WorksheetsBlack Tech History
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. What invention is Granville Woods best known for?
a)
Cd's
b)
Records
c)
Multiplex Induction Telegraph
d)
Peanut Butter
2.
2. What role did Melba Roy Mouton Have with NASA
a)
Secretary
b)
Assistant Chief of Research Programs/Head of Computer Programming
c)
Programmer
d)
Data Analyst
3.
3. What event is Katherine Johnson best known for?
a)
Multiplying Numbers
b)
Calculated the flight path for the first NASA mission to space
c)
Created a program for developers at NASA
d)
Created the mainframe
4.
4. Granville Woods was nicknamed?
a)
Black Jesus
b)
Black Edison
c)
Black Enstein
d)
Black Panther
5.
5. Otis Boykin was known for creating what great invention?
a)
Wire Precision Resister
b)
Artificial heart
c)
Artificial Brain
d)
Robots
6.
6. Evelyn Boyd Granville designed what software for NASA?
a)
Computer Software for analyzing Satellite orbits
b)
Pascal
c)
Cobol
d)
DOS
7.
7. Roy Clay Sr is often referred to as?
a)
Godfather of Silicon Valley
b)
Wolf of Wall Street
c)
King of Tech
d)
The beats king
8.
8. Frank Greene developed high-speed semiconductor computer-memory systems.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
9. Valerie Thomas was a mathematical/data analyst for NASA. She led the team that did "what "at NASA?
a)
NASA Sound Systems
b)
First satellite to send images from space
c)
Black Girl Magic
d)
Screen Savers
10.
10. Clarence "Skip" Ellis was the first African American to earn?
a)
Bachelors in Computer Science
b)
Ph.D in Computer Science
c)
Masters of African American Studies
d)
CCNA Certification
11.
11. Shirley Jackson was the first African American woman to earn what degree?
a)
Masters of Education at Harvard
b)
Doctorate from MIT
c)
Masters at Yale
d)
Bachelors at MIT
12.
12. Dr. Mark Dean is known for what two things? (pick 2)
a)
Holds 3 of IBM's original 9 patents
b)
Created the first operating system for IBM
c)
Co-created IBM 's personal computer
d)
Wrote the Solaris program
13.
13. Lisa Gelobter is a computer scientist known for pioneering internet technologies. Which program from the list below is she known for?
a)
Shockwave
b)
Photoshop
c)
Illustrator
d)
InDesign
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