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History of Computer

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name one early computing device.

a)

Calculator

b)

Abacus

c)

Slide Rule

d)

All of the above

2.

Personal Computers (PCs) became accessible in:

a)

1960s

b)

1970s

c)

1980s

d)

1990s

3.

Select which computer hardware is for input:

a)

Keyboard

b)

Operating System

c)

Monitor

d)

Speakers

4.

Select which computer hardware is for output:

a)

Mouse

b)

Keyboard

c)

Speakers

d)

Central Processing Unit

5.

Which stores output from a computer:

a)

Scanner

b)

Keyboard

c)

Central Processing Unit (CPU)

d)

Flash Drive

6.

The brain of the computer is:

a)

Monitor

b)

Central Processing Unit (CPU)

c)

Mouse

d)

External Hard Drive

7.
Why was a computer mouse called a 'mouse'
a)
It is the same size
b)
A wire comes out of it like a tail
c)
It is usually grey
d)
It has two eyes
8.
Ada Lovelace is considered the world's first what?
a)
computer language
b)
computer programmer
programmer
c)
smart lady
d)
mathematician
mathematician
9.
Hardware is the physical part of a computer
a)
True
b)
False
10.
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
11.
What does the 'PC' stand for?
a)
Personal Computer
b)
Private Computer
c)
Posh Computer
d)
Petite Computer
12.
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
13.
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
14.

Who invented the IBM Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator?

a)

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

b)

Charles Babbage

c)

Herman Hollerith

d)

Howard H. Aiken

15.

Who invented the Pascaline?

a)

Blaise Pascal

b)

Charles Babbage

c)

Herman Hollerith

d)

Howard H. Aiken

16.

He/She is the first computer progammer.

a)

Augusta Ada Byron

b)

Charles Babbage

c)

Herman Hollerith

d)

Howard H. Aiken

17.

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

a)

America

b)

Germany

c)

Japan

d)

France

18.

Personal Computers (PCs) became accessible in:

a)

1960s

b)

1970s

c)

1980s

d)

1990s

19.

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.

20.

The 4 steps of computing are:

a)

science, technology, engineering, math

b)

input, process, output, store

c)

state hypothesis, collect data, test, and conclude

d)

prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

21.

Select which computer hardware is for input:

a)

Keyboard

b)

Operating System

c)

Monitor

d)

Speakers

22.

Select which computer hardware is for output:

a)

Mouse

b)

Keyboard

c)

Speakers

d)

Central Processing Unit

23.

Google Search

a)

Browser

b)

Search Engine

24.

System Software is ________

a)

not needed on your computer.

b)

found in the monitor.

c)

general purpose software.

25.

System Software is essential for your computer to work.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

System software are needed to run the hardware and other application software.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

What is software?

a)

The physical parts of a computer

b)

The operating information used by a computer

c)

The memory bank of a computer

d)

The electrical current inside of a computer

28.

What are the 2 main types of software?

a)

System and Application

b)

Informational and Entertainment

c)

Dynamic and Static

d)

Professional and Home-based

29.

Software that controls all of the computers hardware is...

a)

Program Software

b)

Application Software

c)

Instructional Software

d)

System Software

30.

Microsoft Windows

a)

System Software

b)

Application Software

31.
Programs that are digital and you cannot physically touch. They give instruction to the computer.
a)
keyboard
b)
mother board
c)
hardware
d)
software
32.

Which was the first electronic general-purpose computer?

a)

Analytic Engine

b)

Atanasoff-Berry Computer

c)

Difference Engine

d)

ENIAC

33.

Which was the first commercial computer?

a)

EDVAC

b)

ENIAC

c)

UNIVAC1

d)

Zi

34.

Who invented the IBM Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator?

a)

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

b)

Charles Babbage

c)

Herman Hollerith

d)

Howard H. Aiken

35.

Which is the mechanical calculator invented by Thomas de Colmar ?

a)

Abacus

b)

Arithmometer

c)

Napier’s Bones

d)

Slide Rule

36.
Software is not necessary for a computer to work
a)
True 
b)
False
37.
Software is not necessary for a computer to work
a)
True 
b)
False
38.
Who invented the first computer
a)
Alan Turing
b)
Lovelace
c)
Charles Babbage
d)
ARPANET
39.
A modern smartphone has more processing power than the computer system that got us to the moon
a)
True
b)
False
40.
The first camera phone was created in...
a)
2000
b)
1999
c)
2004
d)
2005
41.

Who is known as the father of computer?

a)

Herman Hollerith

b)

Louis Pascal

c)

ENIAC

d)

Charles Babbage

42.

The first generation of computers used ____________ as a major piece of technology

a)

Very Large Scale Integrated (VLSI) circuits.

b)

Integrated Circuits

c)

transistors

d)

vacuum tubes

43.

Which component was used in Second generation computers

a)

Transistors

b)

Integrated Circuits

c)

Vacuum Tubes

d)

VLSI technology

44.

Which generation of computers are more user-friendly.

a)

fourth Generation computers

b)

First Generation computers

c)

Fifth Generation computers

d)

Third Generation computers

45.

Which generation of computers uses artificial intelligence ?

a)

fourth Generation computers

b)

First Generation computers

c)

Fifth Generation computers

d)

Third Generation computers

46.

How many generation of computers are there?

a)

10

b)

6

c)

2

d)

5

47.
What does the 'PC' stand for?
a)
Personal Computer
b)
Private Computer
c)
Posh Computer
d)
Petite Computer
48.
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
49.
This invention replaced the transistor and led to the development of third generation computers.  Processing speed increased to millions of calculations per second.
a)
Vacuum tube
b)
Integrated circuits
c)
CPU
d)
Cicuitry

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