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WorksheetsComputer History Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
Which ancient device was used to track the positions of the Sun, Earth, and Moon?
Abacus
Antikythera Mechanism
Babbage's Engines
Hollerith's Tabulator
The (a) was a personal computer with a monitor and mouse like we use today.
Who designed the 'difference engines' to compute mathematical functions and generate mathematical tables?
Charles Babbage
Alan Turing
Herman Hollerith
John von Neumann
Which machine compiled the population statistics of a census using punched cards?
ENIAC
Manchester Baby
Osborne 1
Hollerith's Tabulator
The (a) is currently the fastest and most powerful supercomputer.
Which computer was one of the earliest with built-in storage and used paper tape for input?
Antikythera Mechanism
ENIAC
Manchester Baby
Altaïr 8800
Which portable computer was one of the earliest and used floppy disk drives for storage?
ENIAC
Manchester Baby
Osborne 1
Apple Macintosh
Which ancient device was used for centuries to perform mathematical functions?
Abacus
Antikythera Mechanism
Babbage's Engines
Hollerith's Tabulator
Which computer was the first to use a graphical user interface?
Altaïr 8800
Apple Macintosh
Frontier Supercomputer
Osborne 1
Which computer was the first to use a microprocessor?
ALTAIR 8800
Apple Macintosh
Frontier Supercomputer
Osborne 1
