TDT Y7 - Computer Systems - Revision quiz 1

What was the name of the person who developed the Analytical Engine?

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The Analytical engine was powered using

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This man invented the Colossus Computer?

• Benny Green

• Timothy Fellows

• Alan Turing

• Tommy Flowers

This is a Bombe machine used in WWII, where is it kept?

• In the kitchen

• In Hampton Court Palace

• In the Science Museum

• At Bletchley Park

Bill Gates started coding at 13. He dropped out of university to begin which company?

• Apple

• Windows

• Microsoft

• IBM

What calculating machine did the Ancient Greeks use a lot?

• The Apple II computer

• A Samsung 566

• The old fashioned abacus

• Stones

Grace Hopper gave this name to fixing errors in computer code?

• Stooking

• Blogging

• Fixometrics

• Debugging

Identify the name of this computer hardware:

• microprocessor

• IC

• Transistor

This is a photo of Bletchley Park. What happened here?

• Alan Turing was born here.

• Code breakers used computational models to decrypt enemy messages in WW2.

• The first computer was invented here.

Why is systems software needed? Tick all that apply

• To provide an interface between software and hardware.

• To control the memory so that many apps can be opened at the same time.

• To allow the computer system to turn on.

• To help maintain or configure a computer system.