Quiz 1

Who invented the first modern type of mechanical computing machine?

• John A. McDonald
• Thomas Edison
• Alexander Graham Bell
• Charles Babbage

Who is the "World's First Programmer"?

• Augusta Anderson
• Mother Theresa
• Ada Augusta
• Adeline August

What was the first electronic digital computing device?

• Atanasoff-Berry Computer (ABC)
• Difference Engine
• Analytical Engine
• Tally Stick

What was the first portable computer?

• Osborne 1
• ENIAC
• EDVAC
• UNIVAC

What was the first electronic general-purpose computer?

• Osborne 1
• ENIAC
• EDVAC
• UNIVAC

In the fifth generation of computers, input was based on punched cards and paper tape, and output was displayed on printouts.

• True
• False

Jacquard Loom was the first reliable, useful and commercially successful calculating machine.

• True
• False

Which of the following is a negative impact of ICT in the society?

• Increase in access to information and services that has accompanied the growth of the Internet.
• ICT allows people to participate in a wider, even worldwide, society.
• ICT gives access to new tools that did not previously exist
• A lot of ICT hardware and software is expensive, both to purchase and to maintain.

A computer is an electronic device that can ____.

• store
• retrieve
• process
• all of the choices
• none of the choices

What was the first computer?

• Tally stick
• Abacus
• Human
• Difference Engine