Which of the Following Occurred in the 1946-1958 Generation of Computing

question 40

Multiple Choice

Which of the following occurred in the 1946-1958 generation of computing?

• A) The interpersonal computing era ended and the internetworking era began.
• B) The internetworking era ended.
• C) The mainframe era began.
• D) The mainframe era ended and the personal computer era began.
• E) The personal computer era ended and the interpersonal computing era began.

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Definitions:

Variance

A measure of variability that denotes the average of the squared differences from the mean, used in statistics to indicate how data points in a set are spread out.

Normal Distribution

A symmetrical bell-shaped distribution of data in which most of the values cluster around the mean.

Uniform Probability Distribution

A distribution in which all outcomes are equally likely to occur within a certain range.

Expected Value

The long-run average value of repetitions of the same experiment or random trial.