Computer Science History Quiz

Who is considered the "father of the computer" for his conceptual design of the Analytical Engine?

• Alan Turing

• Charles Babbage

• John von Neumann

• Ada Lovelace

Which early computing machine, developed by Herman Hollerith, was used for the 1890 U.S. Census?

• ENIAC

• UNIVAC

• Tabulating Machine

• Z3

What was the primary purpose of the ENIAC, one of the earliest electronic general-purpose computers?

• Weather forecasting

• Code-breaking

• Ballistic trajectory calculations

• Financial modeling

Which of the following was the first commercially successful personal computer?

• IBM PC

• Apple II

• Commodore 64

• Altair 8800

What was the name of the first mechanical computer, designed by Charles Babbage?

• Difference Engine

• Analytical Engine

• Turing Machine

• Zuse Z3

Which company introduced the first microprocessor, the Intel 4004, in 1971?

• IBM

• Intel

• Microsoft

• Apple

What was the primary innovation of the UNIVAC I, the first commercially produced computer in the United States?

• Use of vacuum tubes

• Magnetic tape for data storage

• Integrated circuits

• Graphical user interface

Who is known for their work on the Bombe machine, which was used to decrypt German Enigma machine codes during World War II?

• Alan Turing

• John von Neumann

• Grace Hopper

• Konrad Zuse

Which early computer is known for being the first to use stored programs?

• ENIAC

• EDVAC

• Colossus

• Harvard Mark I

What was the primary purpose of the Colossus computer, developed during World War II?

• Weather forecasting

• Code-breaking

• Ballistic trajectory calculations

• Financial modeling