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evolution of computers

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

______________ was the first computer to handle both numeric and text data

a)

UNIVAC I

b)

ENIAC

c)

CRAY-1

2.

The first mechanical calculating device was

a)

Blaise Pascal

b)

Leibniz calculator

c)

Charles Babbage

3.

These computers are used for weather forecasting, space research and satellite control

a)

Super computers

b)

Mainframe computers

c)

Mini computers

4.

____________ was the first mechanical device for calculations, developed in China

a)

Analytical engine

b)

Napier's Bones

c)

Abacus

5.

These computers are very expensive and are used in large business organisations like railway ticket reservation and stock exchange markets

a)

Micro computers

b)

Super Computers

c)

Mainframe computers

6.

The 2 types of Software are:

a)

Operating System

b)

System

c)

Business

d)

Application

7.

Microsoft Word is an example of an operating system

a)

False

b)

True

8.

Program that protects a computer against viruses by identifying and removing any computer virus

a)

Antivirus

b)

Diagnostic Utility

c)

File Manager

d)

Screen Saver

9.

The icon for Microsoft Word

a)
b)
c)
10.

Which software is designed to solve a specific problem or to do a specific task?

a)

Application Software

b)

System Software

c)

Utility Software

d)

User

11.

The Operating System is a:

a)

System Software

b)

Application Software

c)

Utility Software

d)

Malware

12.

Computers CANNOT run without which kind of software?

a)

Application

b)

System

13.

Give an example of Operating System software.

(a)  

14.

Second generation computers used

a)

Vacuum tubes

b)

Microprocessors

c)

Transistors

d)

Integrated circuits

15.

Who invented the Tabulating machine?

a)

Dr. Herman Hollerith

b)

John Von Neumann

c)

Howard Aiken