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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is the modern definition of the word computer?
A machine that makes calculations
An electronic device that stores and processes data
A person that makes calculations
A device with sliding beads used for making calculations
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhen did Babbage begin construction of the Difference Engine?1823190717651890
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the first calculator?ENIACStepped ReckonerTI-84Abacus
- 4. Multiple ChoiceOn tabulating machines, metal pins would pass through holes in a punch card and make contact with a vial of _____ , completing an electrical circuit.WaterMercuryAluminumElectrons
- 5. Multiple ChoiceHow long did it take to complete the 1880 Census?23 years14 weeks7 years3 years
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe Stepped Reckoner was the first device that could...Read punch cardsPrint calculationsAdd, Subtract, Multiply, & DivideAdd decimals
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe Difference Engine was...mechanicalelectronicelectromechanicalNone of these
- 8. Multiple Choice
What was the definition for the word computer in the late 1800s?
A machine that makes calculations
An electronic device that makes calculations
A person that makes calculations
A device with sliding beads used for making calculations
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the first design of a machine that had memory and could be programmed?Hollerith's Tabulating MachineDifference EngineHarvard Mark IAnalytical Engine
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe Tabulating Machine Company eventually became what company in 1923?Computing & Tabulating Inc.Tabulations 'R' UsComputing-Recording CompanyInternational Business Machines
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat calculating device was created by Gottfried Leibniz?Stepped ReckonerHavard Mark ITabulating MachineAnalytical Engine
- 12. Multiple ChoiceHollerith's Tabulating Machine was the first to...Add, Subtract, Multiply, and DivideUse the Leibniz WheelUse punch cardsBe programmable
- 13. Multiple ChoiceBabbage never finished building his Difference Engine because...The British government pulled fundingPrecise metal parts were hard to getBabbage ran out of moneyAll of these
- 14. Multiple ChoiceHollerith founded the Tabulating Machine Company in what year?1823189619081944
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat gear inside the Stepped Reckoner was an important invention?The IBM GearThe Leibniz WheelThe Incremental GearThe Hollerith Drum
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat device was created to speed up the 1890 Census?Hollerith's Tabulating MachineENIACStepped ReckonerNone of these
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWas the Difference Engine ever built?Yes, it was fully built and worked!No, it was only partially built due to lack of money.Not fully built. Only part of the machine was made.It was just a design, never actually built.
- 18. Multiple Choice
What was the definition for the word computer in the 1600s?
A machine that makes calculations
An electronic device that makes calculations
A person that makes calculations
A device with sliding beads used for making calculations
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWho is known as the Father of Computers?Herman HollerithCharles BabbageGottfried LeibnizJohn Fleming
- 20. Multiple ChoiceHollerith's Tabulating machines were...mechanicalelectronicelectromechanicalNone of these
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