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History of Computers

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The earliest calculating device is -

a)

Abacus

b)

Clock

c)

Difference engine

d)

None of these

2.

Abacus was the first -

a)

electronic computer

b)

mechanical computer

c)

electronic calculator

d)

mechanical calculator

3.

John Napier invented Logarithm in -

a)

1614

b)

1617

c)

1620

d)

None of the above

4.

Who invented slide rules?

a)

John Napier

b)

William Oughtred

c)

Gottfried Leibnitz

d)

Blaise Pascal

5.

Who is known as the "father of computers"?

(a)  

6.

Who built the 1st mechanical calculator?

a)

Joseph Marie Jacquard

b)

John Mauchly

c)

Blaise Pascal

d)

Howard Aiken

7.

What was the name of the 1st computer designed by Charles Babbage?

a)

Colossus

b)

Mark 1

c)

Analytical Engine

d)

ENIAC

8.

Who invented analytical engine?

a)

Blaise Pascal

b)

Dr. Herman Hollerith

c)

George Bool

d)

Charles Babbage

9.

What was the time period of the 1st generation of computers?

a)

1946-1959

b)

1959-1965

c)

1965-1971

d)

1971-1980

10.

Which programming was used in 1st generation computers?

a)

Machine language

b)

FORTRAN

c)

COBOL

d)

BASIC

11.

What was the processing speed of 1st generation computers?

a)

Milliseconds

b)

Microseconds

c)

Nanoseconds

d)

Picoseconds