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Evolution of Technology

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Hard drives originated from a punch card system used in Jacquard looms in the 1800s.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

This person made the first mobile phone call in 1973 on behalf of Motorola.

a)

Charles Babbage

b)

Martin Cooper

c)

Jeff Bezos

d)

John Logie Baird

3.

This person is known as the father of modern computing and created the Analytic Engine Prototype that was steam driven.

a)

Charles Babbage

b)

Adam Osborne

c)

Thomas DeColmar

d)

Konrad Zuse

4.

This person created the first portable computer called the Osborne 1 in 1981.

a)

Charles Babbage

b)

Adam Osborne

c)

Jeff Bezos

d)

Steve Jobs

5.

This person created the first general purpose computer called the Z3 in 1941.

a)

Adam Osborne

b)

John Logie Baird

c)

Konrad Zuse

d)

Jeff Bezos

6.

This person created the Arithmometer in 1820.

a)

Charles Babbage

b)

Jeff Bezos

c)

Thomas DeColmar

d)

Martin Cooper

7.

This person invented the world's first live working television system.

a)

John Logie Baird

b)

Konrad Zuse

c)

Thomas DeColmar

d)

Adam Osborne

8.

This CEO of Amazon revolutionized the E-Reader, specifically the Kindle.

a)

Charles Babbage

b)

Steve Jobs

c)

Adam Osborne

d)

Jeff Bezos

9.

This person was the first to introduce Apple's iPhone to the world in 2007.

a)

Charles Babbage

b)

Konrad Zuse

c)

Jeff Bezos

d)

Steve Jobs

10.

The history of mobile phones is a very long one, extending back into the 1500s.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

The IBM Summit OLCF is the current most powerful supercomputer.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

ARPANET is the big brother to the internet and was first introduced in the year 1969.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The World Wide Web was introduced in the year 1989

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The very first form of tallying and counting was made on an object called:

a)

Lebombo Bone.

b)

Papyrus Paper.

c)

Abacus

d)

Torquetum

15.

This object was developed for communication in the year 3000 BC.

a)

Lebombo Bone.

b)

Papyrus Paper.

c)

Abacus

d)

Torquetum

16.

This device was created around the year 2300 BC for counting and completing basic sums.

a)

Lebombo Bone.

b)

Papyrus Paper.

c)

Abacus

d)

Torquetum

17.

The floppy disk is a device used for storage and was introduced in the year

a)

1971

b)

2007

c)

1941

d)

1956

18.

Memory cards were introduced in the year

a)

1971

b)

2007

c)

2000

d)

1999

19.

The Nokia 1011 was introduced in the year ______ and was the first mass produced cell phone

a)

1971

b)

1992

c)

2000

d)

1999

20.

The Apple 1 computer had a circuit board look and was introduced in the year

a)

1971

b)

1976

c)

1983

d)

1999