History of Computers

What was the first modern automatic electronic digital computer?

• Z1

• Z2

• Harvard Mark 1

• Atanasoff-Berry Computer

• Z3

What was the purpose of the ABC?

• To solve systems of simultaneous linear equations

• To perform long computations automatically

• To execute addition and subtraction

• To handle binary calculations

What was the first general-purpose electronic digital computer?

• ENIAC

• EDVAC

• BINAC

• UNIVAC

What was the first commercially successful portable microcomputer?

• Osborne 1

• Apple-1

• IBM 5155

• Z3

What was the weight of the Osborne 1?

• 10.7 kg

• 15 kg

• 20 kg

• 5 kg

What was the first computer company founded by J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly?

• Electronic Controls Company

• EMCC

• Microsoft

• Hewlett-Packard

What was the first programmable general-purpose electronic digital computer?

• ENIAC

• EDVAC

• BINAC

• UNIVAC

What was the purpose of the Z3?

• Aerodynamic calculations

• General purpose computing

• Binary calculations

• Arithmetic operations

What was the first mass-produced portable computer?

• Osborne 1

• Apple-1

• IBM 5155

• Z3