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Intro of Computer History

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1- The first generation computer was (a)   (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator).

2.

(a)   , which stood for Universal Automatic Computer. 

3.

(a)   computers relied on machine language, the lowest-level programming language understood by computers.

4.

However, the (a)   was completed in 1945 

5.

What are examples of hardware?

a)

Keyboard

b)

Mac OS

c)

Motherboard

d)

All of the Above

6.

What system did the first computers use to connect their circuits and drums?

a)

Numerical

b)

Vacuum Tubes

c)

Magnetic Integration

d)

None

7.

A mechanical digital calculating machine was built in France in __________.

a)

1946

b)

1641

c)

1642

d)

1687

8.

________ was an instrument to calculate or count by using sliding counters and rod.

a)

Univac

b)

ACPV

c)

Abacus

d)

SUNT

9.

Known to all as the father of logic.

a)

Charles Babbage

b)

Alan Turning

c)

George Boole

d)

Grace Hopper

10.

Called high-performance computers. 

(a)  

11.

Mouse, printer, mac os, and keyboard are examples of hardware.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Solid-state drives are a form of external memory made up of silicon microchips. They're like magnetic storage devices because you can remove them from the device you're storing or extracting data from, but solid-state drives are more modern.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

13.

The history of Windows dates to 1983 when Microsoft started working on a program called "Interface Manager".

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

14.

Dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) is one of the two specific types of RAMS seen in modern devices, such as laptops, desktops, portable devices and gaming systems.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

15.

George Boole was a British logistician, known to all as the father of logic.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

16.

These giant computers, which used thousands of vacuum tubes for computation, were the forerunners of today's digital computers.

a)

UNIVAC

b)

SUPERCOMPUTER

c)

VACCUM TUBES

d)

ENIAC

17.

(a)   are the medium type of computers that have more functionality power and are expensive than microcomputers.

18.

________ supports many processes simultaneously.

a)

ACPV

b)

Magnetic Processing Unit

c)

Mainframe

19.

Best OS for smartphones Ever

a)

iOS 😌

b)

Android 🤮

20.

Cache memory is an internal high-speed semiconductor memory that stores instances of data frequently used by the CPU.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE