Chapter 1 / How computers began / Comprehension

The computers were first built in the 1940s and ______.

The computers were __________.

The word "computer" used to mean a _________.

In the 1820s a British mathematician called Charles Babbage invented a machine that did very difficult ________ automatically.

Babbage then started work on another machine, called the Analytical Engine.

• True

• False

The first computer were too big, heavy and cheap to have in your home.

• True

• False

In 1977 the second computer, the Apple 2, appeared.

• True

• False

Apple is not the only famous computer company which still uses it own operating system.

• True

• False

As computer chips became smaller during the _______, companies began to make laptops.

Today 's computer chips work so fast, they can even understand spoken language.

• True

• False