Questions:
1. What was the first use of the word “computer”?
• a) A machine for calculations
• b) A job role
• c) A programming language
• d) A type of code
2. Who developed the world’s first programmable, electronic, digital
computer, Colossus?
• a) Charles Babbage
• b) Alan Turing
• c) Tommy Flowers
• d) Howard Aiken
3. What ancient device was used over 5000 years ago for calculations?
• a) Abacus
• b) Slide rule
• c) Napier’s bones
• d) Stepped Reckoner
4. Who invented logarithms?
• a) Blaise Pascal
• b) John Napier
• c) Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibnitz
• d) Joseph-Marie Jacquard
5. Which philosopher and mathematician invented the first calculator in
1645?
• a) Blaise Pascal
• b) John Napier
• c) Charles Babbage
• d) Alan Turing
6. What did Joseph-Marie Jacquard invent in 1804?
• a) The Difference Engine
• b) The first calculator
• c) A programmable loom using punched cards
• d) The Stepped Reckoner
7. Who is considered the first computer programmer?
• a) Charles Babbage
• b) Alan Turing
• c) Lady Augusta Ada
• d) John Vincent Atanasoff
8. Which computer was the world’s first electronic, digital, programmable
computer?
• a) ENIAC
• b) Colossus
• c) ABC
• d) ASCC
9. Who invented the ABC computer?
• a) Alan Turing
• b) John Vincent Atanasoff
• c) Tommy Flowers
• d) Howard Aiken
10. Who was supported by IBM to build the ASCC computer?
• a) Howard Aiken
• b) Alan Turing
• c) Charles Babbage
• d) Jack Kilby
11. What language did Dr. Grace Murray Hopper invent?
• a) FORTRAN
• b) COBOL
• c) C++
• d) Python
12. Who invented the first integrated circuit?
• a) Jack Kilby
• b) Howard Aiken
• c) Tommy Flowers
• d) Steve Jobs
13. Who founded Microsoft?
• a) Steve Jobs
• b) Bill Gates
• c) Jack Kilby
• d) Larry Page
14. What was the first home computer sold by Apple?
• a) Apple I
• b) Apple II
• c) Macintosh
• d) iMac
15. What innovation did Steve Jobs introduce that revolutionized the personal
computer market?
• a) Graphical User Interface (GUI)
• b) Integrated Circuit
• c) COBOL
• d) The internet
16. Which digital music player did Apple release in 2001?
• a) Zune
• b) iPod
• c) Walkman
• d) MP3 Player
17. Which company did Bill Gates convince to let Microsoft make the
operating system?
• a) Apple
• b) Google
• c) IBM
• d) Oracle
18. Who met at Stanford University and developed a search engine called
“BackRub”?
• a) Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak
• b) Bill Gates and Paul Allen
• c) Larry Page and Sergey Brin
• d) Jack Kilby and Howard Aiken
19. What was “BackRub” renamed to?
• a) Yahoo
• b) Bing
• c) Google
• d) AltaVista
20. Which of the following companies was acquired by Google?
• a) Apple
• b) YouTube
• c) Microsoft
• d) Facebook
Answers:
1. b) A job role
2. c) Tommy Flowers
3. a) Abacus
4. b) John Napier
5. a) Blaise Pascal
6. c) A programmable loom using punched cards
7. c) Lady Augusta Ada
8. b) Colossus
9. b) John Vincent Atanasoff
10. a) Howard Aiken
11. b) COBOL
12. a) Jack Kilby
13. b) Bill Gates
14. a) Apple I
15. a) Graphical User Interface (GUI)
16. b) iPod
17. c) IBM
18. c) Larry Page and Sergey Brin
19. c) Google
20. b) YouTube
