(22.11) [ICT] U5. Listening. History of c. devices
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- Q1What is the English for "вычислительный"calculatingcomputatingcomputingcounting20s
- Q2First "computers" were called ...handheldhandedmanualmanul20s
- Q3The first manual computer was / were the ...PascalineNapier’s Bonesabacusfingers20s
- Q4The Difference Engine belongs to mechanical computing, doesn't it?FalseTrue20s
- Q5In mechanical computing computers used ... to carry out calculations.napsgears and cogslightbulbstriggers20s
- Q6Who gave rise to first calculations?the ancient Greeksthe ancient Romansthe early Babyloniansthe early Sumerians20s
- Q7Napier’s Bones were created to speed up ... .subtractingmultiplicationaddition20s
- Q8Napier’s Bones were developed for ... use.commercialmilitaryacademiccivilian20s
- Q9Commercial requirements led to the invention of ... in 17th century.the Difference Engineweaving machineNapier’s Bonesthe Pascaline20s
- Q10The principle first used in the Pascaline is still used today in ... .electricity and gas metersfountain syringesscalessurface thermometers20s
- Q11Charles Babbage developed the Difference Engine because he...wanted to speed up his manufacturing businessdiscovered many errors in existing tables.was broke and needed moneyrecieved a grant20s
- Q12In addition to his work with computers, Babbage was also a ... and worked for the British government.cleanup mandiplomatspycryptographer20s
