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These are the multiple choice questions composed from the History of Computers chapter of Computer Fundamentals. The questions are suitable for the competitive exams such as Data Entry Supervisor, Computer Operator and so on. Please visit http://fundamentalsmcq.com to download more Chapter-wise MCQ Papers. You can visit http://mcqsets.com to prepare your exam better!

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7. The first known counting tool in the history of


mankind is
a. Abacus
b. Stepped Reckoner
c. Pascaline
d. None of above

1. In 1936 George Stibitz used relays to design Model


K Adder. It was named so because
a. Because it was designed after Model J
b. Because it was designed on his kitchen table
c. Because he dedicated it to Konrad Zuse
d. None of above

8. The first known computer programmer in the


history of computer is _______.
a. Augusta Ada Byron
b. Claude E. Shannon
c. George Moore
d. Peter Norton

2. Mark I was conceived by


a. Harvard Aiken
b. John v. Atanasoff
c. Konrad Zuse
d. Howard Aiken

9. The famous Moores Law predicts __________


a. Exponential Decrease in number of Transistors
in Integrated Circuit.
b. Exponential Decrease of Transistor Size in
Integrated Circuit
c. Exponential Increase in Transistor Switching in
Integrated Circuit
d. Exponential Increase in number of Transistors in
Integrated Circuit.

Questions

3. Who designed the QWERTY layout still popular for


computer keyboards?
a. Christopher Sholes
b. William Norris
c. August Dvorak
d. None of above
4. Charles Babbage is known as ____.
a. Father of Medicine
b. Founder of Computer Science
c. Father of Computer
d. Father of Programming
5. Who was best known for inventing a loom that
used punch cards to store information by
rearranging the cards, a weaver could change the
pattern being woven without stopping the
machine to change threads.
a. Babbage
b. Pascal
c. Jacquard
d. Lovelace
6. Who founded IBM Company and was also
responsible for completing tabulating the US
Census with his punch-card tabulator in only six
weeks.
a. Hollerith
b. Jacquard
c. Babbage
d. Pascal

10.Babbage presented his __________ to the Royal


Astronomical Society which was able to calculate
polynomials.
a. Computer Engine
b. Diesel Engine
c. Difference Engine
d. Petrol Engine
11.Alan Turing was known as ____________
a. Father of Information theory
b. Father of Computer
c. Father of Programming
d. Father of Computer Science
12.Mid Range Computers are also known
as_____________
a. Mini Computers
b. Super Computers
c. Main Frame
d. Handheld
13.Which American computer company is called Big
Blue?
a. Microsoft
b. Compaq Corp
c. IBM
d. Randy Stenson

14.Who is credited with the idea of using Punch Card


to control patterns in a weaving machine?
a. Pascal
b. Hollerith
c. Babbage
d. Joseph Marie Jacquard
15.Who invented the Microprocessor?
a. Marcian E huff
b. Hollerith
c. Pascal
d. Babbage

d. Vax-10
18.Which was the world first minicomputer?
a. PDP-I
b. IBM system/36
c. PDP-II
d. Vax 11/780
19.Punched card used..
a. Alphanumeric code
b. Hollerith code
c. EBCDIC code
d. ASCII code

16.When was the worlds first laptop introduced in


market and by which company?
a. Epson, 1981
b. IBM, 1950
c. Microsoft, 1988
d. Compaq, 1965

20.The first computer made available for commercial


use was
a. Mark-I
b. ENAIC
c. EDSAC
d. UNIVAC

17.First digital computer built with IC chips was


known as
a. IBM 7090
b. Apple-1
c. IBM system/360
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Correct Answers
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2-D

3-A

4-C

5-C

6-A

7-A

8-A

9-D

10-C

11-D

12-A

13-C

14-D

15-A

16-A

17-c

18-A

19-B

20-D

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