Computer History Timeline
Pages 1.48 - 1.59
When studying these pages pay specific attention to the theory, concept, significance, or device
and the person who is responsible for it. It is not necessary to memorize specific dates involved.
Answer the following questions on a scantron to be turned in for a grade.
True or False.
__ 1. The design of the ABC computer by Dr. John V. Atanasoff and Clifford Berry in the
late 1930's provided the foundation for the development of electronic digital computers.
__ 2.
The ENIAC was the first large-scale electronic digital computer.
__ 3.
Charles Babbage is credited with developing the stored program concept.
__ 4.
The first commercially available electronic digital computer was the IBM PC.
__ 5.
It was the UNIVAC I that was responsible for the public becoming increasingly aware
of the development of electronic digital computers, when it predicted the outcome of
the 1952 presidential election.
__ 6.
By 1960, there were only two programming languages that had been created, COBOL
and FORTRAN.
__ 7.
Dr. Grace Hopper was an early leader in the development of programming.
__ 8.
FORTRAN was a programming language developed in 1957.
__ 9.
COBOL is a widely used business programming language.
__10.
Second generation computers were characterized by the use of vacuum tubes.
__11.
The first personal computer was introduced in 1965 by Digital Equipment Corporation.
__12.
Dr. Ted Hoff developed the microprocessor, a programmable computer chip.
__13.
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak designed the IBM personal computer.
__14.
Dan Bricklin and Bob Frankston designed the first word processing program.
__15.
Many people believe VisiCalc is the single most important reason that microcomputers
gained acceptance in the business world.
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Multiple Choice.
__16.
What object-oriented programming language was introduced that is used on the
Internet?
A. COBOL
C. JAVA
B. VisiCalc
D. FORTRAN
__17.
What percentages of homes in the United States were said to have computers in 1996?
A. one-half of all homes
C. one-third of all homes
B. one-fourth of all homes
D. three-fourths of all homes
__18.
An Internet-based hypermedia enterprise invented by Tim Berners-Lee for information
sharing is:
A. Netscape
C. World Wide Web
B. Internet Explorer
D. Outlook Express
__19.
The leading United States’ manufacturer of personal computers is:
A. Apple
C. Dell
B. Compaq
D. IBM
__20.
This term describes the ability to work at home on a computer connected to a remote
office:
A. Telecommuting
C. Teleconferencing
B. Telecomputing
D. None of the above
__21.
A third generation computer is the:
A. ENIAC
B. Apple II
C. Pet
D. IBM System/360
__22.
The basic programming language was developed by:
A. Dr. Grace Hopper
C. Dr. Ted Hoff
B. Dr. John Von Neumann
D. Dr. John Kemeny
__23.
Fourth generation computers are characterized by:
A. Transistors
C. Solid Logic Technology
B. Batch processing
D. Large Scale Integration
__24.
The inventor of the microprocessor is:
A. Dr. Ted Hoff
B. Dr. John Kemeny
C. Thomas Watson, Jr.
D. Steve Jobs
The predecessor of the Internet was the
A. World Wide Web
B. Ethernet
C. ARPANET
D. None of the above
__25.