History of Computing and Data Models Quiz

The Abacus was used for:

• Multiplication

• Division

• Addition and subtraction

• Storing data

Napier's Bones were developed for:

• Division

• Multiplication

• Addition

• Subtraction

The Analytical Engine was developed by:

• Charles Babbage

• Blaise Pascal

• Alan Turing

• John Napier

Which generation of computers used vacuum tubes?

• First

• Second

• Third

• Fourth

The introduction of transistors characterized the:

• First generation

• Second generation

• Third generation

• Fourth generation

Integrated Circuits were introduced in which generation?

• Second

• Third

• Fourth

• Fifth

Fifth-generation computers focus on:

• Transistors

• Artificial Intelligence

• Magnetic tapes

• Vacuum tubes

What is a major feature of fourth-generation computers?

• Use of punch cards

• Microprocessors

• Magnetic drum memory

• Artificial Intelligence

Which early calculating device used punched cards?

• Abacus

• Jacquard's Loom

• Pascaline

• Slide Rule

Binary number systems form the basis of:

• Digital computers

• Analog computers

• Hybrid computers

• Mechanical computers