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History and Technology Basics

Total questions: 87

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What machine was used during WWII to encrypt and decrypt German messages?
a)
Enigma
b)
Atbash
c)
Secret
d)
Puzzler
2.
Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Edge are all examples of what?
a)
Search engines
b)
Websites
c)
Web Browsers
d)
Text editors
3.
What was the earliest recognized device for computing?
a)
papyrus tables
b)
the abacus
c)
the astrolabe
d)
the slide rule
4.
Where and when was the abacus invented?
a)
in Egypt around 5000 BCE
b)
in Europe around 250 BCE
c)
in Mesopotamia around 2500 BCE
d)
in Africa around 500 BCE
5.

On this abacus, with rows representing powers of ten, what number is shown?

a)

2,512

b)

1,521

c)

1,251

d)

5,121

6.
Which device enabled sailors to calculate their latitude at sea?
a)
an astrolabe
b)
a slide rule
c)
an abacus
d)
a difference engine
7.
In the early days, a "computer" was ___
a)
any new tool that aided calculations
b)
a person who did calculations
c)
a series of step reckoners
d)
a device for storing data
8.
Before the 20th century, most people experienced computing through ___
a)
books and magazines
b)
pre-computed tables
c)
science fiction
d)
punched cards
9.
In 1822, Charles Babbage proposed a mechanical device called ___
a)
the step reckoner
b)
the difference reckoner
c)
the difference engine
d)
the step engine
10.
Unlike all other computational devices before it, the Analytical Engine was a ___
a)
“multi-user computer”
b)
“electro-mechanical computer”
c)
“general purpose computer”
d)
“networked computer”
11.
Which English mathematician is often considered the world’s first programmer?
a)
Ada Lovelace
b)
Cindy Babbage
c)
Grace Hopper
d)
Emma Noether
12.
Which English polymath is often considered the "father of computing"?
a)
Bertrand Russell
b)
Gottfried Leibniz
c)
Sir Isaac Newton
d)
Charles Babbage
13.
In 1924, several machine companies merged to become IBM, The ___ Corporation
a)
 Industrial Business Machines
b)
International Business Machines
c)
Industrial Babbage Machines
d)
International Babbage Machines
14.

It is usually called the web for short—is a collection of different websites you can access through the Internet.

a)

internet

b)

web browser

c)

search engine

d)

world wide web

15.

Internet was created in 1969 by US Defense through?

a)

SARPA

b)

DARPA

c)

MARPA

d)

Advanced Research Project Agency (ARPA)

16.

In 1989 Tim Berners Lee created the ____?

a)

internet

b)

computer

c)

www

d)

cellular phone

17.

Is considered as top 1 web browser?

a)

Internet Explorer

b)

Google Chrome

c)

Mozilla Firefox

d)

Safari

18.

Is a group of two or more computer systems linked together is called ____?

a)

network

b)

disorganize

c)

unorganize

d)

disorder

19.

Punch cards used in mechanical computers were the earliest example of ____________.

a)

braille

b)

a computer program

c)

encryption

20.

What does CPU stand for?

a)

Central Processing Unit

b)

Computer Parts Unlimited

c)

Central Programming Unit

21.

The first electronic computers were used for _____________.

a)

Stock Trading

b)

Calculating Trajectory and Code Breaking

c)

Astronomy

22.

What are the only numbers you can use in binary?

a)

0 and 1

b)

1 and 2

c)

0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

23.

This technology was critical in creating microcomputers and launching the digital age.

a)

transistor

b)

conductor

c)

internet

24.

What does this code do?

a)

Moves forward 1 time

b)

Moves forward forever

c)

Moves forward 5 times

25.

Instead of focusing on making devices smaller, modern computing is about ____________________.

a)

making them last longer

b)

making them cheaper

c)

making them work together

26.

Charles Babbage designed the Difference Engine and the Analytical Engine. What were these?

a)

Mechanical Computers

b)

Thermometers

c)

Rulers

27.
How old was Bill Gates when he and Paul Allen formed Microsoft? 
a)
16
b)
17
c)
18
d)
19
28.
What did Bill Gates do that his peers at the time did not? 
a)
Dated Girls
b)
Sold His Software
c)
Copy Protected his Software
d)
Shared his Software
29.

When was the Windows operating system introduced for computers?

a)

1980

b)

1986

c)

1988

d)

1992

30.

Bill Gates is a Co-founder of Microsoft which was born on October 28, 1995.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Bill Gates and Allen collaborated to found Microsoft in 1975.

a)

True

b)

False

32.
What did Apple get the idea for from IBM?
a)
Computers.
b)
The i-Pad
c)
The Mouse
d)
A Keyboard
33.
What man influenced Steve Jobs more than any other?
a)
Andy Warhol
b)
Richard Nixon
c)
Paul Allen
d)
Bill Gates
34.
What did Steve Jobs Feel that Microsoft had stolen?
a)
The Idea for a computer
b)
The look of Windows
c)
The Look of the Computer
d)
The Idea of a Desktop
35.
What type of information gets lost if it isn't saved?
a)
CD ROM
b)
storage memory
c)
RAM
d)
flash drive
36.
The main circuit board, especially of a personal computer
a)
monitor
b)
motherboard
c)
RAM
d)
hardware
37.
A computer memory that acts as the main storage available to user for programs and data
a)
RAM
b)
URL
c)
ROM
d)
flash drive
38.
A display screen used to provide visual output from a computer
a)
Mouse
b)
Keyboard
c)
 Monitor
d)
Speakers
39.
A device that can be slotted into a computer to allow the use of audio components for multimedia applications.
a)
Speakers
b)
Video Card
c)
Sound Card
d)
Mouse
40.
What are the 4 necessary components for a computer?
a)
input output programs hardware
b)
processing storage monitor keyboard
c)
input processing output storage
d)
flash drive, input, CPU, RAM
41.
A hand-operated device that allows control of the cursor on a computer screen.
a)
Mouse
b)
Keyboard
c)
Printer
d)
Hardware
42.

Which of these is an example of a computer?

a)

Personal desktop computer

b)

Ipad

c)

Smartwatch

d)

All of these are examples of computers

43.

Computers can do many things, for example......

a)

it manipulates data

b)

it stores information

c)

it connects people from different places

d)

a computer can do all these

44.

Which of these is NOT a way to take good care of a Chromebook/computer?

a)

Cleaning the screen with a microfiber cloth

b)

Keeping food and drinks away from the device

c)

Adding extra weight on it like a backpack

d)

Holding it with both hands when you carry it

45.

A computer uses a combination of :

a)

hardware and software

b)

line paper and white paper

c)

monitor and digital pixels

d)

keyboard and mouse

46.

Which of these is an example of Computer Hardware?

a)

Google Chrome

b)

Microsoft Windows

c)

MacOS

d)

Keyboard

47.

Which of these is an example of Computer Software?

a)
b)
c)
d)
48.

Which of these is NOT an example of Computer Software?

a)
b)
c)
d)
49.

Which of these is NOT an example of Computer Hardware?

a)
b)
c)
d)
50.

In general, learning the basics of computers is important to do well in school and also in any type of job. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

51.

An Operating System or OS is the most important software that runs on a computer; this software communicates with the hardware and allows other programs to run. Which of these are examples of Operating Systems?

a)

iOS

b)

Microsoft Windows

c)

Android

d)

All of these are Operating Systems

52.

There are different types of storage to save your files. Which of these is NOT a type of storage?

a)

USB pen drive

b)

file cabinet

c)

memory card

d)

DVD

53.

For your school files, you don't need a secondary storage device because Google saves all your files automatically on your Google drive. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

54.

Punched card weaving pattern

a)

Hopper

b)

Kurtz

c)

Ada Byron

d)

Jacquard

55.
In Primitive Times counting was  done on....
a)
Fingers
b)
Toes
c)
10
d)
Metric
56.
5000 Years Ago One of first tools used to express numbers was the _______________________.
a)
Maracca
b)
Abacus
c)
Lines on Stone
d)
Sticks in a Pile
57.
Where was the Abacus developed?
a)
Primitive Times
b)
America
c)
China
d)
MIT
58.
Who invented a machine to add long columns of numbers quickly?
a)
Charles Babbish
b)
 Blaise Pascal
c)
John Napier
d)
Bill Gates
59.
How did Pascal’s Arithmetic Machine work?
a)
Like a Calculator
b)
Like Napier's Bones
c)
Like an Abacus
d)
Like the odometer in a car
60.
In 1801, who invented a new type of loom for weaving cloth in elaborate designs. 
a)
Charles Babbish
b)
Joseph Jacquard
c)
John Napier
d)
Blaise Pascal
61.
The Loom for weaving elaborate designs used....
a)
Punched Cards
b)
Programs
c)
Floppy Disks
d)
Ticker Tape
62.
Who invented the first calculating machine that could be called a computer?
a)
Charles Babbage
b)
Blaise Pascal
c)
John Napier
d)
Bill Gates
63.
Who is the Father of Computers?
a)
Charles Babbage
b)
John Napier
c)
Blaise Pascal
d)
Bill Gates
64.
When did the modern computer age begin?
a)
1944
b)
1954
c)
1964
d)
1974
65.
The First Generation of Computers used what?
a)
Transistors
b)
Vacuum Tubes
c)
Integrated Circuits
d)
Mechanicals
66.
the Second Generation of computers used? 
a)
VACUUM TUBES
b)
Transistors
c)
Beads
d)
PILES OF ROCKS
67.
The Third Generation of Computers used? 
a)
Transistors
b)
Vacuum Tubes
c)
tiny integrated circuits
d)
Micro Processors
68.
The Fourth Generation of Computers used?
a)
Integrated circuits
b)
Transistors
c)
Vacuum Tubes
d)
Wooden Beads
69.
Who is the richest man in the world?
a)
Blaise Pascal
b)
William Shockley
c)
Bill Gates
d)
Thomas Jefferson
70.
Identify this icon:
a)
Facebook
b)
Instagram
c)
Google Chrome
d)
Internet Explorer
71.
a)

skide

b)

sleep

c)

skype

d)

skip

72.
a)

myspace

b)

facemash

c)

birdie

d)

twitter

73.
a)

facebook

b)

instragram

c)

twitter

d)

we chat

74.
a)

facetime

b)

twitter

c)

facebook

d)

instragram

75.
a)

Buger king

b)

McDonalds

c)

Subway

d)

Jack in The Box

76.
a)

Pizza hut

b)

Pizza hunt

c)

McDonalds

d)

KFC

77.

Which is this Social Media Platform?

a)

Pinterest

b)

PopArt

c)

Personal People

d)

Play Game

78.

Which is this Social Media Platform?

a)

Ghost On

b)

Baldy Beard

c)

Snap Chat

d)

Messenger

79.

Which is this Social Media Platform?

a)

PressPlay

b)

YouTube

c)

GoNow

d)

To the Right

80.

Which is this Social Media Platform?

a)

Sender

b)

Sky High

c)

Skype

d)

Top Swop

81.

The use of systems for storing, retrieving and sending information

a)

Hardware

b)

Software

c)

Multimedia

d)

Information Technology

82.

Computers and related devices, such as keyboards, monitors and speakers

a)

Hardware

b)

Software

c)

Google chrome

d)

Microsoft Word

83.

Programs which enable users to write papers, browse the Internet, download music and play games

a)

Hardware

b)

Software

c)

Printer

d)

Scanner

84.

Graphics, text, video, sound and animation

a)

Abacus

b)

Multimedia

c)

Hardware

d)

Operating Systems

85.

Which of these are examples of Multimedia?

a)

a Youtube video with closed captions

b)

a video with images, music and lyrics

c)

an official music video

d)

All of these are examples of Multimedia

86.

Manual computing device consisting of a frame holding parallel rods strung with moveable counters

a)

TI-nspire

b)

10 key calculator

c)

Fractions

d)

Abacus

87.

Allows people to share information while working on different computers in different locations

a)

Netflix

b)

Network Systems

c)

Among Us

d)

Youtube

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