The Evolution of Computers

What year is considered the birth year of the first programmable computer?

• 1939

• 1945

• 1950

• 1941

Who is known as the father of the computer?

• Ada Lovelace

• Charles Babbage

• Bill Gates

• Alan Turing

What was the name of the first electronic general-purpose computer?

• ENIAC

• Z3

• IBM 701

• UNIVAC

Which technology replaced vacuum tubes in computers?

• Relays

• Integrated Circuits

• Transistors

• Diodes

What significant advancement did the ENIAC introduce?

• First personal computer

• First microprocessor

• First supercomputer

• First general-purpose electronic digital computer

In which decade did personal computers become widely available?

• 1980s

• 2000s

• 1990s

• 1970s

What was the primary purpose of the first computers?

• To perform complex calculations and data processing.

• To create video games

• To design user interfaces

• To connect to the internet

Who developed the first algorithm intended for implementation on a computer?

• Ada Lovelace

• John von Neumann

• Alan Turing

• Charles Babbage

What is the significance of the Altair 8800 in computer history?

• It introduced the concept of cloud computing.

• It was developed by IBM as a mainframe computer.

• It was the first computer to use a graphical user interface.

• It is one of the first commercially successful personal computers, sparking the home computer revolution.

Which company is credited with popularizing the personal computer in the 1970s?

• Commodore

• IBM

• Apple Inc.

• Microsoft