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PC HISTORY QUIZ

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the first personal computer was called?

a)

Apple II

b)

IBM 5150

c)

Altair 8800

d)

Macintosh

2.

Who created the first computer program language?

a)

Bill Gates

b)

Steve Wozniak

c)

Ed Roberts

d)

Grace Hopper

3.

Who did not work at Microsoft?

a)

Steve Balmer

b)

Paul Allen

c)

Arthur Rock

d)

Bill Gates

4.

What is part of Microsoft Office?

a)

Lotus 123

b)

Basicalc

c)

Visicalc

d)

Excel

5.

Bill Gates became a billionaire because he didn’t sell his computer programs to IBM and Apple. Instead, he allowed them to use his software for a certain fee.

What is this called?

a)

Warranty

b)

Operating System

c)

Software Licensing

d)

Demo

6.

When someone borrows money to start a company and the investor gets part of the company in return,

what is this called?

a)

Gift

b)

Endowment

c)

Loan

d)

Venture Capital

7.

What was not a computer made by Apple?

a)

Lisa

b)

Macintosh

c)

Apple II

d)

Alto

8.

Which company did Microsoft never write a computer program for?

a)

IBM

b)

Xerox

c)

Apple

d)

MITS

9.

What do we call a group of computers that are connected together to share information and resources?

a)

Network

b)

Internet

c)

Software

d)

Hardware

10.

IBM wanted to use an operating system called CP/M, but the creator’s company wouldn’t sign a confidentiality agreement.

What was the name of that creator?

a)

Bill Lowe

b)

Rod Canion

c)

Gary Kildall

d)

Steve Wozniak

11.

Extra Credit: What number comes after 66?