Science, Technology and Society

Who invented the printing press?

• Isaac Newton
• Leonardo da Vinci
• Albert Einstein
• Johannes Gutenberg

When was the printing press invented?

• early 20th century
• mid-17th century
• late 18th century
• mid-15th century

What device first compiled actuarial tables, did engineering calculations, and served as computers.

• Difference Engine
• Analytical Engine
• Abacus
• Slide Rule

Who is the Father of the Computer Age?

• Nikola Tesla
• Charles Babbage
• Thomas Edison
• Alan Turing

What electromechanical machine enabled the British to read all daily German Naval Enigma traffic?

• Bombe machine
• Codebreaker machine
• Turing machine
• Enigma machine

What machine can solve any problem and perform any task from a written a program?

• A calculator
• A microwave
• A computer
• A toaster

Who is the Filipino engineer who created the new silicon chip?

• Juan Dela Cruz
• Maria Garcia
• Pedro Santos
• Diosdado Banatao

Who built a simple computer with around 8080 microprocessors that were hooked up to a keyboard and television?

• Ed Roberts
• Bill Gates
• Mark Zuckerberg
• Steve Jobs

What did Steve Jobs call the computer described in no. 8?

• Mindset Machine
• Brain Bike
• Intellect Cycle
• Bicycle for the Mind

Who is the creator of Microsoft?

• Steve Jobs
• Elon Musk
• Mark Zuckerberg
• Bill Gates