WorksheetsSection I Early Information Processing Quiz
Total questions: 1
Worksheet time: 32mins
Who is the author of The Wealth of Nations?
John Kay
Adam Smith
Charles Babbage
Vannevar Bush
In which book did Adam Smith discuss worker specialization?
The Entscheidungsproblem
The Difference Engine
The Analytical Engine
The Wealth of Nations
Who was interested in automating mathematical calculations in 1819?
Adam Smith
Charles Babbage
John Kay
Alan Turing
What was the name of Charles Babbage's proposed machine that could be programmed to perform any mathematical operation?
Comptometer
Difference Engine
Analytical Engine
Mark I
Who is considered by many to have been the world's first computer programmer?
Herman Hollerith
Ada Lovelace
Charles Babbage
Alan Turing
What was the purpose of the telegraph?
Sending and receiving text messages
Sending and receiving telegrams
Sending and receiving emails
Sending and receiving faxes
Who proposed the Entscheidungsproblem in 1928?
Alonzo Church
Alan Turing
David Hilbert
Vannevar Bush
What was the name of the machine created by Vannevar Bush between 1928 and 1931?
Analytical Engine
ABC
Mark I
Differential Analyzer
Who was the president of IBM in 1924?
Konrad Zuse
John Atanasoff
Thomas J. Watson, Sr.
Herman Hollerith
In which country was Konrad Zuse developing electromechanical computers?
United States
France
Germany
England
