists of a unique
combination of ___ bits. - ANSWER✔✔ 8
Files can contain thousands or millions of bytes. Names include: - ANSWER✔✔
kilobytes, megabytes, gigabytes, terabytes, and petabytes
What is the most common monitor? - ANSWER✔✔ Liquid crystal display (LCD).
This is also called a flat-panel monitor. It is light and energy efficient
What is more energy efficient and has better color accuracy and thinner panels than
LCD monitors? - ANSWER✔✔ Light-emitting diode technology (LED)
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