Relier Pairs Computer RevisionVersion en ligne Computer terms Revision par Julie Skeats 1 What is a special purpose machine? 2 What is the input-process-output model? 3 Which law predicts that the number of transistors in a computer circuitry doubles every two years? 4 Who developed the analytical engine? 5 What is the contribution of Alan Turing in the evolution of computers? 6 General purpose computers, dedicated systems and control systems. 7 8 What are the types of computer? 9 10 How were data and programs stored in computers during World War II? 11 State an application of control systems. 12 What is machine intelligence? A computer is any device or machine that can be programmed to carry out sequences of arithmetic or logical operations automatically. A computer designed to perform a specific function is called a special purpose machine. Algorithm design, decomposition and abstraction. A transistor is a semiconductor device that acts as binary switch. It is the fundamental building block of computer circuitry. Charles Babbage and Ada Lovelace Moore’s law Input-process-output model describes computer processing. The system receives an input, processes the data and presents information to the user. Data and programs were stored in a punched film during World War II. Manufacturing process General purpose computers, dedicated systems and control systems. Machine intelligence is a field of study in which improvements are made to work a computer in a more human way. Alan Turing developed a design for how modern computers would work with various programs to perform different functions.