Test Items for Teaching with Technology

All third generation computers use...
a. transistors
b. vacuum tubes
c. solar power
d. chips
(d)

The first all electronic  computer was
a. the ENIAC
b. the original Apple II
c. the Mark I
d. Colossus I
(a)

Jacquard was important in the history of computing because he
a. developed a loom
b. developed software
c. used punched cards
d. developed the BASIC language
(c)

Hollerith's biggest contribution to the history of computing was
a. building the first real computer
b. developing punched card coding
c. developing the transistor
d. developing the integrated circuit
(b)

What is the major characteristic of first generation computers?
a. vacuum tubes
b. low voltage requirements
c. chips
d. color graphics
(a)

What is a major characteristic of 2nd generation computers?
a. transistors
b. chips
c. solar power
d. vacuum tubes
(a)

The seventeenth century inventor who developed the first mechanized calculating machine was named:
a. Pascal       
b. Babbage      
c. Aiken        
d. Jacquard
(a)

The essential processes  of a computer were first designed by:
a. Hollerith    
b. Liebnitz     
c. Babbage      
d. Aiken
(c)

The first electronic computer used:
a. Transistors            
b. Integrated Circuits   
c. Beads and Wires       
d. Vacuum Tubes
(d)

Second generation computers were characterized by the use of:
a. Internal programs         
b. Vacuum tubes 
c. Transistors  
d. External Programs
(c)

Given the many changes in computers in the past few years, predict what a computer will look like 10 years from now.

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