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History of Computer Programming Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is considered the 'Father of the Computer'?

a)

Herman Hollerith

b)

Alan Turing

c)

Konrad Zuse

d)

Charles Babbage

2.

Who is considered the 'Mother of the Computer'?

a)

Ada Byron

b)

Grace Hopper

c)

Katherine Johnson

d)

Margaret Hamilton

3.

What type of language uses a visual interface that hides the actual code from the user?

a)

Drag and drop language

b)

Machine code

c)

Low level language

d)

High level language

4.

Which generation of computers used transistors for circuitry?

a)

First generation

b)

Third generation

c)

Fourth generation

d)

Fifth generation

5.

What is the main attribute of high level programming languages?

a)

Specific to hardware

b)

Written in hex

c)

Abstraction from hardware

d)

Machine language instructions

6.

What is the main attribute of low level programming languages?

a)

High level languages

b)

Abstraction from hardware

c)

Specific to hardware

d)

Written in hex

7.

Who designed and built the first Apple computer in 1976?

a)

Steve Wozniak and Bill Gates

b)

Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak

c)

Bill Gates and Steve Wozniak

d)

Steve Jobs and Bill Gates

8.

Which generation of computers used integrated circuits for circuitry?

a)

Fifth generation

b)

Second generation

c)

First generation

d)

Fourth generation

9.

What is the main attribute of drag and drop languages?

a)

Abstraction from hardware

b)

Visual interface

c)

Specific to hardware

d)

Written in hex

10.

Which language is one level of abstraction from machine code?

a)

High level language

b)

Low level language

c)

Machine code

d)

Assembly language