Computer History

In Primitive Times counting was  done on....

• Fingers
• Toes
• 10
• Metric

5000 Years Ago One of first tools used to express numbers was the _______________________.

• Maracca
• Abacus
• Lines on Stone
• Sticks in a Pile

Where was the Abacus developed?

• Primitive Times
• America
• China
• MIT

Who invented calculating rods in the 1600s?

• John Napier
• Charles Babish
• Bill Gates
• Steve Jobs

What could you do with Napier's Bones?

• Multiply
• Add
• Subtract
• Divide

Who invented a machine to add long columns of numbers quickly?

• Charles Babbish
•  Blaise Pascal
• John Napier
• Bill Gates

How did Pascal’s Arithmetic Machine work?

• Like a Calculator
• Like Napier's Bones
• Like an Abacus
• Like the odometer in a car

In 1801, who invented a new type of loom for weaving cloth in elaborate designs. 

• Charles Babbish
• Joseph Jacquard
• John Napier
• Blaise Pascal

The Loom for weaving elaborate designs used....

• Punched Cards
• Programs
• Floppy Disks
• Ticker Tape

Who invented the first calculating machine that could be called a computer?

• Charles Babbage
• Blaise Pascal
• John Napier
• Bill Gates