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Defining Moments in Technology

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In 1971 Bill Hewlett challenged engineers to make a small _____.

a)

computer

b)

screen

c)

laptop

d)

calculator

2.

The first video game console was called the ______.

a)

NES

b)

Sega

c)

Atari

d)

Playstation

3.

This computer was designed by Steve Wozniak

a)

Intel 8086

b)

IBM 370

c)

Altair

d)

Apple 1

4.

Developed by Sony and Philips in 1982 for distributing music.

a)

CD ROM

b)

DVD

c)

Floppy Disc

d)

Flash Drive

5.

This company produced the first computer of its own design, the Turbo PC in 1985.

a)

HP

b)

Dell

c)

Apple

d)

IBM

6.

Seagate Technology creates the first ______ for microcomputers, the ST506.

a)

CD ROM

b)

FLASH DRIVE

c)

HARD DISK DRIVE

d)

MOUSE

7.

This physicist prototyped the “World Wide Web” in just three months time.

a)

Tim Berbers Lee

b)

Paul Allen

c)

Nolan Bushnell

d)

Steve Wozniak

8.

A family of wired computer networking technologies commonly used in local area networks.

a)

Coaxial

b)

Fiber Optic

c)

Ethernet

d)

Twisted Pair

9.

SunDisk, manufactured the module which used non-volatile memory chips to replace the spinning disks of a hard disk drive. 

a)

Solid State Drive

b)

CD ROM

c)

DVD

d)

Floppy Disk

10.

1960s researchers in various countries have been working on bringing automation and online bank transactions to customers in the form of ____

a)

Credit Card Services

b)

ONLINE Banking

c)

ATM's

d)

Bank Transfers