Quiz on computer History and Hardware
- T/F As computers have gotten smaller, they have gotten more powerful and expensive?
- T/F Computer generations are best characterized by a dramatic change in computer hardware?
Matching - Match the names on the left to their accomplishments on the right. Put the letter in the blank.
3. ______Jacquarda. Founded IBM
4. ______Mauchly & Eckertb. Programmed the weaving loom with punch cards
5.______Charles Watson Sr.c. Invented the Difference Machine and Analytical
Engine.
6.______Charles Babbaged. Created the ENIAC computer
7.______Hollerithe. Invented a machine to help with the U.S. Census
f Invented the first mechanical adding machine.
8.The very first electronic computer components were called ______tubes.
9 The thin wafer that powers 4th and 5th generation computers is known as the ______chip.
10. Exterior storage of information is put on a ______disk.
11 The TV type of screen is called a ______.
12. Which of the following best characterizes the first generation of computing?
a. Emphasis on marketing computers to business
b. Computers used for mainly scientific calculations.
c. Speeds in microseconds (millionth/sec)
d. Software is an emphasis
13Which of the following is not a printer?
a. Laser c. scanner
b. Dot matrixd. Ink-Jet
14. Which of the following describes the network found in this room?
a. Wide Area Network (WAN)b. Local Area Network (LAN)
15 The component of the computer that would best be characterized as a traffic cop is
a. Central processing unitc. Motherboard
b. Data Busd. RAM
16. The component of the computer that is responsible for temporary storage of information is known as
a. Central processing unitc.Motherboard
b. Data Busd. RAM
17. The computer language is made up of 0’s and 1’s and is the basic computer code?
a. Fortranc. Pascal
b. Basicd. Binary
18. What is the basic unit of composition of an image on a screen called.
a. Resolutionc. Video Card
b. Pixeld. Bit
19. Which of the following has the least capability to computers?
a. Floppy Diskc. CD-WR
b.Hard Diskd. Zip Disk
20. All the following are input devices except:
a. Keyboardc. Mouse
b. Voice Activated Devicesd. Printer
21. PC stands for ______.
22. IBM stands for ______.
23. What was the first name of the two co-founders of Apple?
a. Billc. Steve
b. Pauld. Heraldo
24. What was the name of the operating system that Microsoft developed to help put them on the map?
a. Unixc. Basic
b. Fortrand. DOS
25. What company did Microsoft steal their Windows 95 idea from?
a. Applec. Intel
b. Digital Researchd. IBM
Quiz on computer History and Hardware
- F As computers have gotten smaller, they have gotten more powerful and expensive?
2)T Computer generations are best characterized by a dramatic change in computer hardware?
Matching - Match the names on the left to their accomplishments on the right. Put the letter in the blank.
3. __B____Jacquarda. Founded IBM
4. __D___Mauchly & Eckertb. Programmed the weaving loom with punch cards
5.__A___Charles Watson Sr.c. Invented the Difference Machine and Analytical Engine.
6.__C___Charles Babbaged. Created the ENIAC computer
7.__E___Hollerithe. Invented a machine to help with the U.S. Census
f Invented the first mechanical adding machine.
8.The very first electronic computer components were called VACUUM tubes.
9 The thin wafer that powers 4th and 5th generation computers is known as the SILCONchip.
10. Exterior storage of information is put on a FLOPPY disk.
11 The TV type of screen is called a MONITOR_.
12. Which of the following best characterizes the first generation of computing?
b. Computers used for mainly scientific calculations.
- Which of the following is not a printer?
c. scanner
14. Which of the following describes the network found in this room?
b. Local Area Network (LAN)
15 The component of the computer that would best be characterized as a traffic cop is
a. Central processing unit
16 The component of the computer that is responsible for temporary storage of information is known as
d. RAM
17. The computer language is made up of 0’s and 1’s and is the basic computer code?
d. Binary
18. What is the basic unit of composition of an image on a screen called.
b. Pixel
19. Which of the following has the least capability to computers?
a. Floppy Disk
20. All the following are input devices except:
d. Printer
21. PC stands for PERSONAL COMPUTER
22. IBM stands for INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE
23. What was the first name of the two co-founders of Apple?
c. Steve
24. What was the name of the operating system that Microsoft developed to help put them on the map?
d. DOS
25. What company did Microsoft steal their Windows 95 idea from?
a. Apple