History of Computing

Around 3000 BC, the most primitive form of computation was done on a(n):

• abacus

• adding machine

• mechanical computer

• none of the above

How many generations of computer history are there?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

This machine was built as a partnership between IBM and Harvard.

• Harvard Mark 1

• Zuse Z3

• Babbage's Analytic Engine

• TRADIC

Many early computers were big enough to fill a whole room and weighed thousands of pounds.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Who was known for building the first programmable mechanical computer in the year 1820?

• Charles Darwin

• Charles Babbage

• Blaise Pascal

• Herman Hollerith

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

• Stooking

• Blogging

• Fixometrics

• Debugging

Most early computers where used

• for social media
• for online shopping
• for military and scientific calculations
• for video streaming

This machine was the first mechanical calculator. It was made with a series of gears and wheels

• Abacus
• Pascaline

• ENIAC
• Analytical Engine

This device improved on Pascal's invention by using fluted drums instead of gears

• Leibniz's Stepped Reckoner
• Babbage's Analytical Engine
• Hollerith's Tabulating Machine
• Turing's Bombe

The First Generation computers used

• Transistors
• Integrated Circuits
• Vacuum Tubes
• Microprocessors