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HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTERS

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_______ was the first calculating device.

a)

Abacus

b)

Napier bones

c)

Pascaline

d)

none

2.

Who is regarded as a father of the computer?

a)

John Napier

b)

Blaise Pascal

c)

Howard Aiken

d)

Charles Babbage

3.

Identify the calculating device.

a)

Napier bones

b)

Pascaline

c)

Analytical Engine

d)

Difference Engine

4.
Who invented calculating rods in the 1600s?
a)
John Napier
b)
Charles Babish
c)
Bill Gates
d)
Steve Jobs
5.
What could you do with Napier's Bones?
a)
Multiply
b)
Add
c)
Subtract
d)
Divide
6.
In 1801, who invented a new type of loom for weaving cloth in elaborate designs
a)
Charles Babbish
b)
Joseph Jacquard
c)
John Napier
d)
Blaise Pascal
7.
The Loom for weaving elaborate designs used....
a)
Punched Cards
b)
Programs
c)
Floppy Disks
d)
Ticker Tape
8.

Who designed the Slide rule?

a)

Blaise Pascal

b)

Schickard

c)

William Oughtred

d)

John Napier

9.

What's the name of the inventor of the Analytical Machine?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Stephen Hawking

c)

Charles Babbage

d)

Konrad Zuse

10.

Who is regarded as a father of the computer?

a)

John Napier

b)

Blaise Pascal

c)

Howard Aiken

d)

Charles Babbage

11.

Pascaline, leibniz machine, are both ________ counting devices

a)

Early

b)

mechanical

c)

electromechanical

d)

Electronic

12.

Which Nigerian is well known in the Supercomputer industry?

a)

Phillip Emeagwali

b)

Bola Tinubu

c)

Femi Pedro

d)

Agbakoba Allen

13.

Many years ago, people use some of these things in counting.

a)

stones

b)

pebbles

c)

cowries

d)

books

14.

How many machines did Charles Babbage invented?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

15.

Which of these is an example of the problems of early counting devices

a)

They are reliable

b)

They are not time consuming

c)

They are unable to count large numbers

d)

They have storage devices

16.

All of these are examples of early counting devices except

a)

Pebbles

b)

Sticks

c)

Computer

d)

Fingers

17.

Identify the following devices

a)

Napier's Bone

b)

Slide Rule

c)

Pascaline

d)

Abacus

18.

Identify the following devices

a)

Napier's Bone

b)

Slide Rule

c)

Pascaline

d)

Abacus

19.

Identify the following devices

a)

Napier's Bone

b)

Slide Rule

c)

Pascaline

d)

Abacus

20.

What 3 things do all computers do?

a)

Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide

b)

Store, Retrieve, Process

c)

Search, Store, Calculate

d)

Input, Store, Retrieve