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Computing History Test
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1
Mathematician who is considered the first programmer.
Claude Shannon
Alan Turing
Grace Hopper
Ada Lovelace
2
Created in 1622, identify this device.
Slide Rule
Blaise Pascal's Pascaline
Transistor
Punched Cards
3
Modern computer component that contains many transistors.
Magnetic Tape
Punched Cards
Integrated Circuit
Compiler
4
This fully electronic Turing complete computer which was developed by the US Army in 1945.
Z3
COLOSSUS
ABACUS
ENIAC
5
Purchasing goods and services over the Internet.
E-Commerce
TCP-IP
Search Engine
DNS (Domain Name System)
6
What company came out with the first "standard PC" in the early 1980's?
DELL
Xerox
Apple
IBM
7
Who created the Tabulating Machine, which helped count the 1890 US census.
Grace Hopper
Alan Turing
Herman Hollerith
Ada Lovelace
8
Piece of paper stock that can hold data in the form of small holes to be read by computers?
Punched Cards
FORTRAN
Compiler
Transistor
9
Created 5000 years ago, identify this device.
Curta Mechanical Calculator
Thomas Arithmometer
Ritty Cash Register
Abacus
10
Modern computer component for making logic gates.
FORTRAN
Magnetic Tape
Compiler
Transistor
11
Created in 1949, identify this device.
Napier's Bones
Curta Calculator
Punched Cards
Blaise Pascal's Pascaline
12
Created in 1879, identify this device.
Stepped Reckoner
Slide Rule
Punched Cards
Ritty Cash Register
13
This person came up with the idea for a compiler.
Claude Shannon
Herman Hollerith
Alan Turing
Grace Hopper
14
What's the importance of data storage?
Save high score on Fortnite
Magnetic tape
Flash drive
Preserve info for later use
15
Network that connects other networks
DNS (Domain Name System)
Internet
E-Commerce
TCP-IP
16
The term "Silicon Valley" in California was known primarily for it's mining of precious metals?
False
True
17
A major factor in computer development in WWII was for cryptanalysis (code breaking)?
False
True
18
Created in 1820, identify this device.
Ritty Cash Register
Slide Rule
Napier's Bones
Thomas Arithmometer
19
Created in 1617, identify this device
Stepped Reckoner
Napier's Bones
Thomas Arithmometer
Punched Cards
20
Limit to the amount of transistors a computer could contain and wire together
Cryptanalysis
Tyranny of Numbers
Data Storage
Moore's Law
21
The observation that computing power roughly doubles every two years.
Cryptanalysis
Moore's Law
Tyranny of Numbers
CAPTCHA
22
Computer program that interprets words and produces machine code?
Magnetic Tape
Transistor
Compiler
Punched Cards
23
Set of protocols used for communication over a network, created in the 70's still used today.
Internet
Search Engine
TCP-IP
E-Commerce
24
Why were computers being developed prior to the 1900s?
US military needed to research attack patterns
Universities wanted to created projects for their students
Kids demanded toys
Help with counting the 1890 US census
25
Which company was the first to introduce the GUI and mouse?
Microsoft
IBM
Hewlett Packard
Apple
26
Who invented the World Wide Web?
Al Gore
Steve Jobs
Tim Berners-Lee
Bill Gates
27
Older form of storing data by using magnetic charges wound between 2 reels?
FORTRAN
Punched Cards
Magnetic Tape
COBOL
28
Program used on the internet to find information and websites.
TCP-IP
E-Commerce
Internet
Search Engine
29
Mathematician who cracked Enigma, idea of A.I., defined the limits of computing.
Claude Shannon
Herman Hollerith
Grace Hopper
Alan Turing
30
Internet phone book or a directory of domain names that translates to IP addresses.
TCP-IP
Internet
Search Engine
DNS (Domain Name System)
31
Which company is known as the first real software company?
Apple
IBM
Microsoft
Texas Instruments
32
What's the name for an online test to determine if the user is a computer or human?
CAPTCHA
Artificial Intelligence
Alan Turning
GOTCHA
33
Computer programming language created in 1959 used mainly for business?
Magnetic Tape
COBOL
FORTRAN
Compiler
