History of Computing and Computers Quiz

History of Computing and Computers Quiz

12th Grade

10 Qs

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History of Computing and Computers Quiz

History of Computing and Computers Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

Computers

12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Kron David

FREE Resource

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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