Early Computing Quiz

What is the earliest recognized device for computing?

• Computer

• Pascal

• Calculator

• Abacus

What tool which enables ships to calculate their latitude at sea?

• Radar

• Astrolabe

• Sliding Rule

• Seameter

Who is the early computer pioneer who is also known as the Father of Computer?

• Alan Turing

• Steve Jobs

• Charles Babbage

• Bill Gates

In 1613, the word "computer" referred to a job title. Not a a machine.

• Yeah, it's True

• Nah, it's False

What machine that was designed by German polymath, Gottfried Leibniz which can calculate all four basic operations? (addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication)

• Zuse

• Mark I

• Step Reckoner

• Calculator

What is the device that Charles Babbage built and become the "General Purpose Computer"?

• Step Reckoner

• Difference Engine

• Analytical Engine

• Enigma

The first ever programmer in the world was a woman.

• Yes. True

• No. False

Who is the word's first programmer?

• Alan Turing

• Charles Babbage

• Ada Lovelace

• Marie Curie

In 19th century, computer was often used in __________, and rarely seen in business, government, and domestic life.

• Military

• Medical

• Science and Engineering

• Education

In the census happened in US (1890), Herman Hollerith's machine used _______

• Vacuum tube

• Punch card

• Calculator

• Normal paper