COMPUTERS

Who is known as the Father of Computers?

• Bill Gates

• Steve Jobs

• Charles Babbage

• Alan Turing

The first generation of computers used:

• Transistors

• Vacuum tubes

• Microprocessors

• Integrated circuits

The second generation of computers used:

• Vacuum tubes

• Artificial Intelligence

• Microchips

• Transistors

The main disadvantage of first-generation computers was:

• They were primarily used for gaming and entertainment purposes.
• They were large, expensive, and high heat

• They used transistors for better performance and efficiency.
• They were compact and affordable due to advanced technology.

Ada Lovelace is remembered as:

• The first person to invent microchips

• The creator of Microsoft

• The first computer programmer

• The inventor of the internet

Who invented the Analytical Engine, considered an early design for a modern computer?

• Blaise Pascal

• Charles Babbage

• Adam Rule

• John von Neumann

The fourth generation of computers introduced __________

Blaise Pascal invented the __________, an early mechanical calculator.

The idea of punched cards, used in early computers, came from:

• Slide Rule

• Pascaline

• the Jacquard loom
• Abacus

Blaise Pascal’s work is important in computing history because:

• He invented one of the first mechanical calculators.
• He wrote the first book on algorithms.
• He created the first electronic computer.
• He developed the first programming language.