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History of Computing

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many generations of computer history are there?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

2.

Around 3000 BC, the most primitive form of computation was done on a(n):

a)

abacus

b)

adding machine

c)

mechanical computer

d)

none of the above

3.

Who was known for building the first programmable mechanical computer in the year 1820?

a)

Charles Darwin

b)

Charles Babbage

c)

Blaise Pascal

d)

Herman Hollerith

4.

In 1890, Herman Hollerith founded this company:

a)

Texas Instruments

b)

AT&T

c)

IBM

d)

ASUS

5.

Identify this computer component:

a)

Transistor

b)

Integrated Circuit (IC)

c)

Microprocessor

d)

Vacuum Tube

6.

Which company invented the first microprocessor in 1971?

a)

Microsoft

b)

Apple

c)

Intel

d)

Texas Instruments

7.

In 1948, The invention of this computer component replaced the need for vacuum tubes and greatly reduced the size and cost of building a computer:

a)

Integrated Circuit (IC)

b)

Transistor

c)

Microprocessor

d)

RAM

8.

Identify the name of this computer hardware:

a)

microprocessor

b)

IC

c)

Transistor

9.

In 1975, this person invented the Altair 8800, the first personal computer:

a)

Ed McMahon

b)

Ed Roberts

c)

Edward Scissorhands

d)

Eddy Murphy

10.

The simulation of human intelligence processes by machines, especially computer systems, is known as:

a)

nanotechnology

b)

Machine intelligence

c)

artificial intelligence

d)

biotechnology

11.

a two-digit system of 0's and 1's that computers use to store and transfer information on computers is known as:

a)

base 10 numbers

b)

hexadecimals

c)

decimal numbers

d)

binary numbers

12.

Identify this machine:

a)

Leibniz's Calculator

b)

Pascal's Calculator

13.

Identify the following machine:

a)

Harvard Mark 1

b)

Zuse Z3

c)

Babbage's Analytic Engine

d)

TRADIC

14.

A system of true/false statements is known as:

a)

temporal logic

b)

boolean logic

c)

first-order logic

d)

propositional logic