COMP 212 SEATWORK NO. 0

What is the Latin origin of the word “computer”?

• Computure

• Computare

• Compotare

• Calculare

What is the main function of a computer?

• To store electricity
  

• To entertain users

• To accept, process, and output data

• To create websites

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a computer?

• Speed

• Accuracy

• Precision

• Automation

What was the earliest calculating tool mentioned?

• Calculator

• Slide Rule

• Abacus

• Pascaline

Who invented the first multiplication device in 1617?

• Blaise Pascal

• Gottfried Leibniz

• Charles Babbage

• John Napier

Who developed the Slide Rule?

• Pascal

• Napier

• Gunter

• Hollerith

What was Blaise Pascal’s contribution to early computers?

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Who created a multiplication and division machine in 1673?

• Pascal

• Hollerith

• Leibniz

• Gunter

The punched card machine was invented by:

• Ada Lovelace

• Herman Hollerith

• John von Neumann

• Charles Babbage

The Jacquard Loom used punched cards to represent:

• Manual codes

• Machine language

• Binary data

• Assembly instructions