WorksheetsHistory of computer
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 22mins
In 1822, an Englishman designed the Analytic Difference Machine. His name was ____
Charles Babbage
Herman Hollerith
Steve Jobs
Steve Wozniak
The "grandfather of modern computers" was built in 1944. It was named
Dell
HP
Eniac
Cheezwak
The ____ allowed computers to become smaller and lead to smartphones and desktop computers.
microchip
vacuum tube
RAM
html computer language
Graphic User Interface (GUI) made computers more user-friendly because:
they became faster.
they became smaller.
they used icons instead of commands.
they used a mouse.
Select which computer hardware is for output:
Mouse
Keyboard
Speakers
Central Processing Unit
Select which computer hardware is for input:
Keyboard
Operating System
Monitor
Speakers
Which stores output from a computer:
Scanner
Keyboard
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
Flash Drive
The brain of the computer is:
Monitor
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
Mouse
External Hard Drive
What devices do microprocessors contain?
Calculators
Transistors
Gears
Tubes
What is the modern definition of the word computer?
A machine that makes calculations
An electronic device that stores and processes data
A person that makes calculations
A device with sliding beads used for making calculations
What's the name of the inventor of the Analytical Machine?
Albert Einstein
Stephen Hawking
Charles Babbage
Konrad Zuse
Personal Computers (PCs) became accessible in:
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
Graphic User Interface (GUI) made computers more user-friendly because:
they became faster.
they became smaller.
they used icons instead of commands.
they used a mouse.
Which stores output from a computer:
Scanner
Keyboard
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
Flash Drive
The Inventor of the slide rule that performs calculation faster.
John Napier
Blaise Pascal
William Oughtred
Charles Babage
The Inventor of Pascaline which is the earliest calculator.
Blaised Pascal
Bliss Pascal
Bless Pascal
Blaise Pascal
The inventor of the Napier's bones used for multiplication and long Division.
John Napier
Albert Napier
Alex Napier
John William Napier
The inventor of difference engine 1 the first mechanical computer made of hand -made brass parts.
Joseph Marie Jacquard
Charles Babbage
Blaise Pascal
Thomas Edison
He improved the idea to store information on punched paper or wood in the fabric weaving industry.
Herman Hollerith
Ada Lovelace
Joseph Marie Jacquard
Dr. John Mauchly
He perfected the light bulb which has a direct effect on the computer.
Tesla
Benjamin Franklin
Alesandro Volta
Thomas Edison
He used the idea of a punched cards and invented the card reader and form a company, IBM.
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Joseph Marie Jacquard
Blaise Pascal
Herman Hollerith
The inventor of Vacuum Tube
Thomas Edison
Herman Hollerith
Lee Deforest
John Ambrose Feming
Together with Presper Eckert built the ENIAC
Howard Aiken
Lord Kelvin
Vannera Bush
John Mauchly
IBM stands for ______________.
International Board of Monitors
Inside Building Machine
International Business Machine
UNIVAC stands for______________.
Universal Automatic Cash
Universal Automatic Calculator
Universal Automatic Computer
Third Generation of computer.
Vacuum Tube
Microprocessor
Artificial Intelligence
Tansistor
Integrated Circuit
Fourth Generation of computer.
Vacuum Tube
Microprocessor
Artificial Intelligence
Tansistor
Integrated Circuit
Name this picture
Napier's Bone
Abacus
Pascaline
Slide Rule
Name this picture
Napier's Bone
Abacus
Pascaline
Slide Rule
Name this picture
Napier's Bone
Abacus
Pascaline
Slide Rule
Who is consider the "father of the computer"?
Colossus
Bill Gates
Charles Baggage
John Napier
