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AVERAGE STS

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who proposed the theory of Information Age?

a)
James Messenger
b)

Claude Shannon

c)

Robert Kahn

d)

Richard Wurman

2.

All of the choices refer to the age when information became effortlessly accessible through publications, except

a)
Information Age
b)
Digital Age
c)
New Media Age
d)

Internet Age

3.

He called this problem as “Information Anxiety”.

a)
Richard Wurman
b)

James Messenger

c)

Charles Babbage

d)

Blaise Pascal

4.

It is defined as the period where due to the abundance of information, the society started to have difficulty in managing and collecting information.

a)
Information Anxiety
b)

Information Age

c)

Internet Age

d)

Ice Age

5.

It began when computer specialists exchanged information from a main computer to a remote terminal.

a)
Internet Age
b)

Information Age

c)

Digital Age

d)

New Media Age

6.

The exchange of information was done by breaking down data into small packets of information that could be reassembled at the receiving end.

a)
Packet Switching
b)

ARPANET

c)

Pocket Switching

d)

Globalization

7.

He invented the Pascaline Machine.

a)
Blaise Pascal
b)

Alexander Graham Bell

c)

Samuel Morse

d)

James Messenger

8.

He invented and patented the first practical telephone.

a)
Alexander Graham Bell
b)

Samuel Morse

c)

Alan Turing

d)

Johannes Gutenberg

9.

He is considered to be the “Father of Theoretical Computer and Artificial Intelligence (AI)”

a)
Alan Turing
b)

James Messenger

c)

Alexander Graham Bell

d)

Samuel Morse

10.

It can be considered as a model of a general-purpose computer.

a)
Turing's Machine
b)

Printing Press

c)

Computer

d)

Telephone

11.

The pre-mechanical period can be defined as the time between ____ and ____.

a)

3000 BC - 1450 AD

b)

4000 BC - 1450 BC

c)

3900 BC - 1500 AD

d)

3000 AD - 1450 AD

12.

The mechanical period can be defined as the time between ____ and ____

a)

1450 - 1840

b)

1540 - 1840

c)

1840 - 1940

d)

1450 - 1850

13.

The electro-mechanical period can be defined as the time between ____ and ____

a)

1840 - 1940

b)

1450 - 1840

c)

1880 - 1950

d)

1840 - Present

14.

The electronic period can be defined as the time between ____ and ____

a)

1940 - Present

b)

1840 - Present

c)

1840 - 1940

d)

1950 - Present

15.

The First Generation of Digital Computing was from ___ to ___.

a)

1951 - 1958

b)

1959 - 1963

c)

1964 - 1978

d)

1941 - 1948

16.

The Second Generation of Digital Computing was from ___ to ___.

a)

1959 - 1963

b)

1951 - 1958

c)

1964 - 1978

d)

1979 - Present

17.

The Third Generation of Digital Computing was from ___ to ___.

a)

1951 - 1958

b)

1959 - 1963

c)

1964 - 1978

d)

1979 - Present

18.

The Fourth Generation of Digital Computing was from ___ to ___.

a)

1979 - Present

b)

1964 - 1978

c)

1959 - 1963

d)

1951 - 1958

19.

It is an early example of analog computers used for multiplying and dividing.

a)

Slide Rule

b)

Pascaline Machine

c)

Morse Code

d)

Telegraph

20.

It is an operating system for x86-based personal computers mostly developed by Microsoft.

a)

MS - DOS

b)

MS WORD

c)

MS WINDOWS

d)

APPLE II / APPLE MAC

21.

The following developments are the beginnings of communication in the electro-mechanical age, except

a)

Telegraph

b)

Morse Code

c)

Telephone

d)

Radio

e)

Abacus

22.

It is the first calculator in the pre-mechanical period.

a)

Abacus

b)

Slide Rule

c)

Pascaline Machine

d)

Mark 1 Calculator

23.

It was discovered and invented by Charles Babbage.

a)

Computer

b)

Telephone

c)

Printing Press

d)

Calculator

24.

It is a type of enciphering machine used by the German armed forces to send messages securely.

a)

Enigma Code

b)

Morse Code

c)

Telegraph

d)

Robinson & Colossus Machine

25.

He is a German goldsmith, inventor, printer, and publisher who introduced printing to Europe.

a)

Gutenberg

b)

Babbage

c)

Turing

d)

Pascal

26.

Alexander Graham Bell co-founded the ___ in 1885.

a)

American Telephone & Telegraph Company

b)

American Telegraph & Theoretical Company

c)

Australian Telephone & Telegraph Company

d)

Australian Telephone & Theoretical Company

27.

He provided a fundamental contribution to computer science by refining the concepts of algorithm of computation.

a)

Alan Turing

b)

Charles Babbage

c)

Johannes Gutenberg

d)

Alexander Graham Bell

28.

It was established in 1968, when the U.S. Department of Defense engaged scientists to create a national communications system for scientific research.

a)

Advanced Research Projects Agency Network

b)

American Research Projects Agency Network

c)

Australian Research Projects Agency Network

d)

Advanced Review Projects Agency Network

29.

In what period did the invention of the most famous computers happen?

a)

Electronic

b)

Pre-Mechanical

c)

Electro-Mechanical

d)

Mechanical

30.

The most important advance in this era is to use electricity.

a)

Electro-Mechanical

b)

Pre-Mechanical

c)

Mechanical

d)

Electronic