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Computer Trivia Attendance #1

Authored by Mr. Kedwell

Computers

9th - 12th Grade

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Computer Trivia Attendance #1
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What machine was used during WWII to encrypt and decrypt German messages?

Enigma
Atbash
Secret
Puzzler

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Alan Turing invent in WWII?

A machine to decrypt enemy messages that were scrambled.
A basic calculator that could add and subtract.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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The term "computer" was first used in 1613, but what did it refer to?

A calculators

An abacus

A person who did calculations

Counting on your fingers

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which of the following is a co-founder of Apple?

Steve Wozniak

Elon Musk

Mark Zuckerberg

Alan Turing

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which of the following is a co-founder of Meta?

Steve Wozniak

Elon Musk

Mark Zuckerberg

Alan Turing

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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She was a computer pioneer and naval officer. She received a master’s degree (1930) and a Ph.D. (1934) in mathematics from Yale. One of the first three modern “programmers,” Hopper is best known for her trailblazing contributions to the development of computer languages.

Grace Murray Hopper

Ada Lovelace

Radia Perlman

Anita Borg

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

He was an English polymath. A mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer, __________ originated the concept of a digital programmable computer. ______________ is considered by some to be "father of the computer".

Charles Babbage

Tim Berners-Lee

Vint Cerf

Stephen Cook

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