About This Quiz & Worksheet
Who invented computers.
When did computers start to resemble the machines we use today.
You'll need to answer these and other questions about the creation and development of computers to pass this quiz.
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Are there any questions about computer hardware and software?
Yes No Questions and answers regarding computers, computer hardware and computer software.
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How much do you know about Computer History?
Computers are so much a part of our daily lives that it's sometimes hard to believe that only 60 years ago, they were rare, massive machines that required 10 men to run.
How much do you know about the history of computing.
George Stibitz invented a machine called the CNC and performed the first remote-access computing demonstration on it in 1940.
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Quiz & Worksheet Goals
You'll be asked quiz questions about the following:.
1) The 'father of computers'.
2) The inventor of the first electronic computer.
3) What technology was used in the third generation of computers.
4) What a transistor is.
5) The introduction of the first operating system with a graphical user interface
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Skills Practiced
As you use these study tools, you'll be able to practice the following skills:.
1) Defining key concepts- ensure that you can accurately define main terms, such as transistor and graphical user interface.
2) Reading comprehension- ensure that you draw the most important information from the related lesson on the history and evolution of computers 3. .
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When did we get our first laptop?
We got our first laptop in 1981 and it was introduced by Adam Osborne and EPSON.
In the history of computers, we often refer to the advancements of modern computers as the generation of computers.
We are currently on the fifth generation of computers.
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Who invented the computer?
It was the ENIAC, which stands for Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer.
The inventors of this computer were John W.
Mauchly and J.Presper Eckert.
And with times the technology developed and the computers got smaller and the processing got faster.
We got our first laptop in 1981 and it was introduced by Adam Osborne and EPSON.
