Early Computing: Crash Course Computer Science #1

Early Computing: Crash Course Computer Science #1

Assessment

Interactive Video

World Languages

6th - 8th Grade

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Erik Pritchard

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is NOT a focus of this computer science series?

Programming tutorials

Virtual Reality

Robots

Operating Systems

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which device was used for basic calculations around 2500 BCE?

Astrolabe

Calculator

Abacus

Computer

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary function of the Step Reckoner?

To perform basic arithmetic operations

To store data

To display information

To connect to the Internet

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is considered the world's first programmer?

Charles Babbage

Ada Lovelace

Herman Hollerith

Gottfried Leibniz

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What significant impact did Hollerith's machine have on the US census process?

Decreased data accuracy

Introduced digital data storage

Reduced the processing time

Increased the census duration

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