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History of Computers

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which country used abacus first?

a)

India

b)

China

c)

UK

d)

South Korea

2.

Abacus is used for

a)

Drawing

b)

Performing Calculations

c)

All of these

d)

None of these

3.

Who is known as the father of computer?

a)

Charles Babbage

b)

Chales Babbage

c)

Chalres Babbage

d)

Charles Babage

4.

Name an early computing device.

a)

Calculator

b)

Abacus

c)

Slide Rule

d)

All of the above

5.

What is the name of the main component used in the computers of the first generation?

a)

Vaccume tube

b)

Integrated circuit

c)

microprocessors

d)

Transistors

6.

How many generation of computers are there?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

5

d)

9

e)

More than 6

7.

When and who invented the first computer mouse?

a)

Bill Gates

b)

Martin Cooper

c)

Charles Babbage

8.

___________were used in generation -II computers

a)

transistors

b)

Vacuum tubes

c)

Artificial Intelligence

d)

Integrated circuits

9.

The time period of generation-1 computers is from

a)

1971-1980

b)

Present and beyond

c)

1964-1971

d)

1940-1956

10.

In which generation was the Integrated Circuits introduced?

a)

1st generation

b)

2nd Generation

c)

4th generation

d)

3rd generation

11.

The fourth generation of computers was based on integrated circuits.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The second generation of computers was based on

a)

Transistors

b)

Silicon chips

c)

Vacuum chips

d)

Bio chips

13.

What is the technology that was used in first generation computers?

a)

Transistors

b)

Integrated circuits

c)

Artificial Intelligence

d)

Vacuum tubes

14.

Why was computer invented ?

a)

to automate mathematical calculations that were previously completed by people

b)

To play games

c)

for entertainment purpose

d)

it was invented for e - commerce

15.

Which was the first computer to use GUI (Graphic User Interface)?

a)

Xerox Alto

b)

ENIAC

c)

Macintosh

d)

IBM PC AT

16.

Artificial Intelligence is in what generation?

a)

First Generation

b)

Second Generation

c)

Third Generation

d)

Fourth Generation

e)

Fifth Generation

17.

Choose TWO main features of Fifth Generation Computer

a)

Development of true Integrated circuit

b)

Development used element of Artificial Intelligence

c)

Advancement in Parallel Processing

d)

More powerful processing with miniature size of computers

18.

The fifth generation computers developed in 1980s used _______ and ________.

a)

Artificial Intelligence

(AI)

b)

Vacuum

Tubes

c)

Microprocessor

d)

Punched Cards

19.

Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak build their first computer using the wooden box. Their company has grown and is still around today. The name of the company is:

a)

Linux

b)

Microsoft

c)

Apple

d)

Windows

20.

This invention helped make computers much smaller and faster. what is it called ?

a)

Vacuum Tube

b)

Integrated Circuit

c)

Central Processing unit

d)

Random Access Memory

21.

The invention of this product replaced vacuum tubes and made computers much smaller and faster. However it was eventually replaced by another invention . Guess the name of the product.

a)

RAM

b)

ENIAC

c)

Transformer

d)

Transister

22.

This man is known for starting the company Microsoft back in the year 1975. Since then, he has become one of the richest people in the world. What is the name of this person?

a)

Bill gates

b)

Steve jobs

c)

William Zuse

d)

Charles Babbage

23.

Name the device

a)

Transistor

b)

Artificial intelligence

c)

Micro processor

d)

CPU

24.

invents the Electric Telegraph in 1837

a)

Samuel Morse

b)

Augusta Ada Byron

c)

Charles Babbage

d)

Joseph-Marie Jacquard

25.

invents an automatic loom controlled by “punch-cards”

a)

Joseph-Marie Jacquard

b)

Charles Babbage

c)

Augusta Ada Byron

d)

Bill Gates

26.

Who developed the first adding machine?

a)

Dante U. Infante

b)

Blaise Pascal

c)

Charles Babbage

d)

Gottfreid Wilhelm Von Leibnitz