Question 1

………………, supercomputer and Internet pioneer, was born in 1954, in Nigeria, Africa.

Accepted Answer

A)  Philip Emeagwali
B)  George B.Selden
C)  Todd Anderson
D)  Larry AugustinE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 2

……………were well known in the 1940s although they are now uncommon.

Accepted Answer

A)  Analog computers
B)  Digital computers
C)  Hybrid computers
D)  MinicomputersE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 3

……………….of Cambridge developed a subset of CPL called BCPL (Basic Computer Programming Language, 1967) .

Accepted Answer

A)  Martin Richards
B)  George B.Selden
C)  Todd Anderson
D)  Larry AugustinE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

………………….invented the Atanasoff-Berry Computer (ABC)  which introduced electronic binary logic in the late 1930s.

Accepted Answer

A)  Lawrence Roberts
B)  Howard Aiken
C)  George B.Selden
D)  John AtanasoffE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

…………….is popularly recognized in Germany as the father of the computer and his Z1, a programmable automaton built from 1936 to 1938, is said to be the world's 'first programmable calculating machine'.

Accepted Answer

A)  Peter Scott
B)  Lawrence Roberts
C)  Ray Tomlinson
D)  Korad ZuseE) A) and B)
F) A) and C) D

Question 6

In the……………, the growing demand for a smaller stand-alone machine brought about the manufacture of the minicomputer, to handle tasks that large computers could not perform economically.

Accepted Answer

A)  1960s
B)  1970s.
C)  1970s
D)  1980sE) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 7

…………..built the Z4, a relay computer with a mechanical memory of unique design, during the war years in Berlin.

Accepted Answer

A)  Korad Zuse
B)  Eduard Stiefel
C)  Dr. Heinz
D)  George B.SeldenE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 8

The …………..defines the instructions to be executed by the computer while RAM is the functional equivalent of computer memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  ARPANET
B)  ROM
C)  Silicon chips
D)  MetalsE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 9

The first multi-purpose or programmable computing device was probably Charles Babbage's Difference Engine, which was begun in …………….but never completed.

Accepted Answer

A)  1823
B)  1827
C)  1832
D)  1865E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

A computer ……………is a computer peripheral device that produces a hard copy (permanent human-readable text and/or graphics, usually on paper)  from data stored in a computer connected to it.

Accepted Answer

A)  printer
B)  ICT
C)  ARPANET
D)  scannerE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

…………………first machine was known as Mark I and originally named the IBM ASCC and this was the first machine that could solve complicated mathematical problems by being programmed to execute a series of controlled operations in a specific sequence.

Accepted Answer

A)  Bob Kahn's
B)  George B.Selden's
C)  Lawrence Roberts'
D)  Howard Aiken'sE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 12

………………, together with Ada Lovelace recognized several important programming techniques, including conditional branches, iterative loops and index variables.

Accepted Answer

A)  Herman Hollerith
B)  George Scheutz
C)  Babbage
D)  J.V.AtanasoffE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 13

……………..have from 4k to 64k storage location and are capable of handling small, single-business application such as sales analysis, inventory, billing and payroll.

Accepted Answer

A)  Microcomputers
B)  Minicomputers
C)  Medium-size computers
D)  Large computersE) A) and B)
F) All of the above A

Question 14

The Apple IIe, the Radio Shack TRS-80, and the Genie III are examples of microcomputers and are essentially …………..generation devices.

Accepted Answer

A)  First
B)  second
C)  third
D)  fourthE) All of the above
F) None of the above D

Question 15

In 1970 …………………of Bell Labs developed yet another simplification of CPL called simply B, in connection with an early implementation of the UNIX operating system.

Accepted Answer

A)  Ken Thompson
B)  George B.Selden
C)  Larry Augustin
D)  Lawrence RobertsE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 16

The DEHOMAG D11 tabulator was invented in…………...

Accepted Answer

A)  California
B)  Harvard
C)  Massachusetts
D)  GermanyE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

The first general purposes programmable electronic computer was the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC) , built by J. Presper Eckert and John V. Mauchly at the University of………………..

Accepted Answer

A)  Pennsylvania
B)  Cambridge
C)  London
D)  HarvardE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 18

In…………., Babbage designed a more ambitious machine, called the Analytical Engine but unfortunately it also was only partially completed.

Accepted Answer

A)  1842
B)  1852
C)  1862
D)  1872E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 19

The ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer)  was displayed to the public on February 14, 1946, at the Moore School of Electrical Engineering at the University of…………………..

Accepted Answer

A)  Georgia
B)  Massachusetts
C)  California
D)  PennsylvaniaE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

A second early electronic machine was Colossus, designed by ……………….for the British military in 1943.

Accepted Answer

A)  Alan Turing
B)  Eckert
C)  Mauchly
D)  John von NeumannE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Exam 4: A History of Computing Devices: From Calculators to Microcomputers

………………, supercomputer and Internet pioneer, was born in 1954, in Nigeria, Africa.

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……………were well known in the 1940s although they are now uncommon.

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……………….of Cambridge developed a subset of CPL called BCPL (Basic Computer Programming Language, 1967) .

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………………….invented the Atanasoff-Berry Computer (ABC) which introduced electronic binary logic in the late 1930s.

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…………….is popularly recognized in Germany as the father of the computer and his Z1, a programmable automaton built from 1936 to 1938, is said to be the world's 'first programmable calculating machine'.

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In the……………, the growing demand for a smaller stand-alone machine brought about the manufacture of the minicomputer, to handle tasks that large computers could not perform economically.

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…………..built the Z4, a relay computer with a mechanical memory of unique design, during the war years in Berlin.

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The …………..defines the instructions to be executed by the computer while RAM is the functional equivalent of computer memory.

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The first multi-purpose or programmable computing device was probably Charles Babbage's Difference Engine, which was begun in …………….but never completed.

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A computer ……………is a computer peripheral device that produces a hard copy (permanent human-readable text and/or graphics, usually on paper) from data stored in a computer connected to it.

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…………………first machine was known as Mark I and originally named the IBM ASCC and this was the first machine that could solve complicated mathematical problems by being programmed to execute a series of controlled operations in a specific sequence.

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………………, together with Ada Lovelace recognized several important programming techniques, including conditional branches, iterative loops and index variables.

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……………..have from 4k to 64k storage location and are capable of handling small, single-business application such as sales analysis, inventory, billing and payroll.

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The Apple IIe, the Radio Shack TRS-80, and the Genie III are examples of microcomputers and are essentially …………..generation devices.

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In 1970 …………………of Bell Labs developed yet another simplification of CPL called simply B, in connection with an early implementation of the UNIX operating system.

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The DEHOMAG D11 tabulator was invented in…………...

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The first general purposes programmable electronic computer was the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC) , built by J. Presper Eckert and John V. Mauchly at the University of………………..

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In…………., Babbage designed a more ambitious machine, called the Analytical Engine but unfortunately it also was only partially completed.

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The ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer) was displayed to the public on February 14, 1946, at the Moore School of Electrical Engineering at the University of…………………..

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A second early electronic machine was Colossus, designed by ……………….for the British military in 1943.

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