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The Central Processing Unit is an embeded chip that acts as the 'brains' of a computer. What Intel chip was used in the Altair (the first real personal computer)?
Options- A. 6502
- B. 8080
- C. 6400
- D. 8286
- Correct Answer
- 8080
ExplanationThe Intel 8080 was a jazzed-up calculator chip. It was included in microcomputer kits which were little more than demonstration tools and did little except blink lights. Besides the 8080 chip, the Altair included a power supply, a front panel with a large number of lights and 256 bytes (not kilobytes) of memory. The kit sold for {$395} and had to be assembled. - 1. What is the Websites code for the country Colombia?
Options- A. CO
- B. CM
- C. CL
- D. CB Discuss
- 2. What does ECP stand for?
Options- A. Extended Capabilities Port
- B. Extra Compatible Part
- C. Extended Connection Port
- D. External Cordless Peripheral Discuss
- 3. What is a spider?
Options- A. A computer virus
- B. A program that catalogs Web sites
- C. A hacker who breaks into computer systems
- D. An application for viewing Web sites Discuss
- 4. The invention of the transistor, or semiconductor, was one of the most important developments leading to the personal computer revolution. What company invented the transistor in 1947?
Options- A. International Business Machines
- B. MITS
- C. Xerox
- D. Bell Laboratories Discuss
- 5. What is RISC?
Options- A. Remodeled Interface System Computer
- B. Remote Intranet Secured Connection
- C. Runtime Instruction Set Compiler
- D. Reduced Instruction Set Computer Discuss
- 6. On what date was the debut of the first IBM Personal Computer?
Options- A. August 12, 1981
- B. January 21 1979
- C. August 21, 1980
- D. January 12, 1982 Discuss
- 7. What is FMD?
Options- A. FastEthernet Measuring Device
- B. Flashing Media Diode
- C. Fluorescent Multi-Layer Disc
- D. Flash Media Driver Discuss
- 8. In 1983, which person was the first to offer a definition of the term 'computer virus'?
Options- A. McAfee
- B. Smith
- C. Cohen
- D. Norton Discuss
- 9. What is the Websites code for the country New Zealand?
Options- A. NZ
- B. NW
- C. NE
- D. ZL Discuss
- 10. Which of these is a documented hoax virus?
Options- A. McDonalds screensaver
- B. Alien.worm
- C. Merry Xmas
- D. Adolph Discuss
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Correct Answer: CO
Correct Answer: Extended Capabilities Port
Explanation:
An Extended Capabilities Port is about 10 times faster than the old standard one, but it is used the same way a regular parallel port is.
Correct Answer: A program that catalogs Web sites
Explanation:
Spiders are also referred to as "bots" or "crawlers," and constantly scan the Internet for new and updated Web sites.
Correct Answer: Bell Laboratories
Explanation:
The transistor, which essentially is a solid-state electronic switch, replaced the much less suitable vacuum tube. Because the transistor consumed significantly less power, a computer system built with transistors was much smaller, faster and more efficient than a computer system built with vacuum tubes.
Correct Answer: Reduced Instruction Set Computer
Explanation:
Reduced Instruction Set Computer - a type of microprocessor that relies on simple instructions which can be used to build more complicated ones.
Correct Answer: August 12, 1981
Explanation:
Before IBM created its personal computer, two types of computer systems, Apple II and CP-M, dominated the microcomputer world. Neither of these systems were PC compatible, or Mac-compatible (the two primary standards in place today). The original IBM PC became a new standard in the microcomputer industry. Since then, hundreds of millions of PC-compatible systems have been sold, as the original PC grew into a large family of computers and peripherals. More software has been written for this computer family than for any other system on the market.
Correct Answer: Fluorescent Multi-Layer Disc
Explanation:
A new type of disc developed by Constellation 3D Inc. These discs can hold up to to 140 GB of data.
Correct Answer: Cohen
Explanation:
1983 Fred Cohen, while working on his dissertation, formally defines a computer virus as 'a computer program that can affect other computer programs by modifying them in such a way as to include a (possibly evolved)copy of itself.'
Correct Answer: NZ
Correct Answer: McDonalds screensaver
Explanation:
A virus hoax is usually an email that gets mailed in chain letter fashion describing some devastating highly unlikely type of virus, you can usually spot a hoax because there's no file attachment, no reference to a third party who can validate the claim and the general 'tone' of the message.
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