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WorksheetsAPCS-01-01 - History
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the name of the first large electronic digital computer?
a)
COLLOSUS
b)
ENIAC
c)
WATSON
d)
IBM
2.
The purpose of this computer was:
a)
perform business calculations for large companies
b)
provide speech recognition to spy on enemies
c)
monitor and assist with the production of tanks
d)
calculate firing tables for artillery
3.
This computer was:
a)
over 100 feet long and contained 6,000 switches
b)
75 feet long and contained almost 1,000 switches
c)
125 feet long and contained almost 3,000 switches
d)
45 feet long and contained almost 1,500 switches
4.
In 1951, which electronic digital computer was the first to be sold commercially?
a)
ENIAC
b)
Macintosh
c)
UNIVAC
d)
IBM
5.
This first commercial computer cost:
a)
$250,000
b)
$500,000
c)
$2,000,000
d)
$1,000,000
6.
During the 1960's and very early 1970's, multiple people working for transistor companies helped to create the first
a)
capacitors and resistors
b)
microprocessor
c)
calculator
d)
cell phone
7.
The initial Intel chips provided as much power as an entire ENIAC and cost
a)
$150
b)
$200
c)
$400
d)
$700
8.
The Altair 8800 computer was one of the earliest computers based on a microprocessor. To program it, you:
a)
wrote scripts in Basic
b)
used punch cards
c)
turned a set of dials clockwise and counterclockwise
d)
flipped switches 8 at a time
9.
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak developed a more user-friendly computer for their new company:
a)
Apple
b)
IBM
c)
Microsoft
d)
Google
10.
Today, microprocessors are in all but which item below:
a)
water sprinklers
b)
light bulbs
c)
watches
d)
refridgerators
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