The Modern Definition and Use of the Term Computer Emerged

question 13

Multiple Choice

The modern definition and use of the term computer emerged in the ____.

• A) 1930s
• B) 1940s
• C) 1950s
• D) 1960s

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Definitions:

Behaviorism

The (philosophical) thesis that there are no mental events (or that they are of no scientific importance). What we call by mentalistic names (pains, emotions, motives) are actually patterns of behavior, misnamed and mistakenly supposed to be inner, “ghostly” occurrences.

Mental

Pertaining to the mind or to mental states, processes, and faculties.

Nature

The physical world and everything in it that is not made by human beings, including plants, animals, and landscapes.

Invisible Hand

A term coined by Adam Smith to describe the self-regulating nature of the marketplace, where individuals' pursuit of their own self-interest often leads to beneficial effects for the society as a whole.