Digital Media History Review

Who is credited with visualizing machine-readable codes in the early 1800s?

• Charles Babbage

• Moore

• Google

• Netflix

James, Jackson, and Mia are working on a history project about famous inventors. They came across Charles Babbage and his inventions. Can you help them identify the name of the machine that Charles Babbage began work on to perform mathematical calculations?

• Analytical Engine

• Digital Machine

• Revolutionary Engine

• Internet Machine

When was the term 'digital' first introduced?

• 1938

• 1800

• 1989

• 1970

Rohan has a clock in his room that runs on gears. This clock is an example of what?

• Digital Engine

• Analog Machine

• Gear Clock

• All of the Above

When did each of these companies start? (Match with the correct date)

• 2006

• 
• 1976

• 
• 1997

• 
• 2004

• 
• 1998

• 

What is the main component of a clock that runs on gears?

• Minute & Hour Hands

• Gears

• All of the Above

• Time

Benjamin, Arjun, and James are working on a project about historical inventions. They are discussing the name of the machine that Charles Babbage started working on prior to his work on the Analytical Engine. Can you help them?

• Analytical Engine

• Digital Machine

• Difference Engine

• Internet Machine

Abigail, Mia, and William are working on a school project about computers. They come across a computer that consists of 12 conducting spots. What type of computer are they studying?

• Digital Engine

• Analogue Machine

• Digital Computer

• Difference Engine

In what ways will/has technology effected society? What will it do to jobs, entertainment, etc. Support your answer with examples.

Organize the components of the Analytical Engine.

Groups:

(a) Steam

,

(b) Operation Cards

,

(c) Mill

,

(d) Store

• The primary power source of the Analytical Engine

• Gives the machine its instructions to determine which mathematical process to perform

• Where the numbers are loaded

• The location of the program "data"