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WorksheetsCEC1153: W1 History of Computer
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
_________________________ computers used Vacuum Tubes.
a)
First Generation
b)
Second Generation
c)
Third Generation
d)
Fourth Generation
2.
____________________Computers used Transistors starting in 1956, replacing vacuum tubes
a)
First Generation
b)
Second Generation
c)
Third Generation
d)
Fourth Generation
3.
_____________________ computers used Integrated Circuits (chips)
a)
First Generation
b)
Second Generation
c)
Third Generation
d)
Fourth Generation
4.
_________________ are sets of instructions loaded each time a computer is started
a)
UNIVAC
b)
Operating Systems
c)
Vacuum Tubes
d)
Origination Systems
5.
4th Generation computers had ___________________, and are getting smaller and smaller
a)
Transistors
b)
Integrated Circuits
c)
Microchips
d)
Vacuum Tubes
6.
First device that stored programs and used metal cards
a)
UNIVAC
b)
Abacus
c)
Jacquard Loom
d)
Slide Rule
7.
June 1943 two men built a first generation computer at the University of Pennsylvania which was built to project the trajectory of military missiles during WWII. Although it was not build until after the war, it was able to calculate a problem that would take a team of humans 3 days in 20 seconds.
a)
Hollerith's tabulating machine
b)
Mark I
c)
ABC Computer
d)
ENIAC
8.
This important invention began the development of the second generation computers, which no longer required vacuum tubes, and were much more efficient and less expensive.
a)
CPU
b)
Transistor
c)
Silicon chip
d)
Integrated circuit
9.
This invention replaced the transistor and led to the development of third generation computers. Processing speed increased to millions of calculations per second.
a)
Vacuum tube
b)
Integrated circuits
c)
CPU
d)
Cicuitry
10.
This allowed a CPU to be built on a single chip, thus allowing computer engineers to design the first fourth generation computers
a)
silicon chip
b)
integrated circuit
c)
microprocessor
d)
SRAM
11.
What does the 'PC' stand for?
a)
Personal Computer
b)
Private Computer
c)
Posh Computer
d)
Petite Computer
12.
The word "Computer" was first assigned to...
a)
A person who conducts calculations
b)
A person who is very loud
c)
A person who doesn't sleep
d)
A person who lies
13.
What year did the second generation of computing begin
a)
1939
b)
1947
c)
1970
d)
1961
14.
What year was the 4th generation of modern computers started?
a)
1970
b)
1961
c)
1947
d)
1939
15.
What year was the first generation of modern computers started?
a)
1939
b)
1947
c)
1961
d)
1970
16.
What year was the third generation of modern computers started?
a)
1939
b)
1947
c)
1961
d)
1970
17.
What company did Paul Allen and Bill Gates start
a)
Microsoft
b)
Windows
c)
Apple
d)
Minecraft
18.
What company did Steve Jobs & Steve Wozniack start?
a)
Apple
b)
Orange
c)
Microsoft
d)
Dell
19.
Which type of computer is designed for one person to use at a time?
a)
personal computer
b)
server
20.
The ______________ was developed in 3000 BC, and was basically beads on rods to count and was used to calculate, has upper and lower deck.
a)
UNIVAC
b)
Abacus
c)
Vacuum Tubes
d)
Slide Rule
21.
Abacus did
a)
programming
b)
calculations
c)
computing
d)
science
22.
The first computer had
a)
An input device
b)
An output device
c)
A processor
d)
All of the above.
23.
Computer literacy is the knowledge and understanding of computers and their uses.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
First electronic, general purpose computer. It was used for military research and took up a whole room.
a)
UNIVAC
b)
CSIRAC
c)
ENIAC
d)
ASCI Red
25.
This first generation computer was built by Mauchly and Eckert and used the first computer language, C10.
a)
ENIAC
b)
EDVAC
c)
CPU
d)
UNIVAC
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