EECS 1520 Final Exam-Questions, Answers|
Newest Update 2026/2027
What decimal numbers represent decimal Arabic numbers?
48-57
48 represents 0
What is the earliest ancient computing device?
Abacus
When and where did the abacus originate?
5000 years ago
Babylonia
Algorithm
A methodical, logical rule or procedure that guarantees solving a particular problem.
Euclidean algorithm
Finding the greatest common divisor of two numbers
Sieve of Eratosthenes
Algorithm for finding prime numbers named for a Greek mathematician
Name a manual calculating machine
Slide rule
What did Jacquard Loom create that was later used to code?
,Punch cards to create patterns for textiles
Weaving Loom
How was a punch card used to represent information?
The presence and absence of holes
George Boole
created boolean algebra and laid the foundation of digital computing circuitry
What existing concept did Claude Shannon introduce to computing machines?
Boolean logic
Who is considered the father of modern information age?
Claude Shannon
Who introduces the th CPU - memory operating system?
Von Neumann
What instruction cycle did Von Neumann create?
Fetch, decode, execute
What contribution did Alan Turning have in WWII?
Decrypting the code for the German Enigma machine
What was the Enigma machine?
the most sophisticated code system of its day, and a priority for the Allies to break it as the
Germans believed it was unbreakable
, Who created the Turning machine?
Alan Turning
What is ENIAC and what was its signifigance?significance
Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer
The first general purpose computer
What was ENIAC first used for?
commissioned by the United States Army for computing ballistic firing tables
What two qualities did ENIAC have?
Huge scale and redundant design
What did ENIAC use to control electrical signals?
Vacuum tubes
True or false: ENIAC used Von Neumann Architecture?
False. Manual programming of boards, switches and "function table"was used
What were the cons of vacuum tubes?
large, generated a lot of heat in use, and prone to failure
Who created the first complier and what did it do?
Grace Murray Hopper
Improved the speed and efficiency of programming
Newest Update 2026/2027
What decimal numbers represent decimal Arabic numbers?
48-57
48 represents 0
What is the earliest ancient computing device?
Abacus
When and where did the abacus originate?
5000 years ago
Babylonia
Algorithm
A methodical, logical rule or procedure that guarantees solving a particular problem.
Euclidean algorithm
Finding the greatest common divisor of two numbers
Sieve of Eratosthenes
Algorithm for finding prime numbers named for a Greek mathematician
Name a manual calculating machine
Slide rule
What did Jacquard Loom create that was later used to code?
,Punch cards to create patterns for textiles
Weaving Loom
How was a punch card used to represent information?
The presence and absence of holes
George Boole
created boolean algebra and laid the foundation of digital computing circuitry
What existing concept did Claude Shannon introduce to computing machines?
Boolean logic
Who is considered the father of modern information age?
Claude Shannon
Who introduces the th CPU - memory operating system?
Von Neumann
What instruction cycle did Von Neumann create?
Fetch, decode, execute
What contribution did Alan Turning have in WWII?
Decrypting the code for the German Enigma machine
What was the Enigma machine?
the most sophisticated code system of its day, and a priority for the Allies to break it as the
Germans believed it was unbreakable
, Who created the Turning machine?
Alan Turning
What is ENIAC and what was its signifigance?significance
Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer
The first general purpose computer
What was ENIAC first used for?
commissioned by the United States Army for computing ballistic firing tables
What two qualities did ENIAC have?
Huge scale and redundant design
What did ENIAC use to control electrical signals?
Vacuum tubes
True or false: ENIAC used Von Neumann Architecture?
False. Manual programming of boards, switches and "function table"was used
What were the cons of vacuum tubes?
large, generated a lot of heat in use, and prone to failure
Who created the first complier and what did it do?
Grace Murray Hopper
Improved the speed and efficiency of programming
