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