WorksheetsHistory of Computers - Part 3: 1950-1964
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the first all transistor based computer? Hint: It was also the first computer manufactured for the commercial market.
a)
UNIVAC
b)
Harvard Mark I
c)
IBM 608
d)
Altair 8000
2.
What is an integrated circuit?
a)
an electronic circuit formed on a small piece of semiconducting material
b)
a part of a computers mainboard used to store electricity
c)
it is the first version of RAM
d)
a magnetic coated plastic tape used to store information
3.
1959-1964 is known as the ___ .
a)
Modern Age of Computing
b)
First Generation of Computers
c)
Second Generation of Computers
d)
Third Generation of Computers
4.
In 1953, the first version of RAM was created. It was call ____ .
a)
Read Only Memory
b)
Floppy Disks
c)
Real Automated Memory
d)
Magnetic Core Memory
5.
The integrated circuit was created in what year?
a)
1900
b)
1943
c)
1958
d)
1970
6.
What computer accessory was created in 1963 and is still widely used on desktop computers today?
a)
Floppy Disk
b)
CD
c)
Monitor
d)
Mouse
7.
The creation of ____ in the 1940's gave birth to a whole new age of computing.
a)
Intel
b)
Transistors
c)
Artificial Intelligence
d)
Integrated Circuits
8.
What eventually replaced paper punch tape in computers?
a)
Magnetic Wire
b)
Magnetic Core Memory
c)
Magnetic Tape
d)
Vacuum Columns
9.
Quickly starting and stopping magnetic coated plastic tape created what problem?
a)
The tape would come off of the reels.
b)
The tape would break.
c)
The machine could not read the tape.
d)
Electric motors would wear out quickly.
10.
What was created as a solution to the problems companies were experiencing with using magnetic coated plastic tape?
a)
Vacuum Columns
b)
Transistors
c)
Integrated Circuits
d)
Magnetic Core Memory
11.
What does of RAM stand for?
a)
Readable Automated Memory
b)
Real Accurate Memory
c)
Random Access Memory
d)
Readable-Accessible Memory
12.
What dates cover the Second Generation of Computers?
a)
1900-1915
b)
1940-1949
c)
1959-1964
d)
1965-1972
13.
What year was the first version a RAM introduced?
a)
1973
b)
1943
c)
1953
d)
1963
14.
What material did magnetic recording first use?
a)
Steel Tape
b)
Plastic Tape
c)
Wire
d)
Silicon
15.
What company made the first all transistor based computer?
a)
Intel
b)
IBM
c)
Apple
d)
Dell
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