Typewriters and Cash Registers

What was the reason for Americans to quickly adopt labor-saving machines compared to Europeans?

• Americans had a stronger tradition of using machines

• Europeans had a stronger tradition of using machines

• Americans were more technologically advanced

• Europeans were more technologically advanced

Who proposed the idea of encoding information on small sheets of cardstock for the census?

• Robert Porter

• Herman Hollerith

• Thomas Edison

• Alexander Graham Bell

What was the inspiration behind Herman Hollerith's idea of encoding information on paper cards?

• The use of sheets of perforated paper in music instruments

• The use of sheets of perforated paper in printing

• The use of sheets of perforated paper in photography

• The use of sheets of perforated paper in telegraphy

What were the purposes for which early office automation devices like typewriters and filing cabinets were designed?

• Word processing, information storage and retrieval, and financial analysis

• Data processing, data storage and retrieval, and data analysis

• Communication, data storage and retrieval, and data analysis

• Word processing, communication, and data analysis

Who designed and patented the first practical typewriter?

• Christopher Latham Sholes

• James Densmore

• Philo Remington

• Dorr E. Felt

What was the name of the company formed after the merger of Remington Typewriter Company and Rand Kardex Company?

• Remington Rand

• Comptometer

• Burroughs

• Ritty

Who invented the mechanical calculator called the Comptometer?

• Dorr E. Felt

• William S. Burroughs

• James Ritty

• Christopher Latham Sholes

What was the purpose of James Ritty's cash register?

• To check the honesty of the clerk

• To record the day's transactions

• To guard against errors

• All of the above

Who bought the rights to James Ritty's cash register invention?

• John H. Patterson

• Thomas J. Watson, Sr.

• Vannevar Bush

• Howard Aiken

Which company did Thomas J. Watson, Sr. establish after being fired from NCR?

• National Cash Register Company

• Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company

• International Business Machines

• Remington Rand