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WorksheetsHistory of Computing KS2
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 18mins
Who invented the Difference Engine?
Charles Blubber
Charles Babbage
Charles Baggage
Charles Blagger
What is this?
A cheese grater
An abacus
A game
An early camera
What does the keyboard shortcut CTRL+Z do?
Cut
Copy
Undo
Save
How many generations of computer history are there?
3
4
5
7
In 1890, Herman Hollerith founded this company:
Texas Instruments
AT&T
IBM
ASUS
Which company invented the first microprocessor in 1971?
Microsoft
Apple
Intel
Texas Instruments
What was the first ever calculating device, dating back to the Egyptians and Mesopotamians?
Abacus
ENIAC
Stepped Reckoner
Slide Rule
Who invented the Difference Engine?
Herman Hollerith
Ada Byron Lovelace
Charles Babbage
Blaise Pascal
(a) is the physical appearance/characteristics of a computer system.
What was the function of the tabulating machine?
Helped the US during WWII, the first form of GPS.
Accurately predicted Dwight D. Eisenhower's presidency
Used for counting/sorting which helped the US Census Bureau.
What was special about the Stepped Reckoner?
It could add and subtract, multiply and divide
It used electricity
It was made of plastic
It could only add numbers up
This is a Bombe machine used in WWII, where is it kept?
In the kitchen
In Hampton Court Palace
In the Science Museum
At Bletchley Park
Which one of these is NOT a Google product
The picture shows uses of technology in Education. Which of the technologies it is related to?
Internet connection
Wireless Connection
Mobile Devices
Textbooks
The transistor replaced the __________?
Analytical Engine
Microchip
Vacuum Tube
Solid State Memory
What was the earliest programming language?
Python
BASIC
Assembly
Machine Code
Who was the first computer programmer?
Charles Babbage
Herman Hollerith
Balise Pascal
Ada Lovelace
What rank did Grace Hopper achieve in the US Navy
Sailer
Captain
Major
Rear Admiral
Which two subjects did Hopper study in college?
Language Arts
Mathematics
Physics
History
How old was Katherine Johnson when she applied to work at NASA?
34
23
50
What type of work did Katherine Johnson do when she first graduated?
She became a nurse
She didn’t work
She became a teacher
An algorithm is
one packet of data sent from one part of the computer to another
a series of fixed steps used to complete a specific process
the way punch cards were punched
the core processor for the first personal computer
What does CPU stand for?
Controller Process Unit
Central Processing Unit
Control Panel Unit
Central Panel Unit
Who invented the Difference Engine?
Charles Blubber
Charles Babbage
Charles Baggage
Charles Blagger
What was the first ever calculating device, dating back to the Egyptians and Mesopotamians?
Abacus
ENIAC
Stepped Reckoner
Slide Rule
What calculating machine did the Ancient Greeks use a lot?
The Apple II computer
A Samsung 566
The old fashioned abacus
Stones
The picture shows uses of technology in Education. Which of the technologies it is related to?
Internet connection
Wireless Connection
Mobile Devices
Textbooks
Smartphones
Games
Social Networks
Mobile App
The picture shows uses of technology in Education. Which of the technologies it is related to?
Interactive Whiteboard
Online Research
Digital Textbook
Augmented Reality
The picture shows uses of technology in Education. Which of the technologies it is related to?
Mobile Devices
Smartphones
Books
Social Media
Which two below are good names to call a file you are saving?
Document1
ScratchBallGame
dofihwofp
EnglishHomeworkMacbeth
The code in the image is for a Sprite (character) in Scratch. What does the code make the sprite do?
When the right arrow on the keyboard is pressed, it turns and faces the RIGHT and moves forward 5 steps.
When the space bar on the keyboard it pressed, it moves forward 5 steps.
When the green flag is pressed, the sprite turns on the spot.
When the right arrow on the keyboard is pressed, it turns and faces UP and moves forwards 5 steps.
The transistor replaced the __________?
Analytical Engine
Microchip
Vacuum Tube
Solid State Memory
What was the earliest programming language?
Python
BASIC
Assembly
Machine Code
Who was the first computer programmer?
Charles Babbage
Herman Hollerith
Balise Pascal
Ada Lovelace
The 4 steps of computing are:
science, technology, engineering, math
input, process, output, store
state hypothesis, collect data, test, and conclude
prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
