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1
What was the name of the giant computer that decrypted German messages during World War 2?
Colossus
Univac
Mark 1
Goliath
2
The first computer systems created by Charles Babbage were called what?
Thomas the Tank Engine and Percythe Steam Engine
DifferenceEngine and Analytical Engine
Analytical Engine and AnalogEngine
Difference Engine and AnalogEngine
3
This man is known as the father of computers.
Charlie Brown
Al Gore
Charles Babbage
Charles Barkley
4
Which company manufactured the first personal computer?
Microsoft
IBM
Intel
Apple
5
How did the term "bug"come to define computer malfunctions?
Acronym for Binary Usable Gate
A moth got stuck in a computer relay
From the military
Nobody knows
6
In the 1950's and 1960's computers were not used by …
Government
Corporations
Home Users
Military
7
How were the first instructions and numbers loaded into the Babbage's computer machine?
None of them
Using punchcards
Rewiring the machine
Loading it into memory
8
How long has the internet been in existence?
100 years
20 years
500 years
50 years
9
Herman Hollerith was the founder of what company?
McDonald's
Apple
Microsoft
IBM
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This early computer weighed 27 tons, took up 1800 square feet and had 18,000 vacuum tubes.
ENIAC
Dell
IBM
Apple
