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WorksheetsIntro to IT, History of Computers & Types of Computers
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
A set of instructions that a computer needs to carry out its tasks is known as ____.
keyboard
hardware
software
mouse
_____ is a set of raw facts and figures.
Computer
Information
Keyboard
Data
A computer system consists of both _____ and ______.
monitor
hardware
system unit
software
Select the hardware device(s) below:
Keyboard
Mouse
Asphalt
Printer
Data and information are the same.
True
False
A ____ is programmable electronic device that processes data by following a set of instructions.
Hardware
Computer
Information Technology
Software
The Abacus was developed in
3000 AD
4000 BC
3000 BC
3500 BC
What device was developed in 1833
Babbage's difference engine
Microprocessor chip
First mechanical adding machine
First electromechanical computer
The first portable computer was developed in
1977
1993
1981
1982
The first programmable computer was developed in
1975
1946
1944
1993
A(n) ____ computer is a special-purpose computer that is used inside a device to handle specific functions.
wearable
laptop
mini
embedded
Computers can be broadly classified into ___ generations.
2
3
4
5
The main component in the 1st generation was ___
Chip
Transistor
Vacuum Tube
Integrated circuit
The third generation computer was in the period
1971 - present
1964-1970
1945-1956
1964-1974
The largest type of computer is
Mainframe
Supercomputers
Personal Computer
Minicomputer
Laptops/notebook have become very popular computers because they
are light-weight
are expensive
are portable
use rechargeable batteries
are small
Computers which are worn on the body are known as ___ computers.
skin
body
external
wearable
AI stands for
American Intelligence
Audio Interference
Artificial Intelligence
Audio Intelligence
___ computers are used for weather forecasting worldwide.
Super
Mainframe
Mini
Personal
Select the portable computers
laptop computers
notebook computers
tablets
mini computers
The transistors form the basis for ___ generation of computers
first
second
third
fourth
An embedded computer can be found in a
laptop computer
washing machine
desktop computer
netbook computer
Which of the following computers is connected to sensors and actuators that convert an electrical control signal into a physical action?
Wearable Computers
Laptop Computer
Desktop Computer
Embedded Computer
Complexed scientific research is usually done using
Microcomputers
Super computers
Mini computers
Mainframe Computers
ENIAC was the first:
electromechanical computer
electronic computer
computer with integrated circuits
microcomputer
