Computer Education for Teachers: Integrating Technology into Classroom Teaching, 4/e

Vicki Sharp, University of California - Northridge

History of the Computer

Multiple Choice Quiz


1	The earliest known device that produced numerical calculations is the
		A)	Punched-card loom
		B)	Abacus
		C)	Analytical Engine


2	The first generation of computers used
		A)	Transistors
		B)	Microprocessors
		C)	Vacuum Tubes


3	Ada Lovelace deserves an important place in the history of computers.
		A)	True
		B)	False


4	The term debug refers to an actual event where a dead moth was found in the relay of a computer.
		A)	True
		B)	False


5	Apple computers were first developed in the 1970s. Who invented the Apple?
		A)	Steve Jobs and Bill Gates
		B)	John Von Neumann & Steve Wozniak.
		C)	Steve Jobs and Steve Wozinak


6	Fifth generation computers feature
		A)	The introduction of the integrated circuit.
		B)	Artificial Intelligence & the Internet
		C)	The introduction of the integrated circuit, artificial intelligence and parallel processing.


7	Authoring systems such as PILOT, Linkway and HyperCard have become widely used by teachers.
		A)	True
		B)	False


8	This program, developed in 1993 by Marc Andressen, was a software breakthrough as a navigation tool for interactive material.
		A)	Mosaic
		B)	MECC
		C)	PLATO


9	The problem with the vacuum tube was that it
		A)	Was bulky & expensive
		B)	Burned out continually
		C)	Both A and B


10	Lego was developed and promoted by Simon Papert as a programming language for young students.
		A)	True
		B)	False

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