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Worksheetscomputer knowledge -I
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the first known computing device?
a)
abacus
b)
sprocketed wheels
c)
automatic weaving loom
d)
pascaline
2.
Recipient of Computer Science’s first “Man of the Year Award
a)
Jacquard Moore
b)
John Napier
c)
Charles Babbage
d)
Grace Hopper
3.
UNIVAC contained 18,000 ____________________ and cost $487,000
a)
ENIAC
b)
Abacus
c)
Vacuum Tubes
d)
Slide Rule
4.
First fully electronic digital computer built in the U.S. It was created at the University of Pennsylvania
a)
UNIVAC
b)
Abacus
c)
Vacuum Tubes
d)
Slide Rule
5.
The First Microprocessor had _________________ transistors, four-bit chunks (four 1’s or 0’s)
a)
2250
b)
18000
c)
55000
d)
3500
6.
First commercial computer with graphical user interface and pointing device (mouse)
a)
IBM PC
b)
Apple II
c)
MITS Altair
d)
Pentium IV
7.
First device that stored programs and used metal cards
a)
UNIVAC
b)
Abacus
c)
Jacquard Loom
d)
Slide Rule
8.
He invented two different engines, one that used metal cards to store data and was powered by a steam engine.
a)
Charles Babbage
b)
John Napier
c)
Steve Jobs
d)
Jacquard Moore
9.
Grace Hopper found a moth stuck in a relay responsible for a malfunction, and removed it, calling it _______.
a)
Operating
b)
Cleaning
c)
Hacking
d)
Debugging
10.
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
11.
What does the 'PC' stand for?
a)
Personal Computer
b)
Private Computer
c)
Posh Computer
d)
Petite Computer
12.
This was formatted to make many calculations by process of instructions placed upon a punch card
a)
Pascal
b)
Stepped Reckoner
c)
Difference Engine
d)
Analytical Engine
13.
This device actually ran on electricity. It was invented in time for the census of 1890 which only took six weeks to calculate the US population which at the time was 63 million.
a)
Hollerith's Tabulating Machine
b)
Mark I
c)
Difference Engine
d)
Analytical Engine
14.
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
15.
The first computer game made in 1972 was called...
a)
Pong
b)
Space invaders
c)
Pac Man
d)
Chess
16.
The first mobile phone was created in...
a)
1970
b)
1973
c)
1980
d)
1983
17.
The first laser printer was created in 1967 by
a)
Amiga
b)
Nintendo
c)
HP
d)
IBM
18.
You should hold DVDs at the edges.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Computer literacy is the knowledge and understanding of computers and their uses.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Random access memory, or RAM, is considered short term memory.
a)
True
b)
False
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