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Computing

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

COBOL is a very old computer language. It is not even taught in schools any longer and for many years. Still, in 2017, it is used in how many % of the banking system?

a)

9%

b)

17%

c)

32%

d)

47%

2.

My first computer had how much memory?

a)

1 KB

b)

128 KB

c)

8 MB

d)

16 MB

3.

At the world record of typing speed (held during 50 minutes), how long will it take to type the user manual of E95?

a)

25 days and 3 hours

b)

13 hours

c)

5 days and 2 hours

d)

13 days and 1 hour

4.

What is speed of the transaltantic cable, between US and France, funded by Google, which will should go live in 2020?

a)

640 Gigabits per second

b)

3.2 Terabits per second

c)

5.1 Terabits per second

d)

250 Terabits per second

5.

Abacus: where did it origin from?

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

France

d)

South America

6.

ENIAC, the first electronic general-purpose digital computer was in operation between 1945 and 1955. Why was it put out of action?

a)

Bugs created short-circuits

b)

It was using too much electricity

c)

Struck by lightning

d)

It never really worked

7.

What type of computer was affected by the first computer virus?

a)

Apple II

b)

IBM PC

c)

Sun Microsystems Ultra 10

d)

Newton

8.

What is the most successful Arcade game of all time?

a)

Pac Man

b)

Space Invaders

c)

Street Fighter II

d)

Asteroid

9.

What has been the most popular search request on Google in 2019, globally

a)

World cup

b)

other, ....

c)

India vs South Africa

d)

Notre Dame

10.

The Difference Engine, by Charles Babbage (1791-1871)

a)

Was the first mechanical computer to be designed

b)

Never worked during his lifetime due to fight with main engineer

c)

Never worked during his lifetime due to being too early for its area

d)

Was the support for the first algorithm

11.

What is the world speed record for SMS typing. Hint: the text to write is

"The razor-toothed piranhas of the genera Serrasalmus and Pygocentrus are the most ferocious freshwater fish in the world. In reality they seldom attack a human."

a)

18.19 s

b)

40.05 s

c)

55.12 s

d)

Nobody ever wrote that sentence

12.

The Digesting Duck automaton by Jacques de Vaucanson was created in 1739

a)

was able to digest food

b)

was able to flap its wings

c)

contained hundreds of parts

d)

was able of quacking

13.

The fastest Supercomputer

a)

is in Japan

b)

is doing one billion billion (10^18) floating point operations per second

c)

is powered by Intel CPUs

d)

costed more than 1 billion $