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Which statement about semiconductor RAM is correct in the history of computing?
A. is associated with the early microcomputer revolution of the mid-1970s
B. uses windows, icons, menus, and pointing devices for interaction
C. helped popularize a graphical user interface and mouse in mass-market personal computing
D. became the dominant form of main memory in personal computers
Correct Answer: D
semiconductor RAM became the dominant form of main memory in personal computers.
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Which statement about VLSI is correct in the history of computing?
A. is a computer whose CPU is based on a microprocessor
B. helped establish a widely adopted personal-computer platform beginning in 1981
C. expanded rapidly as PCs became common in offices and homes
D. enabled very large numbers of transistors to be integrated onto chips
Correct Answer: D
VLSI enabled very large numbers of transistors to be integrated onto chips.
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Which statement about Apple Macintosh is correct in the history of computing?
A. became a major mass-market category during the microprocessor era
B. helped bring personal computers into homes, schools, and small businesses
C. expanded rapidly as PCs became common in offices and homes
D. helped popularize a graphical user interface and mouse in mass-market personal computing
Correct Answer: D
Apple Macintosh helped popularize a graphical user interface and mouse in mass-market personal computing.
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Which statement about IBM PC is correct in the history of computing?
A. became a major mass-market category during the microprocessor era
B. helped popularize a graphical user interface and mouse in mass-market personal computing
C. places the central processing functions on one integrated chip or chip set
D. helped establish a widely adopted personal-computer platform beginning in 1981
Correct Answer: D
IBM PC helped establish a widely adopted personal-computer platform beginning in 1981.
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Which statement about Apple II is correct in the history of computing?
A. became the dominant form of main memory in personal computers
B. uses windows, icons, menus, and pointing devices for interaction
C. helped bring personal computers into homes, schools, and small businesses
D. helped establish a widely adopted personal-computer platform beginning in 1981
Correct Answer: C
Apple II helped bring personal computers into homes, schools, and small businesses.
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Which statement about Altair 8800 is correct in the history of computing?
A. uses windows, icons, menus, and pointing devices for interaction
B. enabled very large numbers of transistors to be integrated onto chips
C. is associated with the early microcomputer revolution of the mid-1970s
D. expanded rapidly as PCs became common in offices and homes
Correct Answer: C
Altair 8800 is associated with the early microcomputer revolution of the mid-1970s.
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Which statement about Intel 8080 is correct in the history of computing?
A. uses windows, icons, menus, and pointing devices for interaction
B. is a computer whose CPU is based on a microprocessor
C. was an influential early 8-bit microprocessor used in systems such as the Altair 8800
D. places the central processing functions on one integrated chip or chip set
Correct Answer: C
Intel 8080 was an influential early 8-bit microprocessor used in systems such as the Altair 8800.
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Which statement about microprocessor is correct in the history of computing?
A. uses windows, icons, menus, and pointing devices for interaction
B. became a major mass-market category during the microprocessor era
C. places the central processing functions on one integrated chip or chip set
D. helped popularize a graphical user interface and mouse in mass-market personal computing
Correct Answer: C
microprocessor places the central processing functions on one integrated chip or chip set.
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Which statement about SSI/MSI is correct in the history of computing?
A. allows multiple users to interact with a computer by sharing processor time
B. describes small- and medium-scale integration levels used before later VLSI densities
C. introduced a compatible family concept spanning multiple performance levels
D. became more sophisticated as multiprogramming and time-sharing expanded
Correct Answer: B
SSI/MSI describes small- and medium-scale integration levels used before later VLSI densities.
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Which statement about operating system is correct in the history of computing?
A. helped popularize smaller, more affordable minicomputers
B. became a common interactive user access device in multiuser systems
C. demonstrated an early integrated circuit at Texas Instruments
D. became more sophisticated as multiprogramming and time-sharing expanded
Correct Answer: D
operating system became more sophisticated as multiprogramming and time-sharing expanded.
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Which statement about terminal is correct in the history of computing?
A. describes small- and medium-scale integration levels used before later VLSI densities
B. became a common interactive user access device in multiuser systems
C. allows multiple users to interact with a computer by sharing processor time
D. developed a practical monolithic integrated-circuit approach at Fairchild Semiconductor
Correct Answer: B
terminal became a common interactive user access device in multiuser systems.
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Which statement about time-sharing is correct in the history of computing?
A. introduced a compatible family concept spanning multiple performance levels
B. became a common interactive user access device in multiuser systems
C. developed a practical monolithic integrated-circuit approach at Fairchild Semiconductor
D. allows multiple users to interact with a computer by sharing processor time
Correct Answer: D
time-sharing allows multiple users to interact with a computer by sharing processor time.
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Which statement about multiprogramming is correct in the history of computing?
A. became a common interactive user access device in multiuser systems
B. allows several programs to reside in memory so the CPU can switch among them
C. demonstrated an early integrated circuit at Texas Instruments
D. helped popularize smaller, more affordable minicomputers
Correct Answer: B
multiprogramming allows several programs to reside in memory so the CPU can switch among them.
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Which statement about PDP-8 is correct in the history of computing?
A. developed a practical monolithic integrated-circuit approach at Fairchild Semiconductor
B. allows multiple users to interact with a computer by sharing processor time
C. helped popularize smaller, more affordable minicomputers
D. allows several programs to reside in memory so the CPU can switch among them
Correct Answer: C
PDP-8 helped popularize smaller, more affordable minicomputers.
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Which statement about IBM System/360 is correct in the history of computing?
A. allows multiple users to interact with a computer by sharing processor time
B. demonstrated an early integrated circuit at Texas Instruments
C. introduced a compatible family concept spanning multiple performance levels
D. developed a practical monolithic integrated-circuit approach at Fairchild Semiconductor
Correct Answer: C
IBM System/360 introduced a compatible family concept spanning multiple performance levels.
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Which statement about Robert Noyce is correct in the history of computing?
A. combined multiple electronic components on a single semiconductor substrate
B. demonstrated an early integrated circuit at Texas Instruments
C. developed a practical monolithic integrated-circuit approach at Fairchild Semiconductor
D. allows several programs to reside in memory so the CPU can switch among them
Correct Answer: C
Robert Noyce developed a practical monolithic integrated-circuit approach at Fairchild Semiconductor.
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Which statement about Jack Kilby is correct in the history of computing?
A. demonstrated an early integrated circuit at Texas Instruments
B. developed a practical monolithic integrated-circuit approach at Fairchild Semiconductor
C. introduced a compatible family concept spanning multiple performance levels
D. allows several programs to reside in memory so the CPU can switch among them
Correct Answer: A
Jack Kilby demonstrated an early integrated circuit at Texas Instruments.
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Which statement about integrated circuit is correct in the history of computing?
A. became more sophisticated as multiprogramming and time-sharing expanded
B. allows multiple users to interact with a computer by sharing processor time
C. helped popularize smaller, more affordable minicomputers
D. combined multiple electronic components on a single semiconductor substrate
Correct Answer: D
integrated circuit combined multiple electronic components on a single semiconductor substrate.
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Which statement about assembly language is correct in the history of computing?
A. was designed for business data-processing applications and emerged around the second-generation era
B. was the organization where the transistor was invented
C. reduced size, heat, and power consumption compared with vacuum tubes
D. made symbolic programming more practical than raw machine code
Correct Answer: D
assembly language made symbolic programming more practical than raw machine code.
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Which statement about COBOL is correct in the history of computing?
A. was designed for business data-processing applications and emerged around the second-generation era
B. was an influential early minicomputer-era transistorized machine from DEC
C. was a transistorized scientific computer in IBM's 7000 series
D. was especially important for scientific and engineering programming in the second-generation era
Correct Answer: A
COBOL was designed for business data-processing applications and emerged around the second-generation era.