History of Computer Quiz

Which ancient calculating tool likely originated in Mesopotamia or China?

• Abacus

• Jacquard Loom

• Step Reckoner

• Pascaline

Who invented the Pascaline, an early mechanical calculator for addition and subtraction?

• Charles Babbage

• Blaise Pascal

• Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

• Joseph Marie Jacquard

What was the significant advancement in computational technology by Blaise Pascal in 1642?

• Pascaline

• Step Reckoner

• Analytical Engine

• Difference Engine

Who invented the Step Reckoner, a mechanical calculator for multiplication and division?

• Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

• Blaise Pascal

• Herman Hollerith

• Charles Babbage

Which concept by Charles Babbage laid the groundwork for future developments in computing?

• Z1

• Tabulating Machine

• Analytical Engine

• Difference Engine

What innovation by Joseph Marie Jacquard laid the foundation for modern computer programming concepts?

• Jacquard Loom

• Tabulating Machine

• Colossus Mark I

• Z1

Who developed the tabulating machine that introduced punched cards for data processing?

• Konrad Zuse

• Tommy Flowers

• Howard H. Aiken

• Herman Hollerith

During which years did Konrad Zuse construct the Z1, considered the world's first functional programmable computer?

• 1822

• 1673

• 1623

• 1936 to 1938

Who developed the Colossus Mark I, the world's first programmable electronic digital computer?

• Blaise Pascal

• Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

• Charles Babbage

• Tommy Flowers

What was the Harvard Mark I used for during World War II?

• Automated data processing

• Weaving intricate patterns

• Breaking German codes

• Ballistics computations