Section I Early Information Processing Quiz

Who is the author of The Wealth of Nations?

• John Kay

• Adam Smith

• Charles Babbage

• Vannevar Bush

In which book did Adam Smith discuss worker specialization?

• The Entscheidungsproblem

• The Difference Engine

• The Analytical Engine

• The Wealth of Nations

Who was interested in automating mathematical calculations in 1819?

• Adam Smith

• Charles Babbage

• John Kay

• Alan Turing

What was the name of Charles Babbage's proposed machine that could be programmed to perform any mathematical operation?

• Comptometer

• Difference Engine

• Analytical Engine

• Mark I

Who is considered by many to have been the world's first computer programmer?

• Herman Hollerith

• Ada Lovelace

• Charles Babbage

• Alan Turing

What was the purpose of the telegraph?

• Sending and receiving text messages

• Sending and receiving telegrams

• Sending and receiving emails

• Sending and receiving faxes

Who proposed the Entscheidungsproblem in 1928?

• Alonzo Church

• Alan Turing

• David Hilbert

• Vannevar Bush

What was the name of the machine created by Vannevar Bush between 1928 and 1931?

• Analytical Engine

• ABC

• Mark I

• Differential Analyzer

Who was the president of IBM in 1924?

• Konrad Zuse

• John Atanasoff

• Thomas J. Watson, Sr.

• Herman Hollerith

In which country was Konrad Zuse developing electromechanical computers?

• United States

• France

• Germany

• England