PRELIM QUIZ 1: Evolution of Computers

Who is the Father of computer?
(He is identified as the father of computer because of his inventions the Analytical and Difference Engine)

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Which of the following was designed as a Machine to perform Calculations for the 1890 U.S. Census?

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What is the Primary Innovation in the Second generation of Computers?

• Transistors

• Vacuum Tubes

• Integrated Circuits

• Microprocessor

Which Generation of Computers saw the Introduction of Integrated circuits (ICs) which leads to smaller and more efficient machines?

• First Generation

• Second Generation

• Third Generation

• Fourth Generation

_____ is considered one of the earliest counting devices.

• Abacus

• Jacquard Loom

• Analytical Engines

• Napier Bones

Napier bones were invented during 1617 by ____________ of Merchiston, Scotland and created the calculating device for the calculation of products and quotients of numbers.

• Jenny Nepal

• John Napier

• Johnny Norgal

• Charles Babbage

In the 1940s, the famous French philosopher and mathematician _____________ invented the first digital calculator and called it PASCALINE.

• John Napier

• Charles Babbage

• Blaise Pascal

• Howard Aiken

In ____, Gottfried Wilhelm Von Leibnitz invented a device that could not only add and subtract but also perform multiplication and division during 1674 but in this year it was popularized..

• 1965

• 1685

• 1865

• 1658

What mechanical device is illustrated on the given picture? It is invented by Joseph Marie Jacquard in 1804.

• Analytical Engine

• Difference Engine

• Jacquard Loom

• Leibniz Wheel

This device was invented by a Physics Professor at Harvard which is Howard Aiken. It is known as the IBM's ASCC (Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator).

• The Jacquard Loom

• The Harvard Mark 1

• IBM 6200

• Cencus Machine