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Introduction to computers

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A computer designed specifically to find the solution of systems of simultaneous and linear equations is an example of what type of computer?

a)

General purpose computer

b)

Special purpose computer

c)

Control systems

d)

Linear purpose computer

2.

What was the function of the Atanasoff-Berry Computer?

a)

Video gaming

b)

Solving systems of equations

c)

Decoding messages

d)

Decoding algebraic functions

3.

What is the contribution of Alan Turing to the evolution of computers?

a)

Developed the design of how computers would interact with programs

b)

Invention of transistors

c)

Developed a computer that helped the British cryptographers to decode German messages    

d)

Created the snake minigame

4.

Who developed the first general purpose machine?

a)

Tommy Flowers

b)

Konrad Zuse

c)

Charles Babbage

d)

Elon Musk

5.

QUICKFIRE

Where were the programs stored in the first programmable computer Z3?

a)

Punched film

b)

Floppy Disk

c)

Hard disk

d)

Blueray

6.

Which of the following in FALSE about evolution of computers?

a)

In 1940s, British cryptographers used computers to decode German messages.

b)

In 1941, computer was used to analyse the wing flutter of aircraft during World War 2.

c)

In 1950s, the invention of transistors transformed computers.

d)

The First Known Computer Programmer was a Woman

7.

Which of the following is an example for general purpose system?

a)

Digital Camera

b)

Laptops

c)

ATM

d)

Bender

8.

Which of the following is an example for control systems?

a)

Industrial robots

b)

GPS

c)

Mobile phones

d)

Toaster

9.

Which of the following statement describes control systems?

a)

A system designed to perform a wide range of tasks.

b)

A system designed only for a particular operation.

c)

A system programmed to operate automatically with minimum inputs from the user.

d)

A system that controls your access to parts of it.