Question 1

The earliest, rudimentary personal computers were built by

Accepted Answer

A)  IBM. 
B)  Apple. 
C)  hobbyists. 
D)  government. C

Question 2

Which of the following is not a precursor to the modern personal computer?

Accepted Answer

A)  mimeograph machine 
B)  typewriter 
C)  file cabinet 
D)  GPS unit D

Question 3

Which company dominated the mainframe computer market?

Accepted Answer

A)  IBM 
B)  Apple 
C)  Dell 
D)  Amazon A

Question 4

One of the main factors allowing the development of personal computers was the decline in the price of their component parts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The earliest computers were __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The earliest computers were __________....

Question 6

__________ used a semiconductor crystal to run computers.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ used a semiconductor crystal to run...

Question 7

One of the earliest real-time computers was SAGE, which was developed to run

Accepted Answer

A)  financial systems. 
B)  artillery. 
C)  national air defense. 
D)  the Internet.

Question 8

The Internet began as a project of the Department of Defense.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The earliest computers were __________, meaning that they had to be specially built to perform a specific calculation.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The earliest computers were __________, meaning that...

Question 10

Browsers, which made the World Wide Web possible, were created by __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Browsers, which made the World Wide Web...

Question 11

The first digital electronic calculator was created to break German codes in World War II.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Most of the innovations in personal computers were developed by government funded projects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The secret to making computers work rapidly was using a __________ number system.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The secret to making computers work rapidly...

Question 14

16 Transistors are the basis of electronic chips.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Modems, which allowed computers to connect via telephone lines, were invented by

Accepted Answer

A)  IBM. 
B)  Apple. 
C)  hobbyists. 
D)  the government.

Question 16

The first computers emerged in the

Accepted Answer

A)  1920s. 
B)  1940s. 
C)  1970s. 
D)  1990s.

Question 17

__________ of technology allowed cell phones to become smartphones.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ of technology allowed cell phones to...

Question 18

Both personal computers and the internet were spin-offs of military technology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

SAGE was developed and run entirely by the federal government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Amateurs have played a significant role in the development of electronic communication technology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 11: Electronic Brains and Global Villages

The earliest, rudimentary personal computers were built by

Which of the following is not a precursor to the modern personal computer?

Which company dominated the mainframe computer market?

One of the main factors allowing the development of personal computers was the decline in the price of their component parts.

The earliest computers were __________.

__________ used a semiconductor crystal to run computers.

One of the earliest real-time computers was SAGE, which was developed to run

The Internet began as a project of the Department of Defense.

The earliest computers were __________, meaning that they had to be specially built to perform a specific calculation.

Browsers, which made the World Wide Web possible, were created by __________.

The first digital electronic calculator was created to break German codes in World War II.

Most of the innovations in personal computers were developed by government funded projects.

The secret to making computers work rapidly was using a __________ number system.

16 Transistors are the basis of electronic chips.

Modems, which allowed computers to connect via telephone lines, were invented by

The first computers emerged in the

__________ of technology allowed cell phones to become smartphones.

Both personal computers and the internet were spin-offs of military technology.

SAGE was developed and run entirely by the federal government.

Amateurs have played a significant role in the development of electronic communication technology.