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History of Computers

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an abacus?

a)

People use to use an abacus to solve calculations. 

b)

It is a delicious lunch

c)

It is a type of fish

d)

It is a place in Africa

2.

The word “computer” was first used over 400 years ago. Back then, it described a person who did perfect _________

a)

cartwheels

b)

calculations or “computations”

c)

drawings

3.

Charles ________created the Analytical Engine in 1837. It is considered to be the first computer.

a)

Gates

b)

Jobs

c)

Babbage

4.

was the first computer programmer

a)

Ms. Ada Lovelace

b)

Spongebob Squarepants

c)

Mrs. Levi

5.

Alan Turing was one of the leading _____ of all time. 

a)

Teachers

b)

Software Engineers

c)

mathematicians

6.

The world’s first stored program computer was called

a)

Miss Esther is the best

b)

The Manchester Baby 

c)

The Hong Kong Baby

7.

The first known computer game was

a)

Minecraft

b)

tic-tac-toe

c)

Splash Learn

8.

Bill Gates founded _______ with Paul Allen

a)

Bluetooth

b)

Apple

c)

Microsoft

9.

____ was founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs

a)

Apple

b)

Pear

c)

Banana

10.

WWW stands for

a)

World Wide Web

b)

We Want Worms

c)

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