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Quiz on Early Calculation Machines

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The earliest type of calculation machine was called a:

a)

Abacus

b)

ENIAC

c)

Slide Rule

d)

Napier’s Bones

2.

What is a logarithm?

a)

A set of instructions

b)

The power to which a fixed number (the base) must be raised to produce a given number.

c)

Calculations

d)

A Counting machine

3.

A manually-operated calculating device used for calculation of products and quotients of numbers were developed by whom?

a)

Pascaline

b)

Charles P. Babbage

c)

Napier’s bones

d)

Dr. Herman Hollerith

4.

The person is known as the Father of Computers:

a)

Charles Babbage

b)

Ada Lovelace

c)

George Poole

d)

Alan Turing

5.

The World’s First Computer Programmer is:

a)

Dr. Herman Hollerith

b)

Ada Lovelace

c)

John W. Mauchly

d)

Presper Eckert Jr.

6.

A mechanical calculator that adds and subtracts two numbers directly and multiply and divide by repetition:

a)

Pascaline

b)

Abacus

c)

Napier’s bones

d)

Slide Rule

7.

The logic designed to be used later in the design of computer circuitry:

a)

Modal Logic

b)

Boolean Logic

c)

Modus Ponens

d)

First-order Logic

8.

The person that suggested a binary system should be used for storage rather than a decimal system:

a)

Ada Lovelace

b)

Dr. Herman Hollerith

c)

George Boole

d)

Lee Dee Forest

9.

A machine designed to perform logical operation that can read and write:

a)

Vacuum Tube

b)

Turing Machine

c)

Harvard Mark I

d)

ENIAC

10.

What is the name of the first computer designed and sold commercially, specifically, for business data-processing applications?

a)

UNIVAC I

b)

IBM System

c)

Apple Computer

d)

MacIntosh Computer

11.

CPU stands for:

a)

Computer processing unit

b)

Central Processing Unit

c)

Central Power Unit

d)

Computer programming

12.

This part is known as the “brains of the computer” that carries the instructions of a computer program by performing basic arithmetic, logical, and controls input & output instructions:

a)

CPU

b)

RAM

c)

ROM

d)

Storage devices

13.

Computers are made of electronic parts called:

a)

Hard drive

b)

Components

c)

Storage devices

d)

External storage

14.

In a computer, _________ refers to the number of pulses per second generated by an oscillator that sets the tempo for how quickly the CPU can communicate with the graphics card, RAM, and other components.

a)

RAM

b)

ROM

c)

Clock speed

d)

CPU

15.

Clock speed is usually measured in _______ and ________.

a)

Kilogram; Megagram

b)

Bytes; kilos

c)

decimal; binary

d)

Gigahertz; Megahertz

16.

__________ is the observation that the number of transistors in a dense integrated circuit doubles about every 2 years.

a)

Computer Law

b)

Bit Law

c)

Moore’s Law

d)

Cyber Law

17.

RAM is known as:

a)

Random Add Memory

b)

Random Access Memory

c)

Random Access More

d)

Rand Access More

18.

Main memory is called:

a)

RAM

b)

ROM

c)

Storage device

d)

CPU

19.

__________ is the first software that boots and runs on a computer when power is first added to the computer.

a)

Windows

b)

Basic Input Output System (BIOS)

c)

Operating System

d)

Application software

20.

In a computer converts the power from the wall outlet to the type of power needed by the computer:

a)

Power Supply

b)

Power cord

c)

Electrical cord

d)

Lights

21.

__________ is a collection of instructions for performing a specific task that is designed to solve a specific class of problems.

a)

ROM

b)

Power Supply

c)

RAM

d)

Computer program

e)

Hard Drive

22.

In Science, computers can be used to perform:

a)

Communication between scientists

b)

Storage of all the gathered information

c)

Huge calculations in Space Science

d)

All the above

23.

In Medicine, computers can be used to perform:

a)

Diagnosis and cure disease

b)

Call on the telephone

c)

Draw a picture

d)

None of the above

24.

In Banking, computers can be used to perform:

a)

Type papers

b)

Online access to a bank account

c)

Use SIRI

d)

None of the above

25.

The second step in problem-solving:

a)

Understand the problem

b)

Carry out the plan

c)

Plan a solution

d)

None of the above

26.

The first step in problem-solving:

a)

Carry out the plan

b)

Understand the problem

c)

Review and discuss action taken

d)

None of the above

27.

The third step in problem-solving:

a)

Plan a solution

b)

Review and discuss action taken

c)

Carry out the plan

d)

None of the above

28.

The fourth step in problem-solving:

a)

Carry out the plan

b)

Understand the problem

c)

Review and discuss action taken

d)

None of the Above

29.

When planning or reading a flowchart, this symbol is a:

a)

Do Something

b)

Decision

c)

Start or Stop

d)

Connector

30.

In a flowchart, this symbol represents:

a)

Do Something

b)

Process

c)

Decision

d)

Connector

31.

In a flowchart, this symbol represents:

a)

Decision

b)

Do Something

c)

Input or Output

d)

Connector

32.

In a flowchart, this symbol represents:

a)

Do Something

b)

Input or Output

c)

Decision

d)

Connector

33.

In a flowchart, this symbol represents:

a)

Start or Stop

b)

Direction of Flow

c)

Input or Output

d)

Decision

34.

A process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations, especially a computer.

a)

Problem-solving skills

b)

Algorithm

c)

Operating Systems

d)

Decision-making

35.

__________ means detecting, locating, and correcting bugs (mistakes) usually by running the program.

a)

Debugging

b)

Compiling

c)

Executing

d)

Designing

36.

A computer program can be written using:

a)

Coding

b)

Basic Control Structures

c)

Debugging

d)

Decision-making

37.

A ________ is any variable or expression that returns a Boolean value.

a)

Boolean expression

b)

Basic control structures

c)

Arithmetic operator

d)

String literal

38.

HTML stands for:

a)

Hyper Time Mission Line

b)

Hyper-Text Markup Language

c)

Hyper-Type More Line

d)

Hyper Time More Language

39.

CSS stands for:

a)

Cascading Style Sheets

b)

Cascading Simple Sign

c)

Cascading Simple Sheets

d)

Cascading Style Sign

40.

What version of HTML is used by www.w3schools.com?

a)

HTML 2.0

b)

HTML 3.2

c)

HTML 4.0

d)

HTML 5

41.

Conditional Controls are IF Statements

a)

True

b)

False

42.

There are 3 forms of IF Statements: IF-THEN, IF-THEN-ELSE, and IF-THEN-ELSIF.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

LOOP Statements does not let you execute a sequence of statements multiple times.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

There are 3 forms of LOOP Statements: DO-WHILE-LOOP, WHILE-LOOP, and FOR-LOOP.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

The www.w3schools does not allows you learn HTML, CSS, Colors, Bootstrap 3 & 4, and learn about graphics, icons, and other website features.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

With HTML you can create your own websites.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

HTML tags do not use pairs.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

A start tag is called an opening tag.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

The Scratch program uses building blocks to program the Sprite.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

Scratch is the introductory language for programming and skills learned in Scratch can be applied to Python and Java.

a)

True

b)

False