IT ERA (BSA 3) RE EXAM PRELIM

In what year did the first sliderule come into existence?

• 1642

• 1801

• 1823

• 1620

Who invented the Napier's Bones, a more sophisticated computing machine in 1614?

• Joseph Marie Jacquard

• Gottfried Leibniz

• John Napier

• Blaise Pascal

Which English mathematician originated the idea of a programmable computer and designed the Analytical Engine in 1833?

• Blaise Pascal

• John Napier

• Gottfried Leibniz

• Charles Babbage

What was the first general-purpose electronic digital computer design for business applications produced in the United States?

• Harvard Mark I

• ENIAC

• UNIVAC

• IBM 701

Which generation of computers was more reliable, used less energy, and had better portability compared to the first generation?

• Second Generation

• Fourth Generation

• First Generation

• Third Generation

Which German mathematician constructed a new machine called Stepped Reckoner in 1671?

• Gottfried Leibniz

• Blaise Pascal

• Joseph Marie Jacquard

• John Napier

Who undertook the construction of an electro-mechanical computer called Mark I in 1937?

• Howard Aiken

• John Presper Eckert

• Charles Babbage

• John Vincent Atanasoff

Who built the world's first electronic digital computer called Atanasoff-Berry computer at Iowa State University during 1939-1942?

• John Vincent Atanasoff

• John Presper Eckert

• Howard Aiken

• Charles Babbage

Which generation of computers was developed for totally general-purpose use, smaller in size, and much more reliable than other generations?

• Fourth Generation

• Second Generation

• Third Generation

• First Generation

What technology advances were seen in the fifth generation of computers?

• VLSI and ULSI

• Transistors

• Vacuum Tubes

• Punch Cards