Pentathlon Social Science 2024

In 1927, which company merged with the Rand Kardex Company?

• Bill Gates Company
• Remington Typewriter Company
• Kibobb Tuppi Company
• Philo Remington Company

What idea did Adam Smith capture in his 1776 book The Wealth of Nations? (6-9)

• With the increase of population, workers needed to farm more for food population
• With the increase of population, people needed to work for Adam Smith for money
• With the increase of population, workers needed to be more efficient and specialized
• With the increase of population, people quit jobs to fight for money

What is the difference between the Difference Engine and the Analytical Engine? (6-9)

• The Analytical Engine performs any calculation to have higher power than the Difference Engine
• The Difference Engine performs any calculation to have higher power than the Analytical Engine
• The Analytical Engine has lesser power than the Difference Engine and performs only one calculation
• The Difference Engine overpowers the Analytical Engine because it performs only one calculation

Who was Ada Lovelace, the famous poet, the daughter of? (6-9)

• Ted Hoff
• Lord Byron
• Charles Babbage
• Adam Smith

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What did the German mathematician David Hilbert propose? (6-9)

• Cash Register
• Difference Engine
• Entscheidungsproblem
• Manly Machine

Which inventor designed and patented the first practical typewriter?

• Philo Remington
• Dwayne Johnson
• James Kim and Catherine Diama
• Christopher Latham Sholes

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

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What is IBM? (13-17)

• A cash register
• A big company in the office-machine industry
• A type of punch card
• One of the first computers

What was the Differential Analyzer? (13-17)

• An early personal computer that did not sell too well becase of the high price tag
• An inventor which invented the personal computer
• An complex computer that could differential equations; was close to a general purpose computer
• A company that made cash registers

Did the UNIVAC get more sales than the IBM? (Pg.38)

• Yes, it got more sales and overtook the popularity
• IBM started late and still overtook the UNIVAC in sales
• LISP merged with UNIVAC and won
• Sophia hart and Sarah Tree worked on the IBM together and won

What does the UNIVAC stand for (22-25)

• Universal Automatic Computer
• Uno Automatic Computer
• Union Automatic computer
• Unicycle Automatc computer

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CCSS.RI.6.7

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