Grade 8

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Which of the following devices is considered one of the earliest known calculating tools?

• a) Abacus
• b) Analytical engine
• c) Charles Babbage machine
• d) ENIAC

Who is credited with inventing the concept of the Analytical Engine, an early mechanical general-purpose computer?

• a) Alan Turing
• b) Nikola Tesla
• c) Charles Babbage
• d) John von Neumann

Who was Charles Babbage's collaborator and the first programmer in history?

• a) Ada Lovelace
• b) Grace Hopper
• c) Hedy Lamarr
• d) Marie Curie

Which generation of computers was characterised by the use of vacuum tubes and magnetic drums for memory?

• a) First generation
• b) Second generation
• c) Third generation
• d) Fourth generation

What was the main technology used in the second generation of computers?

• a) Vacuum tubes
• b) Transistors
• c) Integrated circuits
• d) Microprocessors

Which generation of computers saw the development of high-level programming languages and the use of operating systems?

• a) First generation
• b) Second generation
• c) Third generation
• d) Fourth generation

Which generation of computers introduced the concept of microprocessors?

• a) First generation
• b) Second generation
• c) Third generation
• d) Fourth generation

Which generation of computers saw the introduction of personal computers (PCs)?

• a) First generation
• b) Second generation
• c) Third generation
• d) Fourth generation

Who is often credited with designing the first fully electronic computer called the ENIAC?

• a) Steve Jobs
• b) Bill Gates
• c) Alan Turing
• d) John W. Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert