WorksheetsHistory of computers
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Name an early computing device.
a)
Calculator
b)
Abacus
c)
Slide Rule
d)
All of the above
2.
In the mid 40's, ENIAC was built by:
a)
America
b)
Germany
c)
Japan
d)
France
3.
Personal Computers (PCs) became accessible in:
a)
1960s
b)
1970s
c)
1980s
d)
1990s
4.
How many buttons did Douglas Englebart's first computer have?
a)
One
b)
Two
c)
Three
d)
Five
5.
The first computer to beat a human at chess was called...
a)
Colussus
b)
Deep Blue
c)
Apple 2
d)
Turing
6.
The first mobile phone was created in...
a)
1970
b)
1973
c)
1980
d)
1983
7.
The first computer game made in 1972 was called...
a)
Pong
b)
Space invaders
c)
Pac Man
d)
Chess
8.
What devices do microprocessors contain?
a)
Calculators
b)
Transistors
c)
Gears
d)
Tubes
9.
Which of the following is a pointing device that allows you to control the pointer by moving the entire device around on a surface?
a)
mouse
b)
trackball
c)
touchpad
d)
touchscreen
10.
Charles Babbage was credited with creating the..
a)
The integrated circuit
b)
The 1st personal computer called the Altair
c)
the Difference Engine & the Analytical Engine, considered to be the first automatic computing machine
d)
The World Wide Web
11.
Charles Babbage is known as the-
a)
FATHER OF COMPUTERS
b)
NOBODY
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