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WorksheetsComputer History
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In Primitive Times counting was done on....
a)
Fingers
b)
Toes
c)
10
d)
Metric
2.
5000 Years Ago One of first tools used to express numbers was the _______________________.
a)
Maracca
b)
Abacus
c)
Lines on Stone
d)
Sticks in a Pile
3.
Where was the Abacus developed?
a)
Primitive Times
b)
America
c)
China
d)
MIT
4.
Who invented calculating rods in the 1600s?
a)
John Napier
b)
Charles Babish
c)
Bill Gates
d)
Steve Jobs
5.
What could you do with Napier's Bones?
a)
Multiply
b)
Add
c)
Subtract
d)
Divide
6.
Who invented a machine to add long columns of numbers quickly?
a)
Charles Babbish
b)
Blaise Pascal
c)
John Napier
d)
Bill Gates
7.
How did Pascal’s Arithmetic Machine work?
a)
Like a Calculator
b)
Like Napier's Bones
c)
Like an Abacus
d)
Like the odometer in a car
8.
In 1801, who invented a new type of loom for weaving cloth in elaborate designs.
a)
Charles Babbish
b)
Joseph Jacquard
c)
John Napier
d)
Blaise Pascal
9.
The Loom for weaving elaborate designs used....
a)
Punched Cards
b)
Programs
c)
Floppy Disks
d)
Ticker Tape
10.
Who invented the first calculating machine that could be called a computer?
a)
Charles Babbage
b)
Blaise Pascal
c)
John Napier
d)
Bill Gates
11.
Herman Hollerith’s Tabulating Machine helped with what?
a)
The US Census
b)
The Abacus
c)
Stonehenge
d)
Tabulation
12.
How long did the US Census take with Herman Hollerith’s Tabulating Machine
a)
1 year
b)
10 years
c)
5 years
d)
Forever
13.
Who is the Father of Computers?
a)
Charles Babbage
b)
John Napier
c)
Blaise Pascal
d)
Bill Gates
14.
When did the modern computer age begin?
a)
1944
b)
1954
c)
1964
d)
1974
15.
Who built the Mark I Computer?
a)
Charles Babbage
b)
Howard Aiken
c)
Blaise Pascal
d)
John Napier
16.
How big was the Mark I?
a)
the size of a gymnasium
b)
The top of a Table
c)
The eye of a needle
d)
The palm of your hand
17.
The First Generation of Computers used what?
a)
Transistors
b)
Vacuum Tubes
c)
Integrated Circuits
d)
Mechanicals
18.
Who heralded the Second Generation of computers?
a)
William Shockley
b)
Charles Babbage
c)
Herman Hollerith
d)
Bill Gates
19.
the Second Generation of computers used?
a)
VACUUM TUBES
b)
Transistors
c)
Beads
d)
PILES OF ROCKS
20.
The Third Generation of Computers used?
a)
Transistors
b)
Vacuum Tubes
c)
tiny integrated circuits
d)
Micro Processors
21.
The Fourth Generation of Computers used?
a)
Integrated circuits
b)
Transistors
c)
Vacuum Tubes
d)
Wooden Beads
22.
Who is the richest man in the world?
a)
Blaise Pascal
b)
William Shockley
c)
Bill Gates
d)
Thomas Jefferson
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