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WorksheetsHistory of Computers Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Who invented the Abacus?
Unknown
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
John Napier
Blaise Pascal
What can the Pascaline do?
Only add
Add and subtract
Multiply and divide
Count fingers
What are Napier's Bones used for?
Division
Multiplication
Subtraction
Addition
Who is known as the Father of Modern Computer?
Herman Hollerith
Charles Babbage
Joseph Jacquard
John Mauchly
What did the Jacquard's Loom help to produce?
Food
Books
Patterned textiles
Computers
What was the purpose of the Tabulating Machine?
To create designs
To weave fabric
To count population
To add numbers
What year was the ENIAC created?
1801
1946
1642
1822
What type of computer was the EDVAC?
Decimal
Analog
Binary
Mechanical
Who invented the Difference Engine?
Herman Hollerith
Charles Babbage
Blaise Pascal
John Napier
What could the Step Reckoner do?
Only add
Add and subtract
Only multiply
Only divide
What was the main use of the ENIAC?
To weave textiles
To count population
To create designs
To perform calculations
What material were Napier's Bones originally made from?
Plastic
Bone
Metal
Wood
What did the Jacquard's Loom mechanize?
Calculating
Designing
Weaving
Counting
What was the main function of the Tabulating Machine?
To summarize information
To create designs
To add numbers
To weave fabric
Who developed the Pascaline?
Charles Babbage
Blaise Pascal
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
John Napier
