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Study Guide Answers
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Most early radio equipment used __________ __________.
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vacuum tubes |
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Which was developed first, ENIAC or UNIVAC?
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ENIAC |
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For what do "ENIAC" and "UNIVAC" stand?
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Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer, Universal Automatic Computer |
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In 1948, John Bardeen, William Shockley, and Walter Brattain invented the __________________, for which they won the Nobel Prize in 1956.
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transistor |
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The Intel 4004 chip was the world's first __________________________.
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microprocessor |
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A ________________ is one-millionth of a meter, about 1/100th of the diameter of a human hair.
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micron |
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How long have personal computers that an average person could afford been available?
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since 1978 |
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What is the original ingredient of an integrated circuit?
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sand |
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The silicon wafers used to make an integrated circuit must stay in their pure form, otherwise electricity cannot be conducted. True or false?
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false |
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The components of integrated circuits are so small, and the process requires so much precision, that all work is done in __________________-__________________.
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clean-rooms |
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Which chip has made the personal computer possible?
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the microprocessor chip |
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12.
Which of the following was not mentioned in the video as something that a robot can do?
a. weld and paint cars b. defuse bombs
c. prepare a meal from scratch d. both b & c
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c |
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