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Worksheets6. Development of Digital Technologies Quiz
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 50mins
What are some of the key milestones learners will gain knowledge about in the development of digital technologies?
Contributions of individuals in the development of communications, computing systems, and digital devices
The history of the internet
The invention of the telephone
The development of the steam engine
Which of the following topics is included in the evolution of digital technologies?
The development of the printing press
The evolution of industrial and autonomous robotics
The history of agriculture
The invention of the wheel
What type of research is included in the study of changing digital technologies?
Research on ancient civilizations
Research on new and emerging trends, future developments, and drivers
Research on traditional farming methods
Research on classical literature
Who is considered the first computer programmer and the first person to realize computers could do more than just calculate numbers?
James Gosling
Admiral Grace Hopper
Lady Ada Lovelace
Alan Turing
Who developed the Java programming language?
Steve Jobs
James Gosling
Sir Tim Berners-Lee
Alan Turing
Who devised the first commercial electronic computer?
Admiral Grace Hopper
Lady Ada Lovelace
Steve Jobs
James Gosling
Who developed computational theory upon which modern computing is based?
Sir Tim Berners-Lee
Alan Turing
James Gosling
Admiral Grace Hopper
Who commoditised computing and developed smartphones and hand-held devices?
Steve Jobs
Sir Tim Berners-Lee
Alan Turing
Lady Ada Lovelace
Who is the creator of the World Wide Web?
Alan Turing
Steve Jobs
Sir Tim Berners-Lee
James Gosling
When was Augusta Ada Byron, Countess Lovelace, born?
10 December 1815
15 January 1816
20 February 1817
5 March 1818
Who were Augusta Ada Byron's parents?
Lord George Gordon Byron and Lady Anne Isabella Milbanke Byron
Charles Babbage and Mary Somerville
Luigi Federico Menabrea and Mary Somerville
Lord Byron and Lady Mary
What unusual upbringing did Augusta experience compared to her aristocratic peers?
She was educated in mathematics and the sciences.
She was sent to a boarding school.
She was trained in music and arts.
She was taught multiple languages.
Who was one of Augusta's exceptional teachers?
Mary Somerville
Charles Babbage
Luigi Federico Menabrea
John Icchbiah
What machine did Charles Babbage create that Augusta was given the honor of inspecting?
The difference engine
The analytical engine
The computing machine
The digital engine
What is Augusta Ada Lovelace known as in the field of computer programming?
The first computer programmer
The first software engineer
The first hardware engineer
The first computer scientist
When did Augusta Ada Lovelace die?
27 November 1852
10 December 1815
15 January 1816
20 February 1817
What programming language was named after Augusta Ada Lovelace?
Ada
Python
Java
C++
Where was James Gosling born?
Toronto, Canada
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Vancouver, Canada
Montreal, Canada
What programming language is James Gosling known for creating?
Python
C++
Java
Ruby
In which year did James Gosling begin developing the Green Project programming language?
1984
1991
2000
2010
Which university did James Gosling attend for his master's degree?
University of Toronto
University of British Columbia
Carnegie Mellon University
Stanford University
What was the title of James Gosling's dissertation at Carnegie Mellon University?
The Algebraic Manipulation of Constraints
The Theory of Computation
Advanced Programming Techniques
The Art of Computer Programming
Which company did James Gosling join in 1984?
Microsoft
Sun Microsystems
Amazon Web Services
What was the original purpose of the Java programming language?
To replace Python
To replace C++
To replace Ruby
To replace JavaScript
Which book did James Gosling co-write that is mentioned in the text?
The Art of Computer Programming
The Unix Programming Environment
Introduction to Algorithms
Clean Code
Which company did James Gosling join in 2017?
Oracle
Liquid Robotics
Amazon Web Services
When was Grace Brewster Murray born?
9 December 1906
15 August 1908
22 November 1910
5 January 1912
Where did Grace Brewster Murray study mathematics and physics?
Harvard University
Vassar College
Yale University
Princeton University
In which year did Grace Brewster Murray gain her PhD in mathematics?
1930
1934
1940
1945
What was the name of the first computer Grace learned to program on?
Mark I
Mark II
UNIVAC
ENIAC
What term originated from an incident involving Grace Brewster Murray and a Mark II computer?
Computer virus
Computer bug
Software glitch
System error
Which computer did Grace and her team develop programs for at Remington Rand?
ENIAC
UNIVAC
IBM 701
CDC 6600
What significant contribution did Grace Brewster Murray make in 1952?
Developed the first computer virus
Created the first computer compiler
Invented the first personal computer
Designed the first computer network
What programming language did Grace Brewster Murray's work precede?
FORTRAN
Pascal
COBOL
Java
In which year did Grace Brewster Murray retire from the Navy?
1960
1966
1972
1978
Where is Grace Brewster Murray buried?
Arlington National Cemetery
Westminster Abbey
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
When was Alan Turing born?
23 June 1912
15 July 1914
10 August 1910
5 May 1911
Which school did Alan Turing attend at the age of 13?
Sherborne Independent School
Eton College
Harrow School
Winchester College
What significant paper did Alan Turing write in 1946?
On Computable Numbers, with an Application to the Entscheidungs problem
Computing machinery and intelligence
The Bombe and its Applications
The Theory of Cryptology
What was the name of the machine Alan Turing discussed in his 1946 paper?
Universal Turing Machine
Automatic Computing Engine
Bombe
Enigma
Where did Alan Turing study mathematics and cryptology after leaving Cambridge?
Princeton University
Harvard University
Oxford University
Stanford University
What was the name of the machine Alan Turing helped develop to decrypt German messages during World War II?
Bombe
Enigma
Colossus
Lorenz
What was the name of the computing engine Alan Turing worked on at the National Physical Laboratory?
Automatic Computing Engine (ACE)
Universal Turing Machine
Bendix G-15
English Electric DEUCE
What concept did Alan Turing discuss in his paper "Computing machinery and intelligence"?
Artificial intelligence
Cryptology
Quantum computing
Machine learning
What test did Alan Turing propose to set the basis for technology sector tests?
Turing Test
Bombe Test
Enigma Test
ACE Test
When did Alan Turing die?
7 June 1954
7 July 1954
7 June 1955
7 July 1955
What was the cause of Alan Turing's death according to the autopsy?
Heart attack
Suffocation due to cyanide poisoning
Car accident
Natural causes
What honor did Alan Turing receive shortly after the Second World War?
Nobel Prize
OBE (Order of the British Empire)
Knighthood
Pulitzer Prize
When was Steve Jobs born?
24 February 1955
24 March 1955
24 February 1956
24 March 1956
Where was Steve Jobs born?
New York, USA
San Francisco, California, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
Seattle, Washington, USA
What was the name of Steve Jobs' business partner when he established Apple?
Bill Gates
Larry Page
Steve Wozniak
Mark Zuckerberg
What job did Steve Jobs take in 1974 before leaving in search of spiritual enlightenment in India?
Microsoft
Atari
IBM
What was the initial selling price of the Apple I computer?
$500.00
$666.66
$700.00
$800.00
Who did Steve Jobs ask to take on the role of CEO of Apple?
Bill Gates
Larry Page
John Sculley
Mark Zuckerberg
In what year did Apple launch the Macintosh?
1984
1985
1996
2001
What was the main reason Sculley believed Steven was damaging Apple?
Steven was not innovative
Steven was on the periphery of the company
Steven was not compatible with IBM
Steven was not a good leader
What company did Steven start after leaving Apple in 1985?
Pixar
NeXT, Inc.
Microsoft
How much did Apple pay to buy NeXT, Inc. in 1996?
$1 billion
$500 million
$429 million
$100 million
What was Steven's salary when he returned to Apple as CEO in 1997?
$1
$1 million
$100,000
$10,000
Which of the following products did Apple release over the next few years after Steven returned as CEO?
MacBook Air, iPod, iPhone
iPad, iMac, iWatch
iPod, iPad, iWatch
MacBook Pro, iMac, iWatch
By 2007, what was the value of one share in Apple?
$100.99
$199.99
$299.99
$399.99
In what year did Apple become the second largest music retailer in the USA?
2006
2007
2008
2009
How much did Steven invest in Pixar when he bought it from George Lucas?
$10 million
$20 million
$50 million
$100 million
What type of cancer was Steven diagnosed with in 2003?
Lung cancer
Pancreatic cancer
Neuroendocrine tumour
Brain cancer
Who did Steven name as interim leader of Apple in 2009?
Bill Gates
Tim Cook
Larry Page
Mark Zuckerberg
When did Steven step down as Apple CEO?
January 2010
January 2011
January 2012
January 2013
When did Steven pass away?
5 October 2010
5 October 2011
5 October 2012
5 October 2013
When was Tim Berners-Lee born?
8 June 1955
8 July 1955
8 June 1965
8 July 1965
What was the first commercial computer that Tim Berners-Lee's parents worked on?
ENIAC
Ferranti Mark I
UNIVAC
IBM 701
Where did Tim Berners-Lee work as a software engineer consultant from 1976 to 1980?
MIT
CERN
Plessey Telecommunications
Image Computer Systems
What was the purpose of the software called Enquire developed by Tim Berners-Lee at CERN?
To create a web browser
To store information in files with links to other files
To manage computer networks
To develop computer games
In what year did Tim Berners-Lee establish the World Wide Web Consortium at MIT?
1989
1994
1999
2004
What prize did Tim Berners-Lee receive in 2007 from the National Academy of Engineers?
Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering
Charles Stark Draper prize
Turing Award
Nobel Prize in Physics
What was the main aim of the hypertext document system created by Tim Berners-Lee in 1989?
To develop a new programming language
To allow researchers to share results, techniques, and practices
To create a new operating system
To design a new computer hardware
What was the first software from CERN that Tim Berners-Lee developed?
A web browser
A phone number database
A search engine
An email client
What is an industrial robot?
A. A robot used in agriculture.
B. A robot used in manufacture.
C. A robot used in healthcare.
D. A robot used in education.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic application of industrial robots?
A. Welding car panels together.
B. Painting cars.
C. Teaching students.
D. Assembling toy components.
How do industrial robots impact the cost of goods?
A. They increase the cost of goods.
B. They have no impact on the cost of goods.
C. They reduce the cost of goods.
D. They make goods more expensive.
Which of the following is a benefit of using industrial robots in manufacturing?
A. Increase in traditional manufacturing jobs.
B. Increase in high level technical roles.
C. Decrease in output of goods.
D. Increase in the need for workers in dangerous situations.
What is one of the impacts of industrial robots on society?
A. Increase in the number of traditional manufacturing jobs.
B. Less need for workers to work in dangerous situations.
C. Decrease in sales of goods.
D. Increase in the cost of manufacturing.
What is one of the advantages of industrial robots?
High installation cost
Loss of medium/lower skilled roles
More efficient
Restricted use with very complex tasks
Which of the following is a disadvantage of industrial robots?
Higher quality products
Consistent standard of goods
High installation cost
Better working environment for staff
What is an example of an autonomous robot used for cleaning?
Robocleaner
Robomower
Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs)
Delivery drones
Which autonomous robot is used to move materials in factories and warehouses?
Robocleaner
Robomower
Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs)
Medical AMRs
What is one impact of autonomous robots on society, culture, and the economy?
Increase in low-paid jobs
Decrease in high-level jobs
Significant reduction in labour costs
Less leisure time for people
What is one advantage of autonomous robots?
They tend to be expensive to buy.
They can work constantly, 24/7.
Loss of a large number of low-skilled jobs.
Potential for sensors or software to fail.
Which of the following is a disadvantage of autonomous robots?
They do not fall ill.
They work of a consistent standard.
They create a number of highly skilled new roles.
They tend to be expensive to buy.
What is an autonomous vehicle also called?
Self-drive car
Manual car
Electric car
Hybrid car
Which of the following technologies is NOT mentioned as being used by self-drive cars to detect their environment?
Radar
LIDAR
Sonar
Infrared
What is the process called where vehicles break and accelerate simultaneously to reduce congestion?
Networking
Platooning
Synchronizing
Coordinating
How many levels of autonomous vehicles are there according to the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)?
Four
Five
Six
Seven
What is the SAE Level where the system can give warnings and intervene temporarily, but has no control over the vehicle?
0
1
2
3
At which SAE Level does the driver and automated system share control of the vehicle, with the driver controlling the steering and the system controlling the engine and brake?
1
2
3
4
Which SAE Level is described as "hands-off" but requires the driver to monitor the steering and be ready to intervene?
2
3
4
5
At which SAE Level can the driver safely remove their focus from driving tasks, but must be ready to intervene within a set time?
2
3
4
5
Which SAE Level allows the driver to go to sleep safely or sit in the back seat of the car, but only in geofenced areas or under certain circumstances?
3
4
5
2
At which SAE Level is no human intervention needed, and the vehicle can operate autonomously in all kinds of weather and surfaces?
4
5
3
2
What is one of the predicted benefits of autonomous vehicles (AVs) on society?
Increased travel time due to more traffic jams
Reduced productivity as people cannot do other tasks
Empowerment of those who cannot currently drive
Higher transport costs for low- and middle-income classes
Which of the following is an example of how autonomous vehicles can be used?
Traditional car ownership for commuting
Shared autonomous vehicles with a subscription model
Manual driving for leisure pursuits
Non-autonomous logistics vehicles for delivery
How might autonomous vehicles impact the economy according to some experts?
Increase in transport costs compared to current costs
Disappearance of jobs such as taxi or lorry drivers
Increase in the need for police officers to issue tickets
Public transport becoming more popular
