WorksheetsHistory of Computers
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 12mins
A computer is all of the following except:
an electronic device
creator of input
used to process and store information
creator of output
All of the following are computer advantages except for:
job creation
speed
ability to multitask
information overload
T or F: Computers do not limit learning because of the vast array of information provided.
True
False
What was the first computing aid used to help with computation?
Pascal Calculation Machine
The Difference Engine
The Abacus
ENIAC
UNIVAC
The Pascal Calculating Machine could perform which calculation(s)?
addition
subtraction
multiplication
division
polynomial functions
T or F: Charles Babbage built The Difference Engine
True
False
Who is known as the "Father of the Computer"?
Herman Hollerith
Charles Babbage
John Mauchly
John Eckert
John Atanasoff
T or F: Augusta Ada King is considered by all to be the first computer programmer.
True
False
Herman Hollerith was known for which of the following?
father of modern automatic computation
inventor of the punched card tabulating machine
founder of modern information processing
published the first algorithm
What was the first electronic digital computer?
ENIAC
UNIVAC
The Difference Engine
The Abacus
The ABC Computer
T or F: John Atanasoff & Clifford Berry created the ENIAC computer.
True
False
T or F: The ENIAC was the first large-scale computer to run at electronic speed without being
slowed by any mechanical parts
True
False
The (a) was an updated version of the ENIAC.
T or F: The Abacus was primarily used in America.
True
False
When was the first computational computing aid believed to have been developed?
1800s
1940s
500 BC
500 AD
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