Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Who is regarded as the father of computer science?
a. | Charles Babbage | c. | Alan Turing | b. | Von Neumann | d. | Gottfried
Leibniz |
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Which one of the following statement is false?
a. | In binary logic, the zeroes and ones take on the values of false and
true. | c. | The binary system was invented by George Boole. | b. | In binary logic, the
zeroes and ones can prepresent OFF and ONs. | d. | The word ‘algorithm’ has its roots in Latinizing the name of
mathematician Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi in the first steps to algorismus.
Al-Khwarizmi. |
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What promoted the transition from analog computers to digital?
a. | The success of Bill Gates | c. | World War I | b. | The development of
Silicon Valley | d. | World War
II |
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What is a Turning Machine?
a. | It is the first digital computer in the history. | c. | It is an encryption device
developed and used in the early- to mid-20th century to protect commercial, diplomatic and military
communication. | b. | It is a mathematical model of computation that defines an abstract machine, which
manipulates symbols on a strip of tape according to a table of rules. | d. | It is a machine created by Alan Turing intended
for nuclear weapon research. |
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Short Answer
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When was the Von Neumann architecture first published? What are the five parts
of a computer according to the Von Neumann model?
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