Evolution of Computers Quiz

Which was the earliest calculating device invented in China?

• Abacus

• Pascalin

• Napier's bone

• Slide rule

Who invented the calculating device called Napier's bone?

• William Mortar

• Blaise Pascal

• Charles Babbage

• John Napier

What was the device developed by William Mortar based on the idea of logarithm?

• Napier's bone

• Abacus

• Pascalin

• Slide rule

Who invented the calculating machine called Pascalin?

• Charles Babbage

• John Napier

• William Mortar

• Blaise Pascal

Which mathematician is known as the father of modern digital computers?

• Charles Babbage

• William Mortar

• Blaise Pascal

• John Napier

Who built a tabulating machine called Hollerith desk in 1890?

• Charles Babbage

• Hermann Hollerith

• Blaise Pascal

• John Napier

Who invented Mach 1 in 1944?

• Charles Babbage

• Hermann Hollerith

• Howard Aiken

• John Napier

What was the name of the company started by Hermann Hollerith after building the Hollerith desk?

• Hollerith Company

• IBM Mach 1

• Tabulating Machine Company

• International Business Machines