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History of Computers Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who invented the Abacus?

a)

Unknown

b)

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

c)

John Napier

d)

Blaise Pascal

2.

What can the Pascaline do?

a)

Only add

b)

Add and subtract

c)

Multiply and divide

d)

Count fingers

3.

What are Napier's Bones used for?

a)

Division

b)

Multiplication

c)

Subtraction

d)

Addition

4.

Who is known as the Father of Modern Computer?

a)

Herman Hollerith

b)

Charles Babbage

c)

Joseph Jacquard

d)

John Mauchly

5.

What did the Jacquard's Loom help to produce?

a)

Food

b)

Books

c)

Patterned textiles

d)

Computers

6.

What was the purpose of the Tabulating Machine?

a)

To create designs

b)

To weave fabric

c)

To count population

d)

To add numbers

7.

What year was the ENIAC created?

a)

1801

b)

1946

c)

1642

d)

1822

8.

What type of computer was the EDVAC?

a)

Decimal

b)

Analog

c)

Binary

d)

Mechanical

9.

Who invented the Difference Engine?

a)

Herman Hollerith

b)

Charles Babbage

c)

Blaise Pascal

d)

John Napier

10.

What could the Step Reckoner do?

a)

Only add

b)

Add and subtract

c)

Only multiply

d)

Only divide

11.

What was the main use of the ENIAC?

a)

To weave textiles

b)

To count population

c)

To create designs

d)

To perform calculations

12.

What material were Napier's Bones originally made from?

a)

Plastic

b)

Bone

c)

Metal

d)

Wood

13.

What did the Jacquard's Loom mechanize?

a)

Calculating

b)

Designing

c)

Weaving

d)

Counting

14.

What was the main function of the Tabulating Machine?

a)

To summarize information

b)

To create designs

c)

To add numbers

d)

To weave fabric

15.

Who developed the Pascaline?

a)

Charles Babbage

b)

Blaise Pascal

c)

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

d)

John Napier