Computer and IT History Quiz

What was the oldest computing device mentioned?

• Chinese abacus

• ENIAC machine

• Roman abacus

• Mechanical calculator

Who built the first mechanical calculator for addition?

• John Von Neumann

• Charles Babbage

• Blaise Pascal

• Gottfried Leibniz

What significant principle did John Von Neumann introduce in 1945?

• Computers should use vacuum tubes

• Programs must be stored in computers with ALU, Control Units, Registers

• Mechanical calculators are sufficient

• Computers should not use punched cards

Which generation of computers used vacuum tubes?

• Third generation

• Second generation

• First generation

• Fourth generation

What was the primary purpose of the ENIAC machine?

• Defense purposes

• Personal computing

• Artificial intelligence

• Space exploration

Which computer reached 2 million calculations per second?

• IBM 7090

• UNIVAC

• ENIAC

• IBM 360

What technology did the third generation of computers use?

• Transistors

• Vacuum tubes

• Punched cards

• Integrated Circuits

Which Intel processor was released in 1971?

• Intel 4004

• Intel 8086

• Intel 8008

• Intel Core i7

What is the focus of the fifth generation of computers?

• Using vacuum tubes

• Artificial intelligence

• Mechanical calculators

• Integrated circuits

Which programming languages were associated with the second generation of computers?

• HTML and CSS

• C++ and Assembly

• Python and Java

• COBOL and FORTRAN