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WorksheetsHistory of Computers
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 52mins
Which country used abacus first?
India
China
UK
South Korea
Abacus is used for
Drawing
Performing Calculations
All of these
None of these
Who is known as the father of computer?
Charles Babbage
Chales Babbage
Chalres Babbage
Charles Babage
Name an early computing device.
Calculator
Abacus
Slide Rule
All of the above
What is the name of the main component used in the computers of the first generation?
Vaccume tube
Integrated circuit
microprocessors
Transistors
How many generation of computers are there?
2
3
5
9
More than 6
When and who invented the first computer mouse?
___________were used in generation -II computers
transistors
Vacuum tubes
Artificial Intelligence
Integrated circuits
The time period of generation-1 computers is from
1971-1980
Present and beyond
1964-1971
1940-1956
In which generation was the Integrated Circuits introduced?
1st generation
2nd Generation
4th generation
3rd generation
The fourth generation of computers was based on integrated circuits.
True
False
The second generation of computers was based on
Transistors
Silicon chips
Vacuum chips
Bio chips
What is the technology that was used in first generation computers?
Transistors
Integrated circuits
Artificial Intelligence
Vacuum tubes
Why was computer invented ?
to automate mathematical calculations that were previously completed by people
To play games
for entertainment purpose
it was invented for e - commerce
Which was the first computer to use GUI (Graphic User Interface)?
Xerox Alto
ENIAC
Macintosh
IBM PC AT
Artificial Intelligence is in what generation?
First Generation
Second Generation
Third Generation
Fourth Generation
Fifth Generation
Choose TWO main features of Fifth Generation Computer
Development of true Integrated circuit
Development used element of Artificial Intelligence
Advancement in Parallel Processing
More powerful processing with miniature size of computers
The fifth generation computers developed in 1980s used _______ and ________.
Artificial Intelligence
(AI)
Vacuum
Tubes
Microprocessor
Punched Cards
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:
Linux
Microsoft
Apple
Windows
This invention helped make computers much smaller and faster. what is it called ?
Vacuum Tube
Integrated Circuit
Central Processing unit
Random Access Memory
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.
RAM
ENIAC
Transformer
Transister
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?
Bill gates
Steve jobs
William Zuse
Charles Babbage
Name the device
Transistor
Artificial intelligence
Micro processor
CPU
invents the Electric Telegraph in 1837
Samuel Morse
Augusta Ada Byron
Charles Babbage
Joseph-Marie Jacquard
invents an automatic loom controlled by “punch-cards”
Joseph-Marie Jacquard
Charles Babbage
Augusta Ada Byron
Bill Gates
Who developed the first adding machine?
Dante U. Infante
Blaise Pascal
Charles Babbage
Gottfreid Wilhelm Von Leibnitz
