• 1. 
    What does a VACUUM TUBE do?

  • Translates computer languages
  • Amplifies and switches electronic signals
  • controls electricity between electrodes in a vacuum
  • 2. 
    Which generation was the first to have monitors and keyboards?

  • Third Gen.
  • Second Gen.
  • Fourth Gen.
  • 3. 
    What is an INTEGRATED CIRCUIT?

  • A transistor on a semi-conductor chip
  • A system of vacuum tubes
  • A translation device
  • 4. 
    What innovation did 1st Gen computers use?

  • Vacuum tubes
  • Memex
  • Transistors
  • 5. 
    What innovation is inside your cellphone?

  • Microprocessors
  • Vacuum tubes
  • Gears & levers
  • 6. 
    What was the first "internet"?

  • ARPAnet
  • Memex
  • COBOL
  • 7. 
    What innovations are being developed in the 5th generation?

  • Artificial intelligence
  • Quantum computers
  • Brain-Computer interfaces
  • All Of above
  • 8. 
    Generation of computers powered by levers and gears.

  • Pre-gen. (ie: Difference Engine)
  • First Gen. (ie the Eniac)
  • Second Gen. (ie the IBM 1090)
  • 9. 
    What is packet-switching?

  • Sending bits of data across a network
  • Feeding punch cards into a computer
  • Regulating the flow of electricity
  • 10. 
    What is a COMPILER?

  • Translator between languages
  • A device that converts electrical impulses to code
  • A series of switches and levers
  • 11. 
    What does a TRANSISTOR do?

  • Translates computer languages
  • Amplifies and switches electronic signals
  • controls electricity between electrodes in a vacuum
  • 12. 
    What is ASSEMBLY language?

  • A series of zeroes and ones
  • Letters & numbers
  • 13. 
    What is MACHINE language?

  • A series of zeroes and ones
  • Letters & numbers
  • 14. 
    Which generation of computing are we currently in?

  • Second, Third
  • Third, Fourth
  • Fourth, Fifth
  • None of these
  • 15. 
    Which computer was a Nazi code-cracker?

  • The Bombe
  • Eniac
  • Difference Engine
  • Univac
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