jah 2 45 What is the most important contribution of Joseph Jacquard's loom to the history of computing? o it mechanized the process of weaving o it allowed less skilled workers to weave more complex patterns o it stored the knowledge that previously existed only in the heads of master weavers O it mechanized the weaving apparatus lan 3 45 Blaise Pascal contributed to early attempts to build computers by creating O the slide rule o the abacus O the first mechanical machine that could add and subtract O logarithmic functions lan 4 45 What caused rapid growth in the development of computers in the U.S. and Britian? o the need to process census data o the industrial revolution O World War II o the needs of big business la 5 45 One of the first working computers was Colossus, which was created for solving polynomial equations o arithmetic calculations o code-breaking o electronic tabulating system for census data lan 6 45 Early attempts to build computers out of mechanical devices like gears and pulleys were unsuccessful due in part to lack of precision and unreliability. O True O False jam 7 45 Vacuum tubes were used for computers because they can switch an electrical signal on and off and using electricity is superior to using mechanical devices for large scale computational devices. O True O False lan 8 55 Computer technology has progressed from O mechanical devices to vacuum tubes to transistors o mechanical devices to transistors to vacuum tubes O steam power to mechanical devices to transistors o mechanical devices to chemical devices to electrical devices on 9 45 What invention by Gordon Teal and Texas Instruments helped lead to the development of micro-processors? Vacuum tubes Silicon transistors Electronic typewriter Super conductors lan 10 45 Integrated circuits allow multiple electrical circuits to be miniaturized and combined onto single chips. O True O False jah 2 45 What is the most important contribution of Joseph Jacquard's loom to the history of computing? o it mechanized the process of weaving o it allowed less skilled workers to weave more complex patterns o it stored the knowledge that previously existed only in the heads of master weavers O it mechanized the weaving apparatus lan 3 45 Blaise Pascal contributed to early attempts to build computers by creating O the slide rule o the abacus O the first mechanical machine that could add and subtract O logarithmic functions lan 4 45 What caused rapid growth in the development of computers in the U.S. and Britian? o the need to process census data o the industrial revolution O World War II o the needs of big business la 5 45 One of the first working computers was Colossus, which was created for solving polynomial equations o arithmetic calculations o code-breaking o electronic tabulating system for census data lan 6 45 Early attempts to build computers out of mechanical devices like gears and pulleys were unsuccessful due in part to lack of precision and unreliability. O True O False jam 7 45 Vacuum tubes were used for computers because they can switch an electrical signal on and off and using electricity is superior to using mechanical devices for large scale computational devices. O True O False lan 8 55 Computer technology has progressed from O mechanical devices to vacuum tubes to transistors o mechanical devices to transistors to vacuum tubes O steam power to mechanical devices to transistors o mechanical devices to chemical devices to electrical devices on 9 45 What invention by Gordon Teal and Texas Instruments helped lead to the development of micro-processors? Vacuum tubes Silicon transistors Electronic typewriter Super conductors lan 10 45 Integrated circuits allow multiple electrical circuits to be miniaturized and combined onto single chips. O True O False