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History of computer

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What computer is this?
a)
IBM 701
b)
ENIAC
c)
Apple 2
d)
Univac
2.
Hardware is the physical part of a computer
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Who invented the first computer
a)
Alan Turing
b)
Lovelace
c)
Charles Babbage
d)
ARPANET
4.

In 1822, an Englishman designed the Analytic Difference Machine. His name was ____

a)

Charles Babbage

b)

Herman Hollerith

c)

Steve Jobs

d)

Steve Wozniak

5.

The "grandfather of modern computers" was built in 1944. It was named

a)

Dell

b)

HP

c)

Eniac

d)

Cheezwak

6.

The ____ allowed computers to become smaller and lead to smartphones and desktop computers.

a)

microchip

b)

vacuum tube

c)

RAM

d)

html computer language

7.

Graphic User Interface (GUI) made computers more user-friendly because:

a)

they became faster.

b)

they became smaller.

c)

they used icons instead of commands.

d)

they used a mouse.

8.

Select which computer hardware is for output:

a)

Mouse

b)

Keyboard

c)

Speakers

d)

Central Processing Unit

9.

Select which computer hardware is for input:

a)

Keyboard

b)

Operating System

c)

Monitor

d)

Speakers

10.

Which stores output from a computer:

a)

Scanner

b)

Keyboard

c)

Central Processing Unit (CPU)

d)

Flash Drive

11.

The brain of the computer is:

a)

Monitor

b)

Central Processing Unit (CPU)

c)

Mouse

d)

External Hard Drive

12.
Which type of computer is designed for one person to use at a time?
a)
personal computer
b)
server
13.
What are the 4 stages of computing in order?
a)
input, output, storage, processing
b)
input, processing, output, storage
c)
output, input, storage, processing
d)
output, storage, input, storage
14.

What devices do microprocessors contain?

a)

Calculators

b)

Transistors

c)

Gears

d)

Tubes

15.

What is the modern definition of the word computer?

a)

A machine that makes calculations

b)

An electronic device that stores and processes data

c)

A person that makes calculations

d)

A device with sliding beads used for making calculations

16.
What was the first calculator?
a)
ENIAC
b)
Stepped Reckoner
c)
TI-84
d)
Abacus
17.
The Difference Engine was...
a)
mechanical
b)
electronic
c)
electromechanical
d)
None of these
18.

What's the name of the inventor of the Analytical Machine?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Stephen Hawking

c)

Charles Babbage

d)

Konrad Zuse

19.

Personal Computers (PCs) became accessible in:

a)

1960s

b)

1970s

c)

1980s

d)

1990s

20.

Graphic User Interface (GUI) made computers more user-friendly because:

a)

they became faster.

b)

they became smaller.

c)

they used icons instead of commands.

d)

they used a mouse.

21.

Which stores output from a computer:

a)

Scanner

b)

Keyboard

c)

Central Processing Unit (CPU)

d)

Flash Drive

22.
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
23.
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
24.
What does of RAM stand for?
a)
Readable Automated Memory
b)
Real Accurate Memory
c)
Random Access Memory
d)
Readable-Accessible Memory
25.
What dates cover the Second Generation of Computers?
a)
1900-1915
b)
1940-1949
c)
1959-1964
d)
1965-1972
26.
What year was the first version a RAM introduced?
a)
1973
b)
1943
c)
1953
d)
1963
27.
What company made the first all transistor based computer?
a)
Intel
b)
IBM
c)
Apple
d)
Dell
28.

The Inventor of the slide rule that performs calculation faster.

a)

John Napier

b)

Blaise Pascal

c)

William Oughtred

d)

Charles Babage

29.

The Inventor of Pascaline which is the earliest calculator.

a)

Blaised Pascal

b)

Bliss Pascal

c)

Bless Pascal

d)

Blaise Pascal

30.

The inventor of the Napier's bones used for multiplication and long Division.

a)

John Napier

b)

Albert Napier

c)

Alex Napier

d)

John William Napier

31.

The inventor of difference engine 1 the first mechanical computer made of hand -made brass parts.

a)

Joseph Marie Jacquard

b)

Charles Babbage

c)

Blaise Pascal

d)

Thomas Edison

32.

He improved the idea to store information on punched paper or wood in the fabric weaving industry.

a)

Herman Hollerith

b)

Ada Lovelace

c)

Joseph Marie Jacquard

d)

Dr. John Mauchly

33.

He perfected the light bulb which has a direct effect on the computer.

a)

Tesla

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Alesandro Volta

d)

Thomas Edison

34.

He used the idea of a punched cards and invented the card reader and form a company, IBM.

a)

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

b)

Joseph Marie Jacquard

c)

Blaise Pascal

d)

Herman Hollerith

35.

The inventor of Vacuum Tube

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Herman Hollerith

c)

Lee Deforest

d)

John Ambrose Feming

36.

Together with Presper Eckert built the ENIAC

a)

Howard Aiken

b)

Lord Kelvin

c)

Vannera Bush

d)

John Mauchly

37.

IBM stands for ______________.

a)

International Board of Monitors

b)

Inside Building Machine

c)

International Business Machine

38.

UNIVAC stands for______________.

a)

Universal Automatic Cash

b)

Universal Automatic Calculator

c)

Universal Automatic Computer

39.

Third Generation of computer.

a)

Vacuum Tube

b)

Microprocessor

c)

Artificial Intelligence

d)

Tansistor

e)

Integrated Circuit

40.

Fourth Generation of computer.

a)

Vacuum Tube

b)

Microprocessor

c)

Artificial Intelligence

d)

Tansistor

e)

Integrated Circuit

41.

Name this picture

a)

Napier's Bone

b)

Abacus

c)

Pascaline

d)

Slide Rule

42.

Name this picture

a)

Napier's Bone

b)

Abacus

c)

Pascaline

d)

Slide Rule

43.

Name this picture

a)

Napier's Bone

b)

Abacus

c)

Pascaline

d)

Slide Rule

44.
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
45.

Who is consider the "father of the computer"?

a)

Colossus

b)

Bill Gates

c)

Charles Baggage

d)

John Napier