Intro to CS quiz

What is a common characteristic of data?

• Changeable

• Static

• Dynamic

• Transformable

What is information considered to be?

• Unnecessary data

• Meaningless data

• Processed data

• Unprocessed data

Who is considered the first programmer?

• Charles Babbage

• Ada Lovelace

• Blaise Pascal

• Alan Turing

What did first-generation computers use to store data?

• Integrated circuits

• Microprocessor

• Vacuum tubes

• Transistors

Which generation of computers developed the first personal computer?

• Second generation

• First generation

• Third generation

• Fourth generation

What are the components of the information processing model?

• Processing, Output, Storage

• Storage, Input, Output

• Input, Processing, Output

• Input, Storage, Processing

What is the difference between data and information?

• Information is static data

• Data is processed information

• Information is processed data

• Data has meaning, information does not have meaning

What is the purpose of supercomputers?

• Data storage

• Processing small data

• Processing large data

• Running office applications

What does information technology include?

• Nothing

• Both are correct

• Information system development

• Software design

Which computer is considered the first commercial computer?

• PDP 11

• IBM 701

• UNIX

• ENIAC