WorksheetsComputer History WebQuest
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Who invented the first mechanical computer?
Charles Babbage
Ada Lovelace
Bill Gates
Steve Jobs
What year was the first mechanical computer invented?
1937
1975
1822
1962
Who invented the first digital computer?
Charles Babbage
Professor John Vincent
Cliff Berry
Professor John Vincent and Cliff Berry
When was the first digital computer invented?
1822
1962
1937
1975
What was the first computer game called?
Pong
Spacewar
Frogger
Putt Putt Goes to the Moon
When was the first computer game introduced?
1937
1975
1945
1962
How large was the ENIAC computer?
1400 sq ft and weighed 30 tons.
1800 sq ft and weighed 50 tons.
1600 sq ft and weighed 40 tons
1800 sq ft and weighed 30 tons
How much memory did ENIAC have?
Could store 15
20-digit numbers
Could store 15
30-digit numbers
Could store 10
20-digit numbers
Could store 20
10-digit numbers
Who is the founder of Microsoft?
Steve Jobs
Bill Gates
Ada Lovelace
Douglas Englebert
What was their first product?
BASIC interpreters for Altair 8800
BASIC computers for IBM
BASIC GPS for Boeing 747
BASIC interpreters for UNICEF
Apple's first computer was made of....
Plastic
Metal
Wood
Rubber
What invention replaced vacuum tubes, allowing computers to be built smaller and faster?
Integrated circuits
Microchips
Transistors
USB
What invention replaced transistors?
Integrated circuits
USB
Single-State Hardrives
Vacuum tubes
Who invented the first computer program?
Charles Babbage
Ada Lovelace
Professor John Vincent
Bill Gates
What was the first computer program used to do?
Create spreadsheets
help calculate numbers
spell check documents
run presentation slides
What did IBM famously produce before it made personal computers?
Typewriters
Business machines
Both answers are correct
Neither answer is correct
Who invented the computer mouse?
Charles Babbage
Douglas Englebert
John Vincent
Ada Lovelace
What year was the computer mouse invented?
1937
1975
1964
1822
