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Intro to IT, History of Computers & Types of Computers

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A set of instructions that a computer needs to carry out its tasks is known as ____.

a)

keyboard

b)

hardware

c)

software

d)

mouse

2.

_____ is a set of raw facts and figures.

a)

Computer

b)

Information

c)

Keyboard

d)

Data

3.

A computer system consists of both _____ and ______.

a)

monitor

b)

hardware

c)

system unit

d)

software

4.

Select the hardware device(s) below:

a)

Keyboard

b)

Mouse

c)

Asphalt

d)

Printer

5.

Data and information are the same.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

A ____ is programmable electronic device that processes data by following a set of instructions.

a)

Hardware

b)

Computer

c)

Information Technology

d)

Software

7.

The Abacus was developed in

a)

3000 AD

b)

4000 BC

c)

3000 BC

d)

3500 BC

8.

What device was developed in 1833

a)

Babbage's difference engine

b)

Microprocessor chip

c)

First mechanical adding machine

d)

First electromechanical computer

9.

The first portable computer was developed in

a)

1977

b)

1993

c)

1981

d)

1982

10.

The first programmable computer was developed in

a)

1975

b)

1946

c)

1944

d)

1993

11.

A(n) ____ computer is a special-purpose computer that is used inside a device to handle specific functions.

a)

wearable

b)

laptop

c)

mini

d)

embedded

12.

Computers can be broadly classified into ___ generations.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

13.

The main component in the 1st generation was ___

a)

Chip

b)

Transistor

c)

Vacuum Tube

d)

Integrated circuit

14.

The third generation computer was in the period

a)

1971 - present

b)

1964-1970

c)

1945-1956

d)

1964-1974

15.

The largest type of computer is

a)

Mainframe

b)

Supercomputers

c)

Personal Computer

d)

Minicomputer

16.

Laptops/notebook have become very popular computers because they

a)

are light-weight

b)

are expensive

c)

are portable

d)

use rechargeable batteries

e)

are small

17.

Computers which are worn on the body are known as ___ computers.

a)

skin

b)

body

c)

external

d)

wearable

18.

AI stands for

a)

American Intelligence

b)

Audio Interference

c)

Artificial Intelligence

d)

Audio Intelligence

19.

___ computers are used for weather forecasting worldwide.

a)

Super

b)

Mainframe

c)

Mini

d)

Personal

20.

Select the portable computers

a)

laptop computers

b)

notebook computers

c)

tablets

d)

mini computers

21.

The transistors form the basis for ___ generation of computers

a)

first

b)

second

c)

third

d)

fourth

22.

An embedded computer can be found in a

a)

laptop computer

b)

washing machine

c)

desktop computer

d)

netbook computer

23.

Which of the following computers is connected to sensors and actuators that convert an electrical control signal into a physical action?

a)

Wearable Computers

b)

Laptop Computer

c)

Desktop Computer

d)

Embedded Computer

24.

Complexed scientific research is usually done using

a)

Microcomputers

b)

Super computers

c)

Mini computers

d)

Mainframe Computers

25.

ENIAC was the first:

a)

electromechanical computer

b)

electronic computer

c)

computer with integrated circuits

d)

microcomputer