PRELIM QUIZ NO.1

Which of the following was an ancient device used to keep track of numbers, quantities, or messages?

• Scroll

• Tally Stick

• Clay Tablet

• Stone Carving

Which of the following best describes the original use of the word "computer" as recorded in 1613?

• A tool used for mathematical education

• A mechanical device for performing arithmetic operations

• An early model of an electronic digital device

• A person who performed calculations or computations

Which of the following statements accurately describes the abacus?

• It was invented in Babylonia around 2400 B.C.

• It was first used in ancient Greece to perform complex mathematical calculations.

• It was developed in Egypt around 3000 B.C. primarily for astronomical purposes.

• It was introduced in Europe in the Middle Ages as a tool for advanced engineering calculations.

What device, invented by William Oughtred in 1622, revolutionized mathematical calculations?

• Mechanical Calculator

• Abacus

• Slide Rule

• Astrolabe

Which mathematical concept, invented by John Napier in 1614, revolutionized calculations by transforming multiplication into addition?

• Logarithms

• Slide Rule

• Abacus

• Decimal System

Which device was an early mechanical calculator that was limited to addition and subtraction and was considered too expensive?

• Abacus

• Slide Rule

• Pascaline

• Mechanical Calculator

Who invented the Stepped Reckoner, an early mechanical calculator capable of performing multiplication and division?

• William Oughtred Lei

• Blaise Pacel Pascal

• John James Napier

• Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

Which mechanical loom, invented by Joseph-Marie Jacquard, used punched cards to control the weaving pattern automatically?

• Jacquard Loom

• Spinning Loom

• Shuttle Loom

• Mechanical Loom

Which mechanical calculator, invented by Thomas de Colmar in 1820, was one of the first commercially successful devices for performing arithmetic operations?

• Pascaline

• Arithmometer

• Stepped Reckoner

• Difference Engine

In what year did Augusta Ada Byron suggests to Babbage that he use the binary system?

• 1840

• 1804

• 1820

• 1834