Microprocessor — Questions and answers

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What big idea did Ted Hoff have for a new kind of chip?

Choices

  1. A) To make chips that only worked for one specific job.
  2. B) To use lots of different chips for one device.
  3. C) To create a single, programmable chip that could do many different tasks. ✓
  4. D) To make computers even more complicated.

Answer: C) To create a single, programmable chip that could do many different tasks.

From page 4

Which engineer brought a special technology (Silicon Gate Technology) that made it possible to build the chip?

Choices

  1. A) Ted Hoff
  2. B) Stanley Mazor
  3. C) Masatoshi Shima
  4. D) Federico Faggin ✓

Answer: D) Federico Faggin

From page 6

How many transistors were integrated into the first Intel 4004 chip?

Choices

  1. A) 12
  2. B) 60,000
  3. C) 2,300 ✓
  4. D) A dozen

Answer: C) 2,300

From page 7

When was the Intel 4004, the world's first microprocessor, officially announced?

Choices

  1. A) November 1971 ✓
  2. B) Late 1960s
  3. C) Prior to 1970
  4. D) In 1980

Answer: A) November 1971

From page 8

Besides calculators, what new areas did the Intel 4004's successors (like the 8080) help power?

Choices

  1. A) Only very simple toys.
  2. B) Terminals, industrial control systems, and early personal computers. ✓
  3. C) Only large, specialized scientific equipment.
  4. D) Just kitchen appliances.

Answer: B) Terminals, industrial control systems, and early personal computers.

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