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History of computers: From Abacus to Smartphones

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

long ago, when there were no computational devices, people used :-

a)

mobile, laptop, Napier bone

b)

pebles, abacus, calculator

c)

pebble, bones, fingers

2.

identify the device

a)

abacus

b)

Napier bone

c)

slide rule

d)

Swickard's calculating clock with gears

3.

Devices with gears and flutes for calculation were in use from____till___:-

a)

16-17 century

b)

10-12 th century

4.

Identify the device

a)

Pascalinecaline

b)

stepped reckoner

c)

slide rule

d)

the Hollerith Machine

5.

(a)   is regarded as father of modern computer science, provided a formalization for concept of algorithms and computation. write name in capital. spelling should be correct

6.

The jacquard loom was invented by

a)

joseph marie

b)

Charles Babbage

c)

Charleston

7.

when was linux operating system invented

a)

1991

b)

1992

c)

1990

d)

1994

8.

in (a)   apple safari was released

9.

fifth generation computers were invented in

a)

1990

b)

1980

c)

1930

d)

1985

10.

Linus Torvalds released __________ operating system in ______.

a)

Linux operating system,1990

b)

Linux operating operating ,2000

c)

Linux operating system,1991

d)

Linux operating system ,1992

11.

In _____was Netscape navigator released.

a)

1993

b)

200

c)

1994

d)

1995

12.

In what year Opera web browser was released ?

a)

1990

b)

1996

c)

1993

d)

1992

13.

(a)   is known as the inventor of mail .

14.

When was the abacus Invented ?

When was it first used by the Babylonians ?

a)

3000 years ago

300BC

b)

3500 years ago

200BC

c)

2000 years ago

400BC

d)

2500 years ago

350BC

15.
5000 Years Ago One of first tools used to express numbers was the _______________________.
a)
Maracca
b)
Abacus
c)
Lines on Stone
d)
Sticks in a Pile
16.

Who invented the Difference Engine?

a)

Charles Blubber

b)

Charles Babbage

c)

Charles Baggage

d)

Charles Blagger

17.

Which was the first electronic general-purpose computer?

a)

Analytic Engine

b)

Atanasoff-Berry Computer

c)

Difference Engine

d)

ENIAC

18.
Which one of the following devices was created in 1801?
a)
The abacus
b)
Pascaline
c)
Stepped Reckoner
d)
Jaquard's Loom
19.
When was the first email sent
a)
1972
b)
1872
c)
1953
d)
2001
20.
Why was a computer mouse called a 'mouse'
a)
It is the same size
b)
A wire comes out of it like a tail
c)
It is usually grey
d)
It has two eyes
21.

A calculating machine invented by a French Mathematician to help his father a tax collector.

a)

Calculating Clock

b)

Abacus

c)

Pascaline

d)

Stepped Reckoner

22.

He was known as the " Father of the Modern Computer".

a)

Wilhelm Shickard

b)

Blaise Pascal

c)

Charles Babbage

d)

Charles Xavier