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Computer History & Development
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Directions: Answer the following questions using Times New Roman size 14 red font.
(Put your insertion point after the red colon and let the text word-wrap – do not hit enter.)
1.
Name two people from our reading associated with the history of
computing. Briefly describe their contribution.
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2.
Put the following items in order of their development(oldest to newest):
integrated circuit, vacuum tube, transistor, and microprocessor.
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3.
Name and give a brief description of ONE First Generation computer.
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4.
Long, difficult, binary code machine language was the method of
programming a computer until which Generation?
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5.
We are currently in the fifth Generation of computers. What do you
believe computers will enable us to do in the future. (Think of any
problem occurring now that future computers might be able to help with.
Do NOT tell me computers will be smaller, faster, more powerful, less
expensive…we know that already! If you use your imagination, you can't
get this one wrong!)
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