WorksheetsHistory of Computers
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
The earliest calculating device is -
Abacus
Clock
Difference engine
None of these
Abacus was the first -
electronic computer
mechanical computer
electronic calculator
mechanical calculator
John Napier invented Logarithm in -
1614
1617
1620
None of the above
Who invented slide rules?
John Napier
William Oughtred
Gottfried Leibnitz
Blaise Pascal
Who is known as the "father of computers"?
(a)
Who built the 1st mechanical calculator?
Joseph Marie Jacquard
John Mauchly
Blaise Pascal
Howard Aiken
What was the name of the 1st computer designed by Charles Babbage?
Colossus
Mark 1
Analytical Engine
ENIAC
Who invented analytical engine?
Blaise Pascal
Dr. Herman Hollerith
George Bool
Charles Babbage
What was the time period of the 1st generation of computers?
1946-1959
1959-1965
1965-1971
1971-1980
Which programming was used in 1st generation computers?
Machine language
FORTRAN
COBOL
BASIC
What was the processing speed of 1st generation computers?
Milliseconds
Microseconds
Nanoseconds
Picoseconds
