
History of Computing and Computers Quiz
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Computers
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12th Grade
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Hard
Kron David
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who invented the first mechanical calculator for addition and subtraction operations?
Gottfried Leibniz
Joseph-Marie Jacquard
Charles Babbage
Blaise Pascal
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which computer was specifically designed to solve a system of linear equations?
Colossus
ABC (Atanasoff Berry Computer)
Mark I
Z1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who proposed that the program and the data should be stored in memory, leading to the von Neumann model?
John V. Atanasoff
Konrad Zuse
John von Neumann
Howard Aiken
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which computer was designed to break the German Enigma code?
ABC (Atanasoff Berry Computer)
Z1
Mark I
Colossus
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which generation of computers saw the emergence of microcomputers?
Fourth generation
Third generation
Second generation
First generation
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What reduced the cost and size of computers even further in the third generation?
Vacuum tubes
Transistors
Software packages
Integrated circuit
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When did the fourth generation of computers approximately start?
1975
1965
1959
1950
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