History of Computers Quiz

Who is known as the "Father of Computers"?

• Charles Babbage

• Alan Turing

• John von Neumann

• Steve Jobs

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

• Analytical Engine

• Difference Engine

• Pascaline

• ENIAC

Who is credited with creating the first algorithm intended for implementation on a machine?

• Alan Turing

• Ada Lovelace

• John Napier

• Charles Babbage

When was the first generation of computers developed?

• 1940-1956

• 1956-1963

• 1964-1971

• 1971-Present

Which technology was used in first-generation computers?

• Transistors

• Vacuum Tubes

• Integrated Circuits

• Microprocessors

Which computer is considered the first general-purpose electronic digital computer?

• ENIAC

• UNIVAC

• Colossus

• Z3

Who is known as the "Father of Artificial Intelligence"?

• John McCarthy

• Alan Turing

• Marvin Minsky

• Herbert Simon

What was the name of the first commercial computer?

• IBM 650

• UNIVAC I

• ENIAC

• PDP-1

Who invented the punched card used for data input in early computers?

• Herman Hollerith

• Blaise Pascal

• Joseph Jacquard

• Alan Turing

Which early computer used binary rather than decimal systems for computation?

• ENIAC

• UNIVAC

• Zuse Z3

• Mark I