WorksheetsAVERAGE STS
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Who proposed the theory of Information Age?
Claude Shannon
Robert Kahn
Richard Wurman
All of the choices refer to the age when information became effortlessly accessible through publications, except
Internet Age
He called this problem as “Information Anxiety”.
James Messenger
Charles Babbage
Blaise Pascal
It is defined as the period where due to the abundance of information, the society started to have difficulty in managing and collecting information.
Information Age
Internet Age
Ice Age
It began when computer specialists exchanged information from a main computer to a remote terminal.
Information Age
Digital Age
New Media Age
The exchange of information was done by breaking down data into small packets of information that could be reassembled at the receiving end.
ARPANET
Pocket Switching
Globalization
He invented the Pascaline Machine.
Alexander Graham Bell
Samuel Morse
James Messenger
He invented and patented the first practical telephone.
Samuel Morse
Alan Turing
Johannes Gutenberg
He is considered to be the “Father of Theoretical Computer and Artificial Intelligence (AI)”
James Messenger
Alexander Graham Bell
Samuel Morse
It can be considered as a model of a general-purpose computer.
Printing Press
Computer
Telephone
The pre-mechanical period can be defined as the time between ____ and ____.
3000 BC - 1450 AD
4000 BC - 1450 BC
3900 BC - 1500 AD
3000 AD - 1450 AD
The mechanical period can be defined as the time between ____ and ____
1450 - 1840
1540 - 1840
1840 - 1940
1450 - 1850
The electro-mechanical period can be defined as the time between ____ and ____
1840 - 1940
1450 - 1840
1880 - 1950
1840 - Present
The electronic period can be defined as the time between ____ and ____
1940 - Present
1840 - Present
1840 - 1940
1950 - Present
The First Generation of Digital Computing was from ___ to ___.
1951 - 1958
1959 - 1963
1964 - 1978
1941 - 1948
The Second Generation of Digital Computing was from ___ to ___.
1959 - 1963
1951 - 1958
1964 - 1978
1979 - Present
The Third Generation of Digital Computing was from ___ to ___.
1951 - 1958
1959 - 1963
1964 - 1978
1979 - Present
The Fourth Generation of Digital Computing was from ___ to ___.
1979 - Present
1964 - 1978
1959 - 1963
1951 - 1958
It is an early example of analog computers used for multiplying and dividing.
Slide Rule
Pascaline Machine
Morse Code
Telegraph
It is an operating system for x86-based personal computers mostly developed by Microsoft.
MS - DOS
MS WORD
MS WINDOWS
APPLE II / APPLE MAC
The following developments are the beginnings of communication in the electro-mechanical age, except
Telegraph
Morse Code
Telephone
Radio
Abacus
It is the first calculator in the pre-mechanical period.
Abacus
Slide Rule
Pascaline Machine
Mark 1 Calculator
It was discovered and invented by Charles Babbage.
Computer
Telephone
Printing Press
Calculator
It is a type of enciphering machine used by the German armed forces to send messages securely.
Enigma Code
Morse Code
Telegraph
Robinson & Colossus Machine
He is a German goldsmith, inventor, printer, and publisher who introduced printing to Europe.
Gutenberg
Babbage
Turing
Pascal
Alexander Graham Bell co-founded the ___ in 1885.
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
American Telegraph & Theoretical Company
Australian Telephone & Telegraph Company
Australian Telephone & Theoretical Company
He provided a fundamental contribution to computer science by refining the concepts of algorithm of computation.
Alan Turing
Charles Babbage
Johannes Gutenberg
Alexander Graham Bell
It was established in 1968, when the U.S. Department of Defense engaged scientists to create a national communications system for scientific research.
Advanced Research Projects Agency Network
American Research Projects Agency Network
Australian Research Projects Agency Network
Advanced Review Projects Agency Network
In what period did the invention of the most famous computers happen?
Electronic
Pre-Mechanical
Electro-Mechanical
Mechanical
The most important advance in this era is to use electricity.
Electro-Mechanical
Pre-Mechanical
Mechanical
Electronic
