Question 1

Which of the following phrases best describes a machine that inputs data, performs one or more calculations, and produces output data?

Accepted Answer

A)  manual calculator 
B)  digital computer 
C)  data-processing system 
D)  difference engine 
E)  cash register 
A)  manual calculator 
B)  digital computer 
C)  data-processing system 
D)  difference engine 
E)  cash register

Question 2

Programming languages FORTRAN and COBOL became international standards, meaning

Accepted Answer

A)  they were approved by the United Nations. 
B)  the United States and other members of NATO agreed to share the designs. 
C)  the United States and the Soviet Union agreed to share the designs. 
D)  they were supported by every computer manufacturer. 
E)  they were based on the metric system. 
A)  they were approved by the United Nations. 
B)  the United States and other members of NATO agreed to share the designs. 
C)  the United States and the Soviet Union agreed to share the designs. 
D)  they were supported by every computer manufacturer. 
E)  they were based on the metric system.

Question 3

Punched card tabulation was invented by Herman Hollerith when he was an employee of

Accepted Answer

A)  the Pennsylvania Railroad. 
B)  the Census Bureau. 
C)  the Pennsylvania Steel Company. 
D)  the Burroughs Adding Machine Company. 
E)  IBM. 
A)  the Pennsylvania Railroad. 
B)  the Census Bureau. 
C)  the Pennsylvania Steel Company. 
D)  the Burroughs Adding Machine Company. 
E)  IBM.

Question 4

The software company that provided IBM with the operating system for its PC was

Accepted Answer

A)  Apple. 
B)  Boeing. 
C)  Microsoft. 
D)  Novell. 
E)  Tandy. 
A)  Apple. 
B)  Boeing. 
C)  Microsoft. 
D)  Novell. 
E)  Tandy.

Question 5

A common name for a wireless Internet access point is

Accepted Answer

A)  broadband hub. 
B)  hotspot. 
C)  Internet access-ory. 
D)  Internet café. 
E)  wap. 
A)  broadband hub. 
B)  hotspot. 
C)  Internet access-ory. 
D)  Internet café. 
E)  wap.

Which of the following phrases best describes a machine that inputs data, performs one or more calculations, and produces output data?

Programming languages FORTRAN and COBOL became international standards, meaning

Punched card tabulation was invented by Herman Hollerith when he was an employee of

The software company that provided IBM with the operating system for its PC was

A common name for a wireless Internet access point is

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Which of the following phrases best describes a machine that inputs data, performs one or more calculations, and produces output data?

Programming languages FORTRAN and COBOL became international standards, meaning

Punched card tabulation was invented by Herman Hollerith when he was an employee of

The software company that provided IBM with the operating system for its PC was

A common name for a wireless Internet access point is

Introduction to Ethics

Networked Communications

Intellectual Property

Information Privacy

Privacy and the Government

Computer and Network Security

Computer Reliability

Professional Ethics

Work and Wealth

Filters