"Early Computing: Crash Course..." Video Review

The first calculating device was an abacus.

• True

• False

The Step Reckoner worked like a car odometer and was able to add, subtract, multiple, and divide.

• True

• False

Charles Babbage was able to see his inventions completed within his lifetime.

• True

• False

The term "computer" was originally used to describe inventions like the abacus or the slide ruler.

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• False

The Step Reckoner was created by Leibniz in the late 1800's.

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• False

Babbage is considered the "father of computers", because his Analytical Engine contained integrated memory and an arithmetic logic unit.

• True

• False

Herman Hollerith created a tabulating machine that used punch cards

• True

• False

Who is considered the first programmer?

• Babbage

• Lovelace

• Leibniz

• Hollerith

After the invention of the abacus, which of the following inventions helped humans to improve the speed and accuracy of calculations?

• slide rule

• astrolabe

• clocks

• all of these

Hollerith's company merged with others to become which still existing company?

• Apple

• Hewlett Packard (HP)

• IBM

• Microsoft