Computer History Quiz

Which ancient device was used to track the positions of the Sun, Earth, and Moon?

• Abacus

• Antikythera Mechanism

• Babbage's Engines

• Hollerith's Tabulator

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The _____ was a personal computer with a monitor and mouse like we use today.

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Who designed the 'difference engines' to compute mathematical functions and generate mathematical tables?

• Charles Babbage

• Alan Turing

• Herman Hollerith

• John von Neumann

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Which machine compiled the population statistics of a census using punched cards?

• ENIAC

• Manchester Baby

• Osborne 1

• Hollerith's Tabulator

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The _____ is currently the fastest and most powerful supercomputer.

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Which computer was one of the earliest with built-in storage and used paper tape for input?

• Antikythera Mechanism

• ENIAC

• Manchester Baby

• Altaïr 8800

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Which portable computer was one of the earliest and used floppy disk drives for storage?

• ENIAC

• Manchester Baby

• Osborne 1

• Apple Macintosh

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Which ancient device was used for centuries to perform mathematical functions?

• Abacus

• Antikythera Mechanism

• Babbage's Engines

• Hollerith's Tabulator

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Which computer was the first to use a graphical user interface?

• Altaïr 8800

• Apple Macintosh

• Frontier Supercomputer

• Osborne 1

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Which computer was the first to use a microprocessor?

• ALTAIR 8800

• Apple Macintosh

• Frontier Supercomputer

• Osborne 1

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