Crash Course Computer Science #22 - Keyboards & CLIs

Crash Course Computer Science #22 - Keyboards & CLIs

9th - 12th Grade

21 Qs

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Crash Course Computer Science #22 - Keyboards & CLIs

Crash Course Computer Science #22 - Keyboards & CLIs

Assessment

Quiz

Computers

9th - 12th Grade

Easy

Used 3+ times

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21 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is this episode about?

input and output devices

human-computer interactions

graphics

cybersecurity

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Early computers used mechanical controls for inputs and outputs, like...

gears

knobs

switches

screens

3.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

By the ​ (a)   , mechanical inputs were rendered ​ (b)   by programs and data stored entirely on mediums like punch cards and ​ (c)   .

1950s
obsolete
magnetic tape

4.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

This era of computer ​ (a)   was meant to be simple for ​ (b)   . Human ​ (c)   were a secondary concern.

computers
users
input
output

5.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Early computers (pre-1950s)...

did not interact with humans

only required users to supply initial programs and input before operating on its own

were too simple to use

were too complicated to run independently

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

As computers got smaller, cheaper, and faster, they needed a way for humans to interact more. This lead the way to...

keyboards

screens

flashing lights

printers

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Christopher Sholes invented the modern typewriter in 1868. It used

an unusual keyboard layout, called QWERTY

an alphabetically arranged key setup

interchangeable keys for custom layouts

ink-less printing, way ahead of its time

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