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History of Computer and Kinds of Computer

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is the biggest computer by size?

a)

Super computer

b)

Mini computer

c)

Micro Computer

d)

Mainframe computer

2.

The computer which can be used to direct war jets are called ...

a)

Super frame Computer

b)

Super computers

c)

Micro Computer

d)

Mini computers

3.

A computer system is ....

a)

An electrical device

b)

An input device

c)

hardware and software working together

d)

input and output working together

4.

PDA stands for ...

a)

Personal Diagram Assistant

b)

Personal Digital Assistant

c)

Personal Data Account

d)

Personal Digital Accountant

5.

What type of computer system can be found in the lab?

a)

Mini

b)

Mainframe

c)

Micro

d)

Super

6.

Identify the 2 types of Micro computers from the list below!

a)

laptop and smartphones

b)

desktop and embedded

c)

smartphones and tablets

d)

desktop and laptop

7.

Which type of computer is built to support an organization's information?

a)

Mini

b)

Embedded

c)

Mainframe

d)

Super

8.

This type of computer can be worn

a)

Mini

b)

Embedded

c)

Wearable

d)

PDA

9.

This type of computer system is tiny and is mainly used to schedule appointments and send and receive emails

a)

DPA

b)

PDA

c)

PCA

d)

PIA

10.

What am I?

a)

Desktop PC

b)

Mainframe/server

c)

Laptop

d)

Smart Phone

11.

Which one of these is the most expensive?

a)

Desktop

b)

super computer

c)

mainframe

d)

laptop

12.

Which computer is the most powerful?

a)

Personal Computer

b)

Minicomputers

c)

Mainframe

d)

Supercomputers

13.

Is your phone considered a Personal Computer?


a)

Yes

b)

No

14.

What does CPU stand for?

a)

Central Processing Unit

b)

Central Programming Unit

c)

Computer Parts Unlimited

d)

Computer Places United

15.

How do you classify computers?

a)

According to their color and profile

b)

According to their type and color

c)

According to their size and power

d)

According to their size and variety

16.

A printed circuit board that contains the main components of a computer is ...

a)

BIOS

b)

Hard drive

c)

Motherboard

d)

Power supply

17.

A type of memory where data is lost when the computer is switched off is ...

a)

HDD

b)

ROM

c)

USB

d)

RAM

18.

A device that must always be connected to an external power source to work is ...

a)

Tab

b)

Smartphone

c)

Desktop

d)

Laptop

19.

The example of an output device is ...

a)

Microphone

b)

3D printer

c)

Webcam

d)

Scanner

20.

Name the software that you use for viewing web pages

a)

Presentation

b)

Desktop publisher

c)

Web browser

d)

Communications Software

21.

Barcode reader is a ...

a)

Software

b)

Battery

c)

Hardware

d)

mobile phone

22.

ROM is volatile

a)

True

b)

False

23.

An example of utility software is ...

a)

Printer

b)

Monitor

c)

Disk defragmenter

d)

Touch screen

24.

Biometric sytems are not used for...

a)

Verification

b)

Screening

c)

Identification

d)

Entertainment

25.

Which is not true about desktop computers?

a)

Have a larger screen

b)

Easy to upgrade

c)

Need constant power supply

d)

Portable

26.

GUIs are sometimes called WIMPs. "M" in WIMP stand for ...


a)

Monitor

b)

Mouse

c)

Menu

d)

Mark

27.

This is not an example of operating system

a)

Microsoft Windows

b)

Google

c)

Apple OS X

d)

Linux

28.

Microsoft office is an example of an 'off the shelf software'

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Which is more user friendly?

a)

GUI

b)

CLI

30.

Identify the device

a)

VR head set

b)

Helicopter

c)

Drone

d)

Camera

31.

Identify the device

a)

Hard disk drive

b)

USB

c)

CD

d)

Steel Plate

32.

Identify the Interface

a)

GUI

b)

CLI

c)

CPU

d)

CIL

33.

ROM stands for ...

a)

Random Only Memory

b)

Read Only Memory

c)

Random Only Me

d)

Read Only Me

34.

A set of instructions that control how a computer work is called ...

a)

Software

b)

Hardware

c)

Input

d)

Output

35.

Advantage of using a laptop is ...

a)

Tangible

b)

Portable

c)

Heavy

d)

Low performance

36.

Name one early computing device

a)

Calculator

b)

Abacus

c)

Slide Rule

d)

All of the options

37.

What's the name of the inventor of the Analytical Machine?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Charles Babbage

c)

Stephen Hawking

d)

Konrad Zuse

38.

In the mid 40's, ENIAC was built by ...

a)

America

b)

Japan

c)

Germany

d)

France

39.

Personal Computers (PCs) became accessible in ...

a)

1960s

b)

1980s

c)

1970s

d)

1990s

40.

Graphic User Interface (GUI) made computers more user-friendly because ...

a)

they became faster

b)

they became smaller

c)

they used icons instead of commands

d)

they used a mouse

41.

The 4 steps of computing are ...

a)

science, technology, engineering, math

b)

state hypothesis, collect data, test, and conclude

c)

input, process, output, store

d)

prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

42.

Select which computer hardware is for input

a)

Keyboard

b)

Monitor

c)

Operating System

d)

Speakers

43.

Select which computer hardware is for output

a)

Keyboard

b)

Central Processing Unit

c)

Operating System

d)

Speakers

44.

Which stores output from a computer?

a)

Scanner

b)

Central Processing Unit (CPU)

c)

Keyboard

d)

Flash Drive

45.

The brain of the computer is ...

a)

Monitor

b)

Mouse

c)

Central Processing Unit (CPU)

d)

External Hard Drive

46.

The abacus was created by ...

a)

The Babylonians

b)

Blaise Pascal

c)

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

d)

Jospeh Marie Jaquard

47.

Which one of the following devices was created in 1801?

a)

The abacus

b)

Stepped Reckoner

c)

Pascaline

d)

Jaquard's Loom

48.

The stepped Reckoner was invented in ...

a)

500 BC

b)

1673

c)

1642

d)

1801

49.

Blaise Pascal invented the ...

a)

Pascaline

b)

Stepped Reckoner

c)

Abacus

d)

Difference Engine

50.

The Analytical engine was designed in ...

a)

500 BC

b)

1833

c)

1801

d)

1890

51.

I was known as the father of computing. I am ....

a)

Blaise Pascal

b)

Marie Jaquard

c)

Herman Hollerith

d)

Charles Babbage

52.

This machine was used to count and sort information for the US census. It was the ....

a)

Abacus

b)

Analytical Engine

c)

Hollerith's Tabulating Machine

d)

Difference engine

53.

The Difference engine was designed in 1822.

a)

True

b)

False

54.

This machine stored codes for weaving fabric in a pattern. It was the ....

a)

Stepped Reckoner

b)

Difference engine

c)

Pascaline

d)

Jaquard's Loom