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CNIT 176 exam 1 latest 2024 already passed
Question : Model
CORRECT ANSWER : One way of breaking down the layers
of a computing system and thinking about how computers function
Question : Task
CORRECT ANSWER : Write a program that does soemthing
Question : Algorithm
CORRECT ANSWER : Breaking the task down ( Flow chart)
Question : Program
CORRECT ANSWER : Each step of algorithm might translate
to many lines of code
Question : Instruction Set Architecture
CORRECT ANSWER : Processor independent program
translated to a processor dependent program
Question : Microarchitecture
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CORRECT ANSWER : The ISA is implemented by connecting
small hardware components together to make a microarchitecture
Question : Logic Gates
CORRECT ANSWER : Every component of the micro
architecture can be implemented with.
Question : Devices
CORRECT ANSWE R: A network of transistors makes up a
logic gate. These transistors have a charge which is manipulated by electrons and can be interpreted as either 1 or 0
Question : Abstraction
CORRECT ANSWER : A mental model that removes complex
details
Question : Generation zero
CORRECT ANSWER : mechanical calculating machines
Question : Generation zero (year)
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CORRECT ANSWER : 1642-1945
Question : First Generation
CORRECT ANSWER : Vacuum Tube computers
Question : First Generation (year)
CORRECT ANSWER : 1945-1953
Question : Second Generation
CORRECT ANSWER : Transistorized computers
Question : Second Generation (year)
CORRECT ANSWER : 1954-1965
Question : Transistor
CORRECT ANSWER : Replaced vacuum tube, fast, small,
durable and cheap
Question : Magnetic Core
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CORRECT ANSWER : Replaced, magnetic drums,
information available instantly
Question : Magnetic Disks
CORRECT ANSWER : Replaced magnetic tape, data can be
accessed directly
Question : Third Generation
CORRECT ANSWER : Integrated circuit computers
Question : Third Generation (year)
CORRECT ANSWER : 1965-1980
Question : Integrated circuits
CORRECT ANSWER : Replaces circuit boards, smaller,
cheaper, faster, more reliable
Question : Terminal
CORRECT ANSWER : An input/output device with a
keyboard and screen