History of Computer

What was the purpose of Napier's Bones?

• a) To perform advanced calculations

• b) To create music

• c) To play games

• d) To send messages

Who invented Napier's Bones in the early 17th century?

• a) Blaise Pascal

• b) John Napier

• c) Charles Babbage

• d) Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

What ancient counting device has been used for centuries, consisting of beads on rods?

• a) Pascaline

• b) Differential Analyzer

• c) Abacus

• d) Mark 1

Who is often credited with developing the first fully programmable mechanical computer, known as the 'analytical engine'?

• a) John Napier

• b) Blaise Pascal

• c) Charles Babbage

• d) Herman Hollerith

What was the main purpose of the Analytical Engine, designed by Charles Babbage?

• a) Playing music

• b) Solving complex mathematical problems

• c) Sending telegrams

• d) Printing newspapers

Blaise Pascal designed which early mechanical calculator in the 17th century?

• a) Abacus

• b) Differential Analyzer

• c) Pascaline

• d) Tabulating Machine

Which computing device did Charles Babbage design in the 19th century, often considered the precursor to modern computers?

• a) Abacus

• b) Pascaline

• c) Differential Analyzer

• d) Analytical Engine

The Leibniz Wheel, an early calculating device, was named after which mathematician and philosopher?

• a) Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

• b) John Napier

• c) Blaise Pascal

• d) Charles Babbage

What was the primary purpose of the Differential Analyzer, an early analog computer?

• a) Solving complex equations

• b) Sending emails

• c) Creating digital art

• d) Playing video games

The Tabulating Machine developed by Herman Hollerith played a significant role in which historical event?

• a) The invention of the telephone

• b) The processing of data from the 1890 U.S. Census

• c) The development of the internet

• d) The first moon landing