PS QUIZ 24

electronic switch built in 1947

• transistor

• semiconductor

• diode

• vacuum tube

Data that can represent only certain values within a range

• network

• information

• hardware

• data

bug that was pulled from the Harvard Mark II machine

first general purpose computer

• Analytical Engine (ENIAC)

• Colossus Mark I

• Harvard Mark I

• Tabulating Machine

electronic component that permits the current to flow one way only

• mechanical relay

• vacuum tube

• diode

• semiconductor

What were some of the issues with vacuum tubes?

• Parts were suspended in glass bulb

• Prone to burnout

• Very expensive

• They did not perform well

What were the keys to the transistors success?

• Smaller components

• Components packaged in a solid state

• The semiconductor

• They just worked faster

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

What allows the "brain" of a computer to store information temporarily?

• RAM

• ROM

What is the "brain" of a computer?

• Monitor
• Mouse
• Keyboard
• Central Processing Unit (CPU)

What is the name of the main circuit board of the computer?

• Hard Drive

• Heat Sink

• Motherboard

• Power Supply