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WorksheetsHistory of Computers: Abacus to Smartphones
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 2mins
What is the use of 'Sieve of Eratosthenes'?
To segregate odd and even numbers.
To perform any equation by the BODMAS rule.
To find prime numbers up to any given limit.
To do extensive multiplication and addition.
The oldest counting board was used by Babylonians circa, it was called _______
Salamis Tablet
Pythagoras Tablet
Kidinnu Tablet
Eratosthenes Tablet
What is the first calculating device?
Calculator
Abacus
Napier's bones
Pascaline Calculator
In 1617, Sir John Napier invented Napier's Bones to perform calculations.
True
False
Which of these are examples of early calculators?
Pascaline Calculator
ENIAC
Leibniz's Wheels
Jacquard Loom
In 1888 Herman Hollerhith invented the-
Tabulating machine
Harvard mark 1
Difference engine
Jacquard loom
ENIAC computer contained vaccum tubes
True
False
John Presper Eckert and John W. Mauchly designed the-
ENIAC
EDVAC
UNIVAC
What is the use of 'Pascaline Calculator'
To divide numbers
To add and divide numbers
To multiply and divide numbers
To add and subtract numbers
Which was the first touchscreen phone-
IMB Simon
I-phone
StarTac
Motorola Dyna TAC 8000X
The first smartphone to have different capabilities and features was-
iPhone 1
Google Glass
StarTAC
Nokia 3310
Which of these is an example of Fourth Generation computer?
CDC 1604
Desktop
IBM-360 series
Micral
