292025 LITE QUIZ 2

What is the primary characteristic of a computer?

• It can execute a set of predefined instructions.

• It works only as a calculator.

• It uses natural language for processing.

• It cannot store data.

Which of the following devices is considered the first programmable computer?

• ENIAC

• Z1

• Harvard Mark 1

• UNIVAC 1

Who is credited with inventing the Analytical Engine?

• Charles Babbage

• Blaise Pascal

• Howard H. Aiken

• Joseph-Marie Jacquard

What technology marked the third generation of computers?

• Vacuum tubes

• Transistors

• Integrated Circuits (ICs)

• VLSI circuits

What is the significance of Napier's Bones in computing history?

• It was the first digital computing device.

• It allowed multiplication and division using movable rods.

• It was the first general-purpose computer.

• It was used to control a mechanical loom.

What does ENIAC stand for?

• Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator

• Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer

• Electrical Navigation Intelligent and Calculator

• Enhanced Numeric Integrative Analytic Calculator

Which of the following is considered the first commercial computer?

• EDVAC

• UNIVAC 1

• Harvard Mark 1

• Atanasoff-Berry Computer (ABC)

What development is associated with the fourth generation of computers?

• Vacuum tubes

• Artificial Intelligence

• Very Large Scale Integrated (VLSI) circuits

• Stored program architecture

Who is recognized as the first computer programmer?

• Augusta Ada Byron

• John Presper Eckert

• Charles Babbage

• Howard H. Aiken

What is the primary use of the Jacquard Loom in computing history?

• To calculate mathematical functions

• To tabulate information

• To control a mechanical loom with punched cards

• To store and retrieve data