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 ​Companies such as IBM and Sperry Rand launched the computer industry when they brought the first mainframes to market in the ________. 

A)  ​1940s 
B)  ​1950s 
C)  ​1960s 
D)  ​1970s

E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

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 ​A calculation is based on a(n) ___________-the step-by-step process by which numbers are manipulated.

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 ​1996 was the year that cable _______ service made its debut.

 ​Telegraphy remained the major technology for intercontinental communication well into the ________. 

 ​The years between 1920 and 1960 are considered the Golden Age of ________.

 The growth of the ICT industry has a generally upward trend.​ 

 ​_________ is the monetary value of all the goods and services produced by a nation's workforce on an annual?basis. 

 ​_______ certification, offered by Certiport, covers basic computing knowledge and skills.

 ​Based on existing laws governing international conflict, the ______________ sets out rules for conducting and responding to cyberwarfare. 

 ​Radio technology is the basis for cell phones and Wi-Fi. 

 ​With the proliferation of computer viruses and worms, computer __________ has become a hot niche for IT workers.

 ​Telephone networks are based on a hierarchy of interconnected stars. At the center of the star is a telephone ___________ that manages connections between callers.

 ​A Web site developer manages an organization's online reputation by establishing and maintaining social media sites and evaluating analytics to support its mission. 

 ENIAC's memory held programs but not data.​ 

 ​The terms outsourcing and offshoring are the same thing. 

 ​The first telephone was invented and patented by Alexander Graham Bell in ________. 

 ​Moore's law accurately described the rate of chip innovation for the last 50 years. 

 The information industry has three major facets: _________, computers, and telecommunications.​

 The success of an underwater telegraph cable depended on the discovery of __________, a rubber-like substance.

 The Apple II computer included color graphics.​