Social Science 1.1

What did the word 'computer' originally mean before World War II?

• An electronic machine

• A person who performed calculations

• A type of smartphone

• A mechanical typewriter

What does ENIAC stand for?

• Electron Numerical  Integrated Computer

• Electronic Number  Integration and Computer

• Electronic Numerical  Integrator and Computer

• Electricity Number  Internal Computer

What was the first electronic computer mentioned in the text?

• ENIAC

• UNIVAC

• IBM

• Apple I

Where was the ENIAC constructed?

• Harvard University

• University of Pennsylvania

• Stanford University

• MIT

How much did the ENIAC weigh?

• Twenty tons

• Ten tons

• Forty tons

• Thirty tons

What was one of the main reasons for the invention of the first electronic computers?

• To create smartphones

• To ease the work of human computers

• To play games

• To send emails

What did Adam Smith discuss in his book 'The Wealth of Nations'?

• The invention of the telephone

• The importance of computers

• Worker specialization and efficiency

• The history of telegraphs

What was the purpose of the electric cables run by railway companies in the 1860s?

• To light up stations

• To power trains

• To send and receive telegrams

• To connect computers

What was the telegram an early form of?

• Radio

• Television

• Email

• Telephone

How quickly could telegram messages be sent and received?

• Within a few days

• Within a few hours

• Instantly

• Within a few minutes