IGCSE - HISTORY OF COMPUTERS

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Samuel Morse was not only an inventor, he was also an ​ ​ (a)   .

• artist
• electrician
• scientologist
• chemist
• industrialist

The mind experiment involving a demon and a box full of air, was devised by

• Samuel Morse

• Alexander Bell

• James Clark Maxwell

• Jacquard

Explain the relationship between modern computers and the production of brocade.

In your opinion, what was the most revolutionary development in human history. Discuss your answer in detail.

The giant leap for mankind was when someone conceived of using ​ (a)   to represent a ​ (b)   .

• symbol
• sound
• picture
• idea
• word
• letter
• pictorgram
• pictograph
• image

Which 18th century machine was the first that could be said to have been programmed?

What were punch cards and why can they be said to be the first examples of computer programming?

One of the revolutionary aspects of writing is that it

• is complex.

• allows for ideas to endure through time.

• enable communication.

• allowed for the development of computers.

When we gained mastery of ​ ​ (a)   it became possible to send information as fast as matter could move.

• electricity
• symbols
• programming
• Morse code