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History of Computers

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What's the name of the inventor of the Analytical Machine?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Stephen Hawking

c)

Charles Babbage

d)

Tim Berners Lee

2.

What is the oldest computing device?

a)

Analytical Engine

b)

Abacus

c)

Stepped Reckoner

d)

Pascal's Calculator

3.
What was ARPANET
a)
The first computer
b)
A way of calculating things
c)
The first packet switching network
d)
The first artificial intelligence
4.
The ______________ was developed in 3000 BC, and was basically beads on rods to count and was used to calculate, has upper and lower deck.
a)
UNIVAC
b)
Abacus
c)

Pascal's Calculator

d)
Slide Rule
5.

The 1st generation of computers was based on

a)

Vacuum Tubes

b)

Transistor

c)

IC

d)

Microprocessor

6.

Computer development has six generations

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Which generation computer based on Integrated circuit?

a)

1st generation

b)

2nd generation

c)

3rd generation

d)

4th generation

8.

Why was computer invented ?

a)

to automate mathematical calculations that were previously completed by people

b)

To play games

c)

for entertainment purpose

d)

it was invented for e - commerce

9.

Graphic User Interface (GUI) made computers more user-friendly because:

a)

they became faster.

b)

they became smaller.

c)

they used icons instead of commands.

d)

they used a mouse.

10.

Who was the first programmer?

(a)  

11.

What was the first programming language?

a)

BASIC

b)

Java

c)

HTML

d)

FORTRAN

12.

Which was the first computer to use GUI (Graphic User Interface)?

a)

Xerox Alto

b)

ENIAC

c)

Macintosh

d)

IBM PC AT

13.

Which was the first CPU ever made?

a)

Intel Celeron

b)

Intel 4004

c)

Intel Pentium

d)

Intel Xenon

14.

Which was the first storage device

a)

DVD

b)

Floppy disk

c)

Magnetic tape

d)

CD

15.

What was the first GPU ever made?

a)

Geforce 256

b)

IBM MDA Card

c)

GTX 650

d)

RTX 1080