History of Computing

What was the first manual computer?

• Abacus

• Napier's Bones

• Pascaline

• Difference Engine

Who invented the Pascaline?

• Charles Babbage

• Blaise Pascal

• Alan Turing

• Herman Hollerith

What was the purpose of the Jacquard Loom?

• To weave fabrics

• To perform calculations

• To break codes

• To store data

What was the first electronic computer?

• Colossus

• UNIVAC

• Difference Engine

• Analytical Engine

What technology did the UNIVAC use?

• Transistors

• Vacuum tubes

• Punched cards

• Mechanical gears

What material is used to make modern electronic components?

• Copper

• Gold

• Silicon

• Aluminum

What was the main limitation of vacuum tubes?

• Cost

• Size

• Energy consumption

• All of the above

What was the main function of the Difference Engine?

• To perform addition

• To break codes

• To calculate logarithmic tables

• To store data

What was the main purpose of the Colossus machine?

• To perform calculations

• To break German codes

• To store data

• To weave fabrics

What is the significance of Ada Lovelace in computing?

• First programmer

• Invented the abacus

• Developed the UNIVAC

• Created the Difference Engine