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(Grade 5) Chapter #1

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Some of the most popular abacuses were developed in ...? [You can select more than one answer.]

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

Russia

d)

America

e)

Pakistan

2.

The original abacus had a ___ frame with beads sliding on a wire.

a)

Metal

b)

Wooden

c)

Chrome

d)

Bamboo

3.

The abacus is used to teach school children about ____ in the numbering system.

a)

addition

b)

number line

c)

long division

d)

place values

4.

Sir John Napier made the calculating device named Napier's Bones in the year ...?

a)

1616

b)

1618

c)

1614

d)

1612

5.

The Pascaline was invented in the year ...?

a)

1641

b)

1642

c)

1643

d)

1644

6.

The first general-purpose computer was known as ...?

a)

Difference Engine

b)

Analytical Engine

c)

Mark 1

d)

Pascaline

7.

The Difference Engine was invented by ...?

a)

Charles Babbage

b)

Howard Aiken

c)

Ada Lovelace

d)

Blaise Pascal

8.

Who is known as the Father of Modern Computers?

a)

Charles Babbage

b)

Howard Aiken

c)

Ada Lovelace

d)

Blaise Pascal

9.

First Generation Computers used which technology?

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

The first fully automatic computer was known as ...?

a)

Difference Engine

b)

Analytical Engine

c)

Mark 1

d)

Pascaline

11.

The first fully electronic digital computer was known as ...?

a)

EDSAC

b)

Analytical Engine

c)

Mark 1

d)

ENIAC

12.

Mark 1 took about ___ for adding two large numbers.

a)

5 seconds

b)

2 seconds

c)

3 seconds

d)

8 seconds

13.

The first electronic computer to use stored programs was ...?

a)

EDSAC

b)

ENIAC

c)

EDVAC

d)

UNIVAC

14.

EDVAC was completed in ...?

a)

1946

b)

1947

c)

1948

d)

1944

15.

Second-generation computers relied on ___ for input.

a)

Magnetic Tape

b)

Punched Cards

c)

External Hard Disks

d)

CDs

16.

___ contain all the components of a CPU on a single chip

a)

Vacuum Tubes

b)

Transistors

c)

Integrated Circuits

d)

Microprocessors

17.

Intel developed the first commercially available microprocessor in ...?

a)

1970

b)

1971

c)

1972

d)

1973

18.

Apple Macintosh is an example of which generation of computers?

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Third

d)

Fourth

19.

The only drawback of 4th Gen computers was ...?

a)

Reduced size

b)

Improved efficiency

c)

Quicker processing

d)

Lack of ability to think

20.

5th Gen computers are referred to as ...?

a)

Mainframes

b)

Microcomputers

c)

Minicomputers

d)

Supercomputers

21.

The CRAY CS300 series is an example of ...?

a)

Mainframes

b)

Microcomputers

c)

Minicomputers

d)

Supercomputers

22.

The main component of 5th Gen computers is ...?

a)

Vacuum Tubes

b)

Microprocessors

c)

Artificial Intelligence

d)

VLSICs

23.

Computers are classified into generations based on the ___ used.

a)

Technology

b)

Battery

c)

Screen size

d)

RAM

24.

The property of a computer to do work without getting bored is called ...?

a)

Accuracy

b)

Versatility

c)

Diligence

d)

Durability

25.

A(n) ___ has decision-making abilities like humans.

a)

Device Drivers

b)

Expert Systems

c)

Mainframes

d)

Wearable Computers

26.

A robot is an example of a(n) ...?

a)

Device Drivers

b)

Expert Systems

c)

Mainframes

d)

Wearable Computers

27.

The property of a computer to perform different types of jobs efficiently is called ...?

a)

Accuracy

b)

Versatility

c)

Diligence

d)

Durability

28.

True or False: 4th Gen computers had lesser computing power than previous generations.

a)
b)
29.

Programming languages such as COBOL and FORTRAN came into use during which generation?

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Third

d)

Fourth

30.

Third Generation Computers used which technology?

a)
b)
c)
d)