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WorksheetsHistory of Computer
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Name one early computing device.
a)
Calculator
b)
Abacus
c)
Slide Rule
d)
All of the above
2.
Select which computer hardware is for input:
a)
Keyboard
b)
Operating System
c)
Monitor
d)
Speakers
3.
What computer is this?
a)
IBM 701
b)
ENIAC
c)
Apple 2
d)
Univac
4.
The ______________ was developed in 3000 BC, and was basically beads on rods to count and was used to calculate, has upper and lower deck.
a)
UNIVAC
b)
Abacus
c)
Vacuum Tubes
d)
Slide Rule
5.
What does the 'PC' stand for?
a)
Personal Computer
b)
Private Computer
c)
Posh Computer
d)
Petite Computer
6.
This important invention began the development of the second generation computers, which no longer required vacuum tubes, and were much more efficient and less expensive.
a)
CPU
b)
Transistor
c)
Silicon chip
d)
Integrated circuit
7.
This allowed a CPU to be built on a single chip, thus allowing computer engineers to design the first fourth generation computers
a)
silicon chip
b)
integrated circuit
c)
microprocessor
d)
SRAM
8.
What's the name of the inventor of the Analytical Machine?
a)
Albert Einstein
b)
Stephen Hawking
c)
Charles Babbage
d)
Konrad Zuse
9.
In the mid 40's, ENIAC was built by:
a)
America
b)
Germany
c)
Japan
d)
France
10.
Which generation of computers started using Keyboard as input devices and Monitor as output device?
a)
Fifth generation computers
b)
Third Generation computers
c)
Second Generation computers
d)
Fourth Generation computers
11.
Which component was used in Second generation computers
a)
Transistors
b)
Integrated Circuits
c)
Vacuum Tubes
d)
VLSI technology
12.
The word "Computer" was first assigned to...
a)
A person who conducts calculations
b)
A person who is very loud
c)
A person who doesn't sleep
d)
A person who lies
13.
This device actually ran on electricity. It was invented in time for the census of 1890 which only took six weeks to calculate the US population which at the time was 63 million.
a)
Hollerith's Tabulating Machine
b)
Mark I
c)
Difference Engine
d)
Analytical Engine
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