History of Early Computers

Who developed the first programmable computer, the Z1?

• Charles Babbage

• Ada Lovelace

• Konrad Zuse

• Alan Turing

What was the name of the world's oldest digital computer, created in 1941?

• Z1

• Z3

• Harvard Mark I

• ENIAC

Which computer was the world's first commercial digital computer?

• Z1

• Z3

• Z4

• IBM 701

Which computer was the first capable of storing data in its memory?

• Z1

• Harvard Mark I

• Atanasoff-Berry Computer

• ENIAC

What was the primary purpose of the Harvard Mark I during World War II?

• Designing new weapons

• Breaking complex Lorenz ciphers

• Managing troop movements

• Calculating ballistic trajectories

What were the approximate dimensions and components of ENIAC?

• 150 sq meters, 600 switches, 1800 vacuum tubes

• 1500 sq meters, 6000 switches, 18000 vacuum tubes

• 15000 sq meters, 60000 switches, 180000 vacuum tubes

• 15 sq meters, 60 switches, 180 vacuum tubes

What was UNIVAC primarily designed for?

• Scientific research

• Military applications

• Business and government applications

• Personal use

What significant technological advancement replaced vacuum tubes in computers around 1953?

• Integrated circuits

• Microprocessors

• Transistors

• Capacitors

Who developed the first computer language, COBOL?

• Alan Turing

• Grace Hopper

• John Mauchly

• Konrad Zuse

Which IBM computer series, launched in the early 1960s, utilized transistors and included the Stretch model?

• IBM 5150

• IBM 701

• IBM 360

• IBM 7000 series