Final Exam Study Guide | Questions With 100% Complete Solutions

Beginner's All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code (BASIC) {Ans: Introduced in 1964, it revolutionized software industry -- it was easily learned by beginning programmers. It became a key language for PCs and led to the creation of Microsoft}Graphical User Interface -- GUI {Ans: Allowed easier interpretation, replaced command- or menu-driven interfaces, not invented by a computer company. Apple was first to take commercial advantage of it}DSL (digital subscriber line) {Ans: Copper wire phone line; type of connection that uses telephone lines to connect the Internet and allow both phone and data transmissions to share the same line}First, Second, Third and Fourth Generations {Ans: -The first generation, including the UNIVAC, used vacuum tubes for memory. -The second generation used transistors. -Integrated circuits were the hallmark of third-generation computers. -Fourth-generation computers use the microprocessor chip.}Microsoft MDOS {Ans: 1980 operating system for IBM PCs modified by Bill Gates. PCs using Intel chip used this}Sound Cards & Video Cards {Ans: Sound cards connect speakers and a microphone. Video cards provide connections for the monitor.}