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WorksheetsWEEK 1 2ND TERM PRACTICE QUESTION
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
_______ was the first mechanical calculating device.
a)
Abacus
b)
Napier bones
c)
Pascaline
d)
none
2.
IBM stands for:
a)
Internal Business Machine
b)
Independent Business Machine
c)
International Business Machine
d)
Intellectual Business Machine
3.
Choose the machine invented by Charles Babbage:
a)
Pascaline
b)
Napier bones
c)
IBM PC
d)
Analytical Engine
4.
Identify the calculating device.
a)
Napier bones
b)
Pascaline
c)
Analytical Engine
d)
Difference Engine
5.
Which of the following is an early counting device.
a)
Cowries
b)
Abacus
c)
Slide Rule
d)
All of the above
6.
What's the name of the inventor of the Analytical Machine?
a)
Albert Einstein
b)
Stephen Hawking
c)
Charles Babbage
d)
Konrad Zuse
7.
Who invented calculating rods in the 1600s?
a)
John Napier
b)
Charles Babish
c)
Bill Gates
d)
Steve Jobs
8.
In 1801, who invented a new type of loom for weaving cloth in elaborate designs.
a)
Charles Babbish
b)
Joseph Jacquard
c)
John Napier
d)
Blaise Pascal
9.
The Loom for weaving elaborate designs used....
a)
Punched Cards
b)
Programs
c)
Floppy Disks
d)
Ticker Tape
10.
Herman Hollerith’s Tabulating Machine helped with what?
a)
The US Census
b)
The Abacus
c)
Stonehenge
d)
Tabulation
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