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What is Computer Science?

Total questions: 94

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fill in the blank: Computer science is the study of the ________ and use of computers.

a)

principles

b)

colors

c)

flavors

d)

textures

2.

Which of the following is included in computer science?

a)

Software design (coding)

b)

Painting

c)

Cooking

d)

Gardening

3.

Which of the following is included in computer science?

a)

Hardware design

b)

Dancing

c)

Singing

d)

Driving

4.

Which of the following is included in computer science?

a)

A) Computational theory

b)

B) History

c)

C) Geography

d)

D) Literature

5.

Which of the following is included in computer science?

a)

The way humans interact with technology

b)

The way animals interact with nature

c)

The way plants grow

d)

The way cars are built

6.

Which of the following is a career option with a Computer Science degree?

a)

IT Consultant

b)

Doctor

c)

Chef

d)

Artist

7.

Which of the following is a career option with a Computer Science degree?

a)

Cyber Security Consultant

b)

Lawyer

c)

Pilot

d)

Farmer

8.

Which of the following is a career option with a Computer Science degree?

a)

Web Developer

b)

Nurse

c)

Firefighter

d)

Plumber

9.

Which of the following is a career option with a Computer Science degree?

a)

Software Engineer/Data Engineer

b)

Teacher

c)

Waiter

d)

Mechanic

10.

Which of the following is a career option with a Computer Science degree?

a)

Information Systems Specialist

b)

Dentist

c)

Electrician

d)

Carpenter

11.

Which of the following is a career option with a Computer Science degree?

a)

Database Administrator

b)

Pilot

c)

Chef

d)

Nurse

12.

Which of the following is a career option with a Computer Science degree?

a)

Systems Analyst

b)

Farmer

c)

Artist

d)

Plumber

13.

Which of the following is a career option with a Computer Science degree?

a)

Multimedia Programmer

b)

Waiter

c)

Mechanic

d)

Lawyer

14.

Which of the following is a career option with a Computer Science degree?

a)

Games Developer

b)

Doctor

c)

Firefighter

d)

Electrician

15.

What task did the UNIVAC perform that led a reporter to call it an 'Electronic Brain' on live national television?

a)

Calculating taxes

b)

Predicting the results of the 1952 presidential election

c)

Sending the first email

d)

Landing on the moon

16.

Contrary to the polls, which computer called a landslide victory for Dwight D. Eisenhower?

a)

ENIAC

b)

UNIVAC

c)

IBM 701

d)

Colossus

17.

Who did the UNIVAC predict would win the 1952 U.S. presidential election?

a)

Adlai Stevenson

b)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

c)

Harry S. Truman

d)

John F. Kennedy

18.

This TV event propelled computers into pop culture and the public imagination.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Fill in the blank: The UNIVAC predicted a landslide victory for ________ in the 1952 U.S. presidential election.

a)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

b)

Adlai Stevenson

c)

Harry S. Truman

d)

Thomas E. Dewey

20.

According to the passage, Tesla cars come standard with advanced hardware capable of providing autopilot features, and full self-driving capabilities—through ______ updates designed to improve functionality over time.

a)

software

b)

mechanical

c)

manual

d)

hardware

21.

When the Tesla Model 3 electric car was first reviewed by Consumer Reports, it got ______ marks for braking.

a)

poor

b)

excellent

c)

average

d)

outstanding

22.

What did the company do a week after the Tesla Model 3 received poor marks for braking?

a)

Recalled all cars

b)

Sent a software update to improve the braking system

c)

Stopped production

d)

Ignored the review

23.

What is facial recognition used for in devices?

a)

Playing games

b)

Biometric method of accessing and authenticating the device

c)

Making phone calls

d)

Sending messages

24.

With new technology comes both ______ and opportunity.

a)

risk

b)

certainty

c)

guarantee

d)

safety

25.

In 2018 at a Taylor Swift concert, what technology was used to scan fans and look for matches against a database of people who stalked Swift in the past?

a)

Fingerprint recognition

b)

Facial recognition

c)

Voice recognition

d)

Iris scanning

26.

Fill in the blank: In 2018 at a Taylor Swift concert, video booths were secretly fitted with cameras where ________ software scanned fans and looked for matches against a database of people who stalked Swift in the past.

a)

facial recognition

b)

voice modulation

c)

fingerprint analysis

d)

motion detection

27.

Which online banking service is represented by the blue 'P' logo?

a)

Venmo

b)

PayPal

c)

Zelle

d)

Google Pay

28.

Which online payment service uses the logo with a multicolored 'G' followed by the word 'Pay'?

a)

Apple Pay

b)

Google Pay

c)

Zelle

d)

Venmo

29.

Which online banking service is represented by a purple circle with a white 'Z' in the center?

a)

Zelle

b)

PayPal

c)

Venmo

d)

Apple Pay

30.

Which online payment service uses a black apple logo followed by the word 'Pay'?

a)

Google Pay

b)

Venmo

c)

Apple Pay

d)

Zelle

31.

Which online banking service is represented by a blue square with a white 'V' in the center?

a)

PayPal

b)

Venmo

c)

Zelle

d)

Google Pay

32.

The encryption technology that makes it possible for you to send money with confidence is constantly being challenged by ______ hackers.

a)

malicious

b)

friendly

c)

curious

d)

benevolent

33.

Companies need ethical hackers to help keep us safe!

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Thanks to computers, we've had advancements in ________ travel.

a)

space

b)

ocean

c)

desert

d)

jungle

35.

Thanks to computers, we've had advancements in ________ sequencing.

a)

DNA

b)

protein

c)

carbohydrate

d)

lipid

36.

Thanks to computers, we've had advancements in ________ systems.

a)

radar

b)

culinary

c)

fashion

d)

mythical

37.

Thanks to computers, we've had advancements in ________ energy.

a)

renewable

b)

fossil

c)

thermal

d)

nuclear

38.

Fill in the blank: The digital explosion is changing everything about our way of _____

a)

life

b)

cooking

c)

painting

d)

sleeping

39.

Fill in the blank: At its core, a computer is a tool that expands the capacity of the _____ mind.

a)

human

b)

mechanical

c)

artificial

d)

animal

40.

What is programming?

a)

The act of designing and implementing computer programs.

b)

The act of drawing pictures.

c)

The act of cooking food.

d)

The act of writing stories.

41.

Fill in the blank: Programming is the act of _______ and implementing computer programs.

a)

designing

b)

cooking

c)

painting

d)

singing

42.

The concepts and skills you will learn will form an important foundation in developing programs.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as something computers help us do?

a)

Solve complicated math equations

b)

Store and sort vast libraries of information

c)

Help us find our new favorite restaurant

d)

Paint pictures

44.

Programming is also creative!

a)

True

b)

False

45.

Fill in the blank: We get to solve real world problems and create _______, games, and simulations.

a)

animations

b)

books

c)

cars

d)

plants

46.

It is an amazing experience to see a computer complete a task using code that YOU wrote.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

Which of the following fields is mentioned as being changed by computer science?

a)

Energy

b)

Fashion

c)

Medicine

d)

All of the above

48.

Fill in the blank: Computer science is changing _________.

a)

everything

b)

nothing

c)

the weather

d)

only computers

49.

According to the image, computer science is changing the field of agriculture.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

True or False: The image suggests that computer science has no impact on public safety.

a)

True

b)

False

51.

Which field is NOT explicitly mentioned in the image as being changed by computer science?

a)

Energy

b)

Fashion

c)

Medicine

d)

Transportation

52.

Fill in the blank: A computer is a machine that ________, retrieves, and processes data by following a set of instructions.

a)

stores

b)

paints

c)

destroys

d)

ignores

53.

Which of the following is NOT one of the four things common to all computers?

a)

A) Input

b)

B) Store

c)

C) Process

d)

D) Print

54.

Fill in the blank: Four things common to all computers are Input, Store, Process, and ________.

a)

Output

b)

Delete

c)

Copy

d)

Print

55.

The four things common to all computers are:

a)

Input, Output, Processing, Storage

b)

Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse, Printer

c)

Screen, Speaker, Microphone, Camera

d)

RAM, ROM, Hard Disk, CPU

56.

A computer can be defined as:

a)

An electronic device that processes data and performs tasks according to instructions.

b)

A machine that only stores books and papers.

c)

A device used solely for cooking food.

d)

A tool for painting walls.

57.

Fill in the blank: A computer program is a ________ of instructions and decisions that a computer follows to fulfill a task.

a)

sequence

b)

mixture

c)

collection

d)

randomization

58.

Which of the following statements is true about computers?

a)

A) Computers are rigid and cannot adapt to new tasks.

b)

B) The flexibility of a computer is quite an amazing phenomenon!

c)

C) Computers can only perform one task at a time.

d)

D) Computers do not follow instructions.

59.

As societies grew around the world, people needed to do simple math efficiently. What tools were invented to help with this?

a)

Calculators

b)

Counting boards and abacuses

c)

Computers

d)

Smartphones

60.

Fill in the blank: Different tools like _______ and abacuses were invented to help farmers, merchants, soldiers, bureaucrats, etc.

a)

counting boards

b)

plows

c)

wheels

d)

scales

61.

What was the first known computing device made specifically to arrange numbers?

a)

Calculator

b)

Abacus

c)

Computer

d)

Slide rule

62.

Who first invented the abacus?

a)

Egyptians

b)

Greeks

c)

Sumerians

d)

Romans

63.

Fill in the blank: The abacus was first invented in Mesopotamia around ____ B.C.E.

a)

2500

b)

1500

c)

3500

d)

500

64.

Who is considered by many historians to be the 'Father of Computing'?

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Charles Babbage

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

Alan Turing

65.

Fill in the blank: In 1822, Charles Babbage designed machines called the ________ and Analytical Engines to compile mathematical tables.

a)

Difference

b)

Summation

c)

Integral

d)

Product

66.

Charles Babbage was a British mathematician.

a)

True

b)

False

67.

Charles Babbage lived from 1791 to _____?

a)

1871

b)

1850

c)

1890

d)

1820

68.

What was the Analytical Engine considered to be the first working design for?

a)

A calculator

b)

A general-purpose computer

c)

A typewriter

d)

A telephone

69.

Who dreamed of creating the Analytical Engine, a thinking, programmable machine?

a)

Charles Babbage

b)

Alan Turing

c)

Ada Lovelace

d)

John von Neumann

70.

True or False: The Analytical Engine was completed during Babbage's lifetime.

a)

True

b)

False

71.

The Analytical Engine was not completed during Babbage's lifetime because:

a)

of lack of funding and technical limitations.

b)

Babbage lost interest in the project.

c)

the design was stolen by a rival inventor.

d)

it was completed after his death.

72.

Who is considered the 'First Computer Programmer'?

a)

Charles Babbage

b)

Ada Lovelace

c)

Alan Turing

d)

Grace Hopper

73.

Ada Lovelace wrote instructions for which of the following machines?

a)

Difference Engine

b)

Analytical Engine

c)

Turing Machine

d)

ENIAC

74.

The instructions written by Ada Lovelace for Babbage's Analytical Engine are considered the world's first _________?

a)

computer program

b)

mathematical equation

c)

mechanical device

d)

scientific theory

75.

Who invented the first electromechanical tabulating machine?

a)

Charles Babbage

b)

Herman Hollerith

c)

Alan Turing

d)

Ada Lovelace

76.

The first electromechanical tabulating machine was used for the (a)   census.

Choose from the below words

1880

1890

1900

1920

77.

What did Herman Hollerith's machine use to generate statistics easily?

a)

Punch cards

b)

Vacuum tubes

c)

Magnetic tape

d)

Transistors

78.

Hollerith's Tabulator was a breakthrough because traditional methods were too slow for the growing population.

a)

True

b)

False

79.

Look at the image of the punch card. What was its purpose in Hollerith's invention?

a)

It was used to store and process data for generating statistics.

b)

It was used as a decorative item in offices.

c)

It was designed to play music automatically.

d)

It was used as a form of currency in early banks.

80.

Hollerith's inventions were the foundation of how data would be processed for the next hundred years.

a)

True

b)

False

81.

Fill in the blank: He founded a company that would become 'International Business Machines' (IBM), and would become one of the most successful companies of the ______ century.

a)

20th

b)

18th

c)

19th

d)

21st

82.

Who led a top-secret code-breaking project during WWII to decipher Nazi military coded messages?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Alan Turing

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

Charles Babbage

83.

What was the main purpose of Alan Turing's code-breaking project during WWII?

a)

Build computers

b)

Decipher Nazi military coded messages

c)

Invent the telephone

d)

Develop vaccines

84.

It has been estimated that the efforts of Turing and his fellow code-breakers shortened the war by several years.

a)

True

b)

False

85.

What is the name of the code breaker machine shown in the image?

a)

Bombe

b)

Colossus

c)

Enigma

d)

Lorenz

86.

What question did Turing pose about AI?

a)

Can machines think?

b)

Can machines run?

c)

Can machines feel?

d)

Can machines see?

87.

If a computer could trick someone into thinking it was human, then it would be considered ________.

a)

intelligent

b)

mechanical

c)

invisible

d)

obsolete

88.

What is the name of the test where a computer tricks someone into thinking it is human, and is foundational to the development of artificial intelligence?

a)

Turing test

b)

Voight-Kampff test

c)

Rorschach test

d)

Stanford-Binet test

89.

The Turing test is foundational to the development of artificial intelligence.

a)

True

b)

False

90.

What was the name of one of the first programmable computers built by the United States?

a)

ENIAC

b)

Harvard Mark I

c)

Colossus

d)

UNIVAC

91.

The Harvard Mark I was operational for the U.S. war effort and began calculations for the ________ Project.

a)

Manhattan

b)

Apollo

c)

Gemini

d)

Artemis

92.

Who built the Harvard Mark I?

a)

IBM

b)

Microsoft

c)

Apple

d)

Google

93.

The Harvard Mark I was built at which university?

a)

MIT

b)

Stanford

c)

Harvard

d)

Yale

94.

The Harvard Mark I was operational during which years?

a)

1920–1925

b)

1939–1944

c)

1950–1955

d)

1960–1965