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Computer History Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which ancient device was used to track the positions of the Sun, Earth, and Moon?

a)

Abacus

b)

Antikythera Mechanism

c)

Babbage's Engines

d)

Hollerith's Tabulator

2.

The (a)   was a personal computer with a monitor and mouse like we use today.

3.

Who designed the 'difference engines' to compute mathematical functions and generate mathematical tables?

a)

Charles Babbage

b)

Alan Turing

c)

Herman Hollerith

d)

John von Neumann

4.

Which machine compiled the population statistics of a census using punched cards?

a)

ENIAC

b)

Manchester Baby

c)

Osborne 1

d)

Hollerith's Tabulator

5.

The (a)   is currently the fastest and most powerful supercomputer.

6.

Which computer was one of the earliest with built-in storage and used paper tape for input?

a)

Antikythera Mechanism

b)

ENIAC

c)

Manchester Baby

d)

Altaïr 8800

7.

Which portable computer was one of the earliest and used floppy disk drives for storage?

a)

ENIAC

b)

Manchester Baby

c)

Osborne 1

d)

Apple Macintosh

8.

Which ancient device was used for centuries to perform mathematical functions?

a)

Abacus

b)

Antikythera Mechanism

c)

Babbage's Engines

d)

Hollerith's Tabulator

9.

Which computer was the first to use a graphical user interface?

a)

Altaïr 8800

b)

Apple Macintosh

c)

Frontier Supercomputer

d)

Osborne 1

10.

Which computer was the first to use a microprocessor?

a)

ALTAIR 8800

b)

Apple Macintosh

c)

Frontier Supercomputer

d)

Osborne 1