Test Bank For Visualizing Technology, 10th Edition by Debra Geoghan Chapter 1-12

Test Bank For Visualizing Technology, 10th Edition by Debra Geoghan Chapter 1-12
Chapter 1 What Is a Computer?
1) Alan Turing is known for developing ________.
A) the Analytical Engine
B) punch cards for use in his loom
C) a test that tests a machine's ability to display intelligent behavior
D) programming
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Objective: 1.1 Explain the Functions of a Computer
2) ________ consists of these four components: input, processing, storage, and output.
A) The Turing test
B) Bioinformatics
C) The information processing cycle
D) Unicode
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Objective: 1.1 Explain the Functions of a Computer
3) Second-generation computers used ________.
A) microprocessors
B) transistors
C) integrated circuits
D) parallel processing
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Objective: 1.2 Describe the Evolution of Computer Hardware
4) Fourth-generation computers use ________.
A) microprocessors
B) transistors
C) integrated circuits
D) vacuum tubes
Answer: A
Diff: 2
Objective: 1.2 Describe the Evolution of Computer Hardware
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5) ________ Law predicted that the number of transistors placed on an integrated circuit would
double approximately every two years.
A) Turing's
B) Babbage's
C) Moore's
D) Lovelace's
Answer: C