Question 1

In 1957 eight key employees of Shockley Semiconductor left to form their own company. The company founded by "the traitorous eight" was .

Accepted Answer

Fairchild

Question 2

Programming languages were developed in order to

Accepted Answer

A)  make it possible to program computers in English. 
B)  make programming faster and less error-prone. 
C)  speed translations between English and Russian during the Cold War. 
D)  improve the computation speed of computers, which were very expensive. 
E)  All of the above. 
A)  make it possible to program computers in English. 
B)  make programming faster and less error-prone. 
C)  speed translations between English and Russian during the Cold War. 
D)  improve the computation speed of computers, which were very expensive. 
E)  All of the above.

Question 3

Which of the following phrases does not describe the Gilded Age in America?

Accepted Answer

A)  rapid industrialization 
B)  economic expansion 
C)  widespread electrification 
D)  concentration of corporate power 
E)  corporate mergers 
A)  rapid industrialization 
B)  economic expansion 
C)  widespread electrification 
D)  concentration of corporate power 
E)  corporate mergers

Question 4

A typewriter that prints a message transmitted over a telegraph line is called a

Accepted Answer

A)  computer. 
B)  monitor. 
C)  teletype. 
D)  terminal. 
E)  transponder. 
A)  computer. 
B)  monitor. 
C)  teletype. 
D)  terminal. 
E)  transponder.

Question 5

Which Cold War program played an important role in advancing integrated circuit technology?

Accepted Answer

A)  B-52 bomber 
B)  Hydrogen bomb 
C)  Mark 37 torpedo 
D)  Minuteman II ballistic missile 
E)  NORAD radar network 
A)  B-52 bomber 
B)  Hydrogen bomb 
C)  Mark 37 torpedo 
D)  Minuteman II ballistic missile 
E)  NORAD radar network

Question 6

Alexander Graham Bell invented the harmonic or musical telegraph, which enabled

Accepted Answer

A)  more than one message to be sent over a single telegraph wire at the same time. 
B)  human speech to be sent over a telegraph wire. 
C)  music to be send over a telegraph wire. 
D)  B and C 
E)  None of the above. 
A)  more than one message to be sent over a single telegraph wire at the same time. 
B)  human speech to be sent over a telegraph wire. 
C)  music to be send over a telegraph wire. 
D)  B and C 
E)  None of the above.

Question 7

In the 1960s the invention of allowed multiple people to interact more-or-less simultaneously with a single computer.

Accepted Answer

time-shari

Question 8

Which company produced the System/360, a family of 19 compatible mainframe computers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fujitsu 
B)  Hewlett-Packard 
C)  IBM 
D)  Intel 
E)  Texas Instruments 
A)  Fujitsu 
B)  Hewlett-Packard 
C)  IBM 
D)  Intel 
E)  Texas Instruments

Question 9

The first commercial electronic digital computers were produced just after

Accepted Answer

A)  the Spanish-American War. 
B)  World War I. 
C)  World War II. 
D)  the Korean War. 
E)  the Vietnam War. 
A)  the Spanish-American War. 
B)  World War I. 
C)  World War II. 
D)  the Korean War. 
E)  the Vietnam War.

Question 10

A key application that first made personal computers more attractive to business was

Accepted Answer

A)  the spreadsheet program. 
B)  the World Wide Web. 
C)  desktop publishing. 
D)  video editing. 
E)  email. 
A)  the spreadsheet program. 
B)  the World Wide Web. 
C)  desktop publishing. 
D)  video editing. 
E)  email.

Question 11

A series of inventions led to the creation of the electronic digital computer shortly after this war: .

Accepted Answer

The answer of A series of inventions led to the...

Question 12

Hypertext is a ___________of nodes containing __________.

Accepted Answer

linked net

Question 13

A semiconductor device containing transistors, capacitors, and resistors is called

Accepted Answer

A)  a computer. 
B)  a diode. 
C)  an integrated circuit. 
D)  a radio. 
E)  a transformer. 
A)  a computer. 
B)  a diode. 
C)  an integrated circuit. 
D)  a radio. 
E)  a transformer.

Question 14

Devices used in the creation, storage, manipulation, exchange, and dissemination of data, including text, sound, and images, fall into the category of technology.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Devices used in the creation, storage, manipulation,...

Question 15

Which country has the fastest broadband connections on average?

Accepted Answer

A)  China 
B)  Germany 
C)  India 
D)  South Korea 
E)  United States 
A)  China 
B)  Germany 
C)  India 
D)  South Korea 
E)  United States

Question 16

Herman Hollerith invented to help the U.S. Bureau of the Census tally information about tens of millions of residents.

Accepted Answer

punched ca

Question 17

The two principal catalysts for the Information Age have been

Accepted Answer

A)  books and pamphlets. 
B)  computers and communication networks. 
C)  movie theaters and public parks. 
D)  newspapers and magazines. 
E)  radio and television. 
A)  books and pamphlets. 
B)  computers and communication networks. 
C)  movie theaters and public parks. 
D)  newspapers and magazines. 
E)  radio and television.

Question 18

Which of the following was not an early programming language?

Accepted Answer

A)  BASIC 
B)  COBOL 
C)  DATA-FLOW 
D)  FLOW-MATIC 
E)  FORTRAN 
A)  BASIC 
B)  COBOL 
C)  DATA-FLOW 
D)  FLOW-MATIC 
E)  FORTRAN

Question 19

Blaise Pascal and Gottfried Leibniz are remembered as computer pioneers for their invention of .

Accepted Answer

mechanical

Question 20

What visionary invented the computer mouse and demonstrated windows, email, and live network videoconferencing at "the mother of all demos" in 1968?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vannevar Bush 
B)  Douglas Engelbart 
C)  Al Gore 
D)  Alan Kay 
E)  Ted Nelson 
A)  Vannevar Bush 
B)  Douglas Engelbart 
C)  Al Gore 
D)  Alan Kay 
E)  Ted Nelson

In 1957 eight key employees of Shockley Semiconductor left to form their own company. The company founded by "the traitorous eight" was .

Programming languages were developed in order to

Which of the following phrases does not describe the Gilded Age in America?

A typewriter that prints a message transmitted over a telegraph line is called a

Which Cold War program played an important role in advancing integrated circuit technology?

Alexander Graham Bell invented the harmonic or musical telegraph, which enabled

In the 1960s the invention of allowed multiple people to interact more-or-less simultaneously with a single computer.

Which company produced the System/360, a family of 19 compatible mainframe computers?

The first commercial electronic digital computers were produced just after

A key application that first made personal computers more attractive to business was

A series of inventions led to the creation of the electronic digital computer shortly after this war: .

Hypertext is a _of nodes containing .

A semiconductor device containing transistors, capacitors, and resistors is called

Devices used in the creation, storage, manipulation, exchange, and dissemination of data, including text, sound, and images, fall into the category of technology.

Which country has the fastest broadband connections on average?

Herman Hollerith invented to help the U.S. Bureau of the Census tally information about tens of millions of residents.

The two principal catalysts for the Information Age have been

Which of the following was not an early programming language?

Blaise Pascal and Gottfried Leibniz are remembered as computer pioneers for their invention of .

What visionary invented the computer mouse and demonstrated windows, email, and live network videoconferencing at "the mother of all demos" in 1968?

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In 1957 eight key employees of Shockley Semiconductor left to form their own company. The company founded by "the traitorous eight" was .

Programming languages were developed in order to

Which of the following phrases does not describe the Gilded Age in America?

A typewriter that prints a message transmitted over a telegraph line is called a

Which Cold War program played an important role in advancing integrated circuit technology?

Alexander Graham Bell invented the harmonic or musical telegraph, which enabled

In the 1960s the invention of allowed multiple people to interact more-or-less simultaneously with a single computer.

Which company produced the System/360, a family of 19 compatible mainframe computers?

The first commercial electronic digital computers were produced just after

A key application that first made personal computers more attractive to business was

A series of inventions led to the creation of the electronic digital computer shortly after this war: .

Hypertext is a ___________of nodes containing __________.

A semiconductor device containing transistors, capacitors, and resistors is called

Devices used in the creation, storage, manipulation, exchange, and dissemination of data, including text, sound, and images, fall into the category of technology.

Which country has the fastest broadband connections on average?

Herman Hollerith invented to help the U.S. Bureau of the Census tally information about tens of millions of residents.

The two principal catalysts for the Information Age have been

Which of the following was not an early programming language?

Blaise Pascal and Gottfried Leibniz are remembered as computer pioneers for their invention of .

What visionary invented the computer mouse and demonstrated windows, email, and live network videoconferencing at "the mother of all demos" in 1968?

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Hypertext is a _of nodes containing .