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7. The first known known counting tool in the history of mankind is a. Abacus b. Stepped Reckoner c. Pascaline d. None of above
1. In 1936 George Stibitz used used relays to design Model K Adder. It was named so because a. Because it was designed after Model J b. Because it was designed on his kitchen table c. Because he dedicated it to Konrad Zuse d. None of above
8. The first known known computer programmer in the history of computer is _______. a. Augusta Ada Byron b. Claude E. Shannon c. George Moore d. Peter Norton
2. Mark I was conceived conceived by a. Harvard Aiken b. John v. Atanasoff c. Konrad Zuse d. Howard Aiken
9. The famous Moore’s Law predicts __________ a. Exponential Decrease in number of Transistors in Integrated Circuit. b. Exponential Decrease of Transistor Size in Integrated Circuit c. Exponential Increase in Transistor Switching in Integrated Circuit d. Exponential Increase in number of Transistors in Integrated Circuit.
3. Who designed the QWERTY layout still popular for computer keyboards? a. Christopher Sholes b. William Norris c. August Dvorak d. None of above 4. Charles Babbage is known as ____. a. Father of Medicine b. Founder of Computer Science c. Father of Computer d. Father of Programming 5. Who was best best known for inventing a loom that used punch cards to store information by rearranging the cards, a weaver could change the pattern being woven without stopping the machine to change threads. a. Babbage b. Pascal c. Jacquard d. Lovelace 6. Who founded IBM Company and was also responsible for completing tabulating the US Census with his punch-card tabulator in only six weeks. a. Hollerith b. Jacquard c. Babbage d. Pascal
10.Babbage presented his __________ to the Royal Astronomical Society which was able to calculate polynomials. a. Computer Engine b. Diesel Engine c. Difference Engine d. Petrol Engine 11.Alan Turing was known as ____________ a. Father of Information theory b. Father of Computer c. Father of Programming d. Father of Computer Science 12.Mid Range Computers are also known as_____________ a. Mini Computers b. Super Computers c. Main Frame d. Handheld 13.Which American computer company is called Big Blue? a. Microsoft b. Compaq Corp c. IBM d. Randy Stenson
14.Who is credited with the idea of using Punch Card to control patterns in a weaving machine? a. Pascal b. Hollerith c. Babbage d. Joseph Marie Jacquard 15.Who invented the Microprocessor? a. Marcian E huff b. Hollerith c. Pascal d. Babbage
d. Vax-10 18.Which was the world first minicomputer? a. PDP-I b. IBM system/36 c. PDP-II d. Vax 11/780 19.Punched card used…………….. a. Alphanumeric code b. Hollerith code c. EBCDIC code d. ASCII code
16.When was the world’s first laptop introduced in market and by which company? a. Epson, 1981 b. IBM, 1950 c. Microsoft, 1988 d. Compaq, 1965
20.The first computer made available for commercial use was a. Mark-I b. ENAIC c. EDSAC d. UNIVAC
17.First digital computer built with IC chips was known as a. IBM 7090 b. Apple-1 c. IBM system/360
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