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WorksheetsThe history of a computer
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How old is the idea of a computer?
a)
50 years
b)
500 years
c)
more
2.
What DIDN'T people use to count with before calculators?
a)
stones
b)
fish
c)
pebbles
d)
bones
3.
An abacus is shown in picture...
a)
b)
c)
4.
In the 16th century a computer was
a)
an animal
b)
a job
c)
a legendary creature
5.
John Naples invented logarithms in 1614, a mathematical method based on:
a)
printed tables
b)
ivory sticks
c)
multiplication via addition
d)
bones
6.
Which picture shows a slide rule?
a)
b)
c)
7.
Which is the biggest?
a)
Difference Engine
b)
Abacus
c)
Analytic Engine
8.
IBM means:
a)
International Business Machines
b)
International Brand Machines
c)
Intercommerce Bussiness Machines
9.
Who is the youngest?
a)
Joseph Marie Jacquard
b)
William Oughtred
c)
John Napier
10.
Blaise Pascal assembled Pascaline for his father to help him with:
a)
multiplying
b)
reading
c)
collecting taxes
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