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Quiz 1 - Earliest Computing Device
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- Q1How does arithmetic calculations in abacus is being performed?By sliding the rulesBy dialing a series of wheelsBy manipulating the beads.By placing the rods side by side30s
- Q2How does Pascal’s Calculator is being used in the early times?By placing the rods side by sideBy manipulating the beadsBy dialing a series of wheelsBy sliding the rules30s
- Q3Below are the Pascal’s Calculator serious drawback, except:It could not be produced by the technology of his timeThere was no industrial technology in the seventeenth centuryIt is useful for the British Navy for navigational purposesPascal did not have much success in manufacturing30s
- Q4What is the significant function of the electromagnectic counting machine constructed by Herman Hollerith?To make counting easierTo make the process easierTo tabulate the data easierTo manually sort and tabulate the data manually30s
- Q5Why is it that the stick in famous invention is called “bones”?Because they were made of stealBecause they were made of woodsBecause they were made of bone or ivory.Because they were made of steal or metal30s
- Q6Why is it that abacus had reached its popularity in the early times?Because it is portablec. Because it simple and effective.Because it is more than enough to manipulate dataBecause it is accessible30s
- Q7A Scottish Mathematician who became famous for his invention of logarithms.Blaise PascalWilliam OughtredCharles BabbageJohn Napier30s
- Q8He was one of the greatest scientific geniuses of his time. At the age of 26, he taught himself mathematics and then proceeded to invent calculus.Charles BabbageHerman HollerithBlaise PascalGottfried Leibniz30s
- Q9What is the first manual data processing device?Napier’s BonesAbacusLeibniz CalculatorSlide Rule30s
- Q10He was considered as the Father of Modern Computer.Gottfried LeibnizBlaise PascalCharles BabbageWilliam Oughtred30s