Computer History

What was the first electronic general-purpose computer?

• COLOSSUS

• IBM 701

• UNIVAC

• ENIAC

Who is considered to be the father/mother of the computer?

• Alan Turing

• Charles Babbage

• Bill Gates

• Ada Lovelace

What year was the World Wide Web invented?

• 2001

• 1984

• 1992

• 1989

Which protocol is fundamental to the Internet?

• TCP/IP

• SMTP

• HTTP

• FTP

Which company introduced the first personal computer?

• IBM

• MITS (Altair)

• Commodore

• Apple

What does GUI stand for?

• Graphical Universal Interface

• General User Interface

• Graphical User Interface

• Graphical User Input

What year did Microsoft Windows first release?

• 1995

• 1980

• 1985

• 1990

Who developed the first "programming language"?

• Charles Babbage

• Ada Lovelace

• Alan Turing

• John von Neumann

Which programming language is known as the first high-level programming language?

• Fortran

• C

• COBOL

• ALGOL

What is the primary purpose of an operating system?

• To manage hardware resources

• To create software applications

• To provide internet access

• To enhance graphics performance