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Computer History Quiz

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the term used to describe the process of computers becoming smaller, faster, and more powerful over time?

a)

Einstein's Theory

b)

Darwin's Evolution

c)

Moore's Law

d)

Newton's Law

2.

Who is credited with inventing the microprocessor?

a)

Ted Hoff

b)

Steve Jobs

c)

Bill Gates

d)

Mark Zuckerberg

3.

Which company introduced the first personal computer?

a)

IBM

b)

Apple

c)

Microsoft

d)

Dell

4.

What is the name of the graphical user interface developed by Apple?

a)

Windows

b)

Linux

c)

macOS

d)

Android

5.

What is the main purpose of computer networking?

a)

Facilitate communication and data sharing between multiple devices and users.

b)

To slow down communication and data sharing between devices and users.

c)

To prevent communication and data sharing between devices and users.

d)

To limit communication and data sharing between devices and users.

6.

What was the first electronic general-purpose computer called?

a)

ENIAC

b)

Commodore 64

c)

Apple II

d)

IBM 360

7.

Which year was the microprocessor invented?

a)

1995

b)

1971

c)

1980

d)

1965

8.

What was the first personal computer to achieve commercial success?

a)

IBM 5150

b)

Apple Macintosh

c)

Atari 2600

d)

Commodore 64

9.

Which company developed the first graphical user interface?

a)

IBM

b)

Apple Inc.

c)

Xerox Corporation

d)

Microsoft Corporation

10.

What is the term used to describe the process of connecting computers and other devices together to share resources?

a)

networking

b)

combining

c)

linking

d)

merging

11.

Which of the following is a pointing device that allows you to control the pointer by moving the entire device around on a surface?

a)

mouse

b)

trackball

c)

touchpad

d)

touchscreen

12.

What protects your computer so it doesn't get a computer virus?

a)

Keyboard protector

b)

Antivirus software

c)

Internet browser

13.

When writing an email, it is okay to use all caps.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Keyboards, mouse, and stylus pen are all examples of which of the following?

a)

Input devices

b)

Output devices

c)

Software

15.

What is an email security or download issue?

a)

Worms

b)

Viruses

c)

Trojan Horses

d)

All the answers

16.

What is NOT a way to send an attached document via email?

a)

Retype the document and send.

b)

Save the document and attach/upload to the email before sending.

c)

Save the document, open the file folder and drag and drop the file into the email.

d)

Click on the paperclip, select the file, and attach/upload to the email.

17.
It is considered yelling if you do the following format.
a)
Type the email in all caps.
b)
Use bad language that would be offensive.
c)
Type an email in lower case letters.
d)
Use improper English.
18.
Which one of the following is a search engine?
a)
Google Chrome
b)
Internet Explorer
c)
Bing
d)
None of the answers
19.
What is NOT considered a strong password?
a)
A random string of characters
b)
A combination of letters (both uppercase and lowercase)
c)
A common word or your name
d)
Using characters (numbers and letters) and symbols
20.

The term CPU stands for:

a)

central planning unit

b)

computer programming unit

c)

central processing unit

d)

None of the answers

21.

What lets the computer's hardware and software work together?

a)

broadband connections

b)

Central processing unit (CPU)

c)

cables

d)

wireless connections

22.
What is another name for Spam?
a)
Personal Mail
b)
Advertisement Mail
c)
Meat
d)
Junk Mail
23.

When you copy someone else's words, it is called:

a)

Theft

b)

Plagiarism

c)

Jaywalking

d)

None of the answers

24.
Which one of the following will crash your computer?
a)
Spam
b)
Viruses
c)
Trojan Horse
d)
Worm
25.
What should you do before your send out an email?
a)
Proofread the email
b)
Use shortened words in your text
c)
Make sure you use all caps
d)
Reduce the font
26.

What program does a search engine use to collect data?

a)

Doc program

b)

Location detection

c)

Browser

d)

Spider program

27.
To protect your document from being copied, you should do what.
a)
Encrypt with a password
b)
Never let someone use your computer
c)
Don't put it on the Internet
d)
All of the answers
28.
What is the top level domain ".com" stand for?
a)
Company
b)
Commercial
c)
Computer
d)
None of the answers
29.
Which one of the following appears like a useful computer program, but actually causes damage to your data?
a)
Viruses
b)
Trojan Horse
c)
Worm
d)
Spam
30.

What type of software helps you find information on the Internet?

a)

Word processor

b)

Email

c)

Search engine

31.

Was a computer a ___________ that described those human beings that performed repetitive calculations?

a)

desktop

b)

job title

c)

computer

d)

hardware

32.

What devices helped compute when there were no computers?

a)

pen and pencils

b)

computers

c)

cell phones

d)

clay, sticks, cones and spheres

33.

Who invented the Roman Abacus

a)

Americans

b)

Chinese

c)

Babylonian

d)

Germans

34.

What did John Napier invented?

a)

computer

b)

logarithms table

c)

Television

d)

none of the above

35.

Who invented the calculating machine?

a)

Wilhelm Schickard

b)

Bill Gates

c)

Pascal

d)

Napier

36.

The first commercial computer was?

a)

punch cards

b)

Ferranti Mark I

c)

IBM

d)

Apple

37.

IN 1944 what was the world's first electronic digital programmable computer?

a)

Colossus

b)

Apple

c)

PC

d)

Pascaline

38.

Who is consider the "father of the computer"?

a)

Colossus

b)

Bill Gates

c)

Charles Baggage

d)

John Napier

39.

Who owns Microsoft?

a)

Steve Jobs

b)

Pascal

c)

Steve Woziak

d)

Bill Gates

40.

Who were the founders of Apple computers?

a)

Steve Jobs and Steve Woziak

b)

Bill Gates and Steve Jobs

c)

Charles Baggage and Pascal

d)

John Napier and Schickard

41.

Who is father of PC

a)

Aldrin buzz

b)

Charles Babbage

c)

Andre Troung Trong The

42.

Who is this?

(a)  

43.

Who is this?

(a)  

44.

Difference engine was made in-

a)

1933

b)

1822

c)

1615

45.

Who invented tabulating machine-

(a)  

46.

At age of ___ pascal made pascaline machine

a)

17

b)

18

c)

19

47.

Augusta ada Lovelace said to use ________ system rather than ________ system

a)

  1. binary system 2. decimal system

b)

1.decimal system 2. binary system

c)

no option

48.

Full form of UNIVAC is-

(a)  

49.

First generation computer used _______ language?

a)

Machine

b)

Tabulating

c)

cant say

50.

Who invented UNIVAC 1?

(a)  

51.

Which company was the first to introduce a personal computer?

a)

IBM

b)

Apple

c)

Commodore

d)

Atari

52.

What was the first successful coin-operated video game console?

a)

Pac Man

b)

Centipede

c)

Pong

d)

Breakout

53.

Which programming language was developed for beginners and widely taught in universities and high schools?

a)

FORTRAN

b)

COBOL

c)

BASIC

d)

Pascal

54.

Which operating system was the first to incorporate a graphical user interface (GUI)?

a)

MS-DOS

b)

CP/M

c)

OS/2

d)

Windows

55.

Which computer company introduced the IBM System/360, a unified computer platform for both scientific and business use?

a)

IBM

b)

UNIVAC

c)

Burroughs

d)

NCR

56.

Which computer company transitioned from electromechanical accounting equipment to computers by acquiring Computer Research Corporation?

a)

IBM

b)

UNIVAC

c)

Burroughs

d)

NCR

57.

Which computer companies were known as the 'BUNCH' and competed with IBM in the 1960s?

a)

Burroughs

b)

UNIVAC

c)

NCR

d)

Honeywell

58.

Which computer company developed the first computerized spreadsheet, VisiCalc?

a)

IBM

b)

Apple

c)

Microsoft

d)

Commodore

59.

Which computer company created the first successful line of personal computers?

a)

IBM

b)

Apple

c)

Commodore

d)

Atari

60.

Which computer company dominated the personal computer operating system market in the 1990s?

a)

IBM

b)

Apple

c)

Microsoft

d)

Commodore

61.

Which country used abacus first?

a)

India

b)

China

c)

UK

d)

South Korea

62.

In Japan, Soroban-Pan means

a)

Computers

b)

Mobile Phones

c)

Abacus

d)

None of above

63.

Abacus is used for

a)

Drawing

b)

Performing Calculations

c)

All of these

d)

None of these

64.

Pascaline was invented in

a)

1644

b)

1643

c)

1642

d)

1650

65.

Napier Bones is a device that helps in

a)

Drawing

b)

Writing

c)

Calculating

d)

All of these

66.

Napier Bones is a device invented by

a)

John Napier

b)

Charles Babbage

c)

Steve Jobs

d)

None of the above

67.

Difference Engine is a device invented by

a)

Steve Jobs

b)

John Napier

c)

Charles Babbage

d)

None of the above

68.

Difference Engine is a device invented in

a)

1820

b)

1821

c)

1822

d)

1830

69.

Who is known as the father of computer?

a)

Charles Babbage

b)

Chales Babbage

c)

Chalres Babbage

d)

Charles Babage

70.

GUI stands for

a)

Graphical User Interface

b)

Graphical Unix Integrator

c)

Graphical Unix Interface

d)

None of these

71.

ENIAC stands for

a)

Electronic Numerical Interface and Calculations

b)

Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer

c)

Electronic Numerical Interface and Calculator

d)

None of the above

72.

The first computer language

a)

FORTRAN

b)

COBOL

c)

JAVA

d)

PYTHON

73.

The first modern computer called Z1 was created in

a)

1930

b)

between

1932-1934

c)

between

1936-1937

d)

between

1950-1954

74.

In which year was Apple computer invented?

a)

1970

b)

1983

c)

1986

d)

1976

75.

Who invented Apple Computers?

a)

Steve Jobs

b)

Charles Babbage

c)

John Napier

d)

None of the

above

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