Prelim Examination
  • 1. Which ancient device is considered one of the earliest tools for arithmetic calculations?
A) Analytical Engine
B) Leibniz Wheel
C) Pascaline
D) Abacus
  • 2. Which personal computer, released in 1977, was one of the first to feature a color display?
A) Apple II
B) Apple 1
C) Altair 8800
D) Altair 8088
  • 3. Which IBM computer family, introduced in 1964, standardized compatibility across models?
A) IBM PC
B) IBM Mainframe
C) Apple II
D) IBM system/360
  • 4. Ancient Greek analog device used to predict astronomical positions and eclipses?
A) Difference Engine
B) Antikythera Mechanism
C) Antiquetera Mechanism
D) Analytical Engine
  • 5. The Z3, the first programmable digital computer, was developed by:
A) Konrad Zuse
B) Tim Berbers-Lee
C) Conrad Zuse
D) Howard Aiken
  • 6. First general-purpose programmable electronic computer, built in 1945?
A) IBM Harvard Mark 1
B) Zuse Z3
C) ENIAC
D) Colossus
  • 7. Who invented the WWW in 1991?
A) Tim Berners-Lee
B) Steve Jobs
C) Howard Aiken
D) Bill Gates
  • 8. What replaced vacuum tubes in the 1950’s and 1960’s, making computers smaller and more reliable?
A) Transistors
B) Microprocessor
C) Integrated Circuits
D) Magnetic Drums
  • 9. Who is often called the Father of the Computer for designing the Analytical Engine?
A) Blaise Pascal
B) Charles Babbage
C) Konrad Zuse
D) Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
  • 10. Which period is marked by the development of cloud computing and artificial intelligence?
A) Pre-mechanical Period
B) Cloud Computing and Modern Computing
C) Personal Computer Era
D) Microprocessor Era
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