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ComputerWikipedia-v1s1
[edit | edit source]1. The Turing machine could not have been invented until after the halting problem was solved.
- ___ a) true
- ___ b) false
2. The chronological order by which electronic computers advanced is:
- ___ a) tubes, integrated circuits and then transistors
- ___ b) tubes, transistors, and then integrated circuits
- ___ c) transistors, integrated circuits, and then tubes
- ___ d) integrated circuits, tubes, and then transistors
3. Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to predict lunar eclipses
- ___ a) true
- ___ b) false
4. A system that uses levers, pulleys, or other mechanical device to perform calculations is called an analog computer
- ___ a) true
- ___ b) false
6. A system that uses tables of numbers is called an analog computer
- ___ a) true
- ___ b) false
7. Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was preceded by such use on the Jacquard loom.
- ___ a) true
- ___ b) false
8. Analog computers were phased out by the dawn of the twentieth century (circa 1900)
- ___ a) true
- ___ b) false
9. The first English-language usage of the word "computer" referred to
- ___ a) Roman numerals
- ___ b) a person
- ___ c) counting rods
- ___ d) an abacus
10. In London (circa 1935) thousands of vacuum tubes were used to
- ___ a) control a textile mill
- ___ b) control a telephone exchange
- ___ c) calculate the value of π
- ___ d) count votes in an election
11. The Turing machine was a(n) ______ device
- ___ a) prototype
- ___ b) digital
- ___ c) analog
- ___ d) conceptual
- ___ e) electromechanical
12. The Bombe was a(n) ______________ device used (circa 1940) to defeat the Enigma machine in World War II.}
- ___ a) Turing-complete
- ___ b) electric digital programmable
- ___ c) mechanical
- ___ d) electromechanical
13. Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was later adopted to the Jacquard loom.
- ___ a) true
- ___ b) false
14. Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to improve The Nautical Almanac.
- ___ a) true
- ___ b) false
15. This algorithm halts if it starts at 0:
* Add 3
* If the number is divisible by 10, divide by 10
* Stop if the number exceeds 100
* Go to top
- ___ a) true
- ___ b) false
16. The Colossus, used to defeat the German Enigma machine during World War II in 1944, was
- ___ a) Turing-complete
- ___ b) electromechanical
- ___ c) mechanical
- ___ d) electric digital programmable
17. This algorithm halts if it starts at 0:
* Add 3
* If the number is divisible by 10, add 10
* Stop if the number exceeds 100
* Go to top
- ___ a) true
- ___ b) false
18. Analog computers continued to be developed into the twentieth century
- ___ a) true
- ___ b) false
Key to ComputerWikipedia-v1s1
[edit | edit source]1. The Turing machine could not have been invented until after the halting problem was solved.
- - a) true
- + b) false
2. The chronological order by which electronic computers advanced is:
- - a) tubes, integrated circuits and then transistors
- + b) tubes, transistors, and then integrated circuits
- - c) transistors, integrated circuits, and then tubes
- - d) integrated circuits, tubes, and then transistors
3. Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to predict lunar eclipses
- - a) true
- + b) false
4. A system that uses levers, pulleys, or other mechanical device to perform calculations is called an analog computer
- + a) true
- - b) false
6. A system that uses tables of numbers is called an analog computer
- - a) true
- + b) false
7. Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was preceded by such use on the Jacquard loom.
- + a) true
- - b) false
8. Analog computers were phased out by the dawn of the twentieth century (circa 1900)
- - a) true
- + b) false
9. The first English-language usage of the word "computer" referred to
- - a) Roman numerals
- + b) a person
- - c) counting rods
- - d) an abacus
10. In London (circa 1935) thousands of vacuum tubes were used to
- - a) control a textile mill
- + b) control a telephone exchange
- - c) calculate the value of π
- - d) count votes in an election
11. The Turing machine was a(n) ______ device
- - a) prototype
- - b) digital
- - c) analog
- + d) conceptual
- - e) electromechanical
12. The Bombe was a(n) ______________ device used (circa 1940) to defeat the Enigma machine in World War II.}
- - a) Turing-complete
- - b) electric digital programmable
- - c) mechanical
- + d) electromechanical
13. Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was later adopted to the Jacquard loom.
- - a) true
- + b) false
14. Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to improve The Nautical Almanac.
- + a) true
- - b) false
15. This algorithm halts if it starts at 0:
* Add 3
* If the number is divisible by 10, divide by 10
* Stop if the number exceeds 100
* Go to top
- - a) true
- + b) false
16. The Colossus, used to defeat the German Enigma machine during World War II in 1944, was
- - a) Turing-complete
- - b) electromechanical
- - c) mechanical
- + d) electric digital programmable
17. This algorithm halts if it starts at 0:
* Add 3
* If the number is divisible by 10, add 10
* Stop if the number exceeds 100
* Go to top
- + a) true
- - b) false
18. Analog computers continued to be developed into the twentieth century
- + a) true
- - b) false
ComputerWikipedia-v2s1
[edit | edit source]
2. The first English-language usage of the word "computer" referred to
- ___ a) counting rods
- ___ b) an abacus
- ___ c) a person
- ___ d) Roman numerals
3. Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was later adopted to the Jacquard loom.
- ___ a) true
- ___ b) false
4. The chronological order by which electronic computers advanced is:
- ___ a) tubes, transistors, and then integrated circuits
- ___ b) integrated circuits, tubes, and then transistors
- ___ c) transistors, integrated circuits, and then tubes
- ___ d) tubes, integrated circuits and then transistors
5. In London (circa 1935) thousands of vacuum tubes were used to
- ___ a) control a textile mill
- ___ b) calculate the value of π
- ___ c) count votes in an election
- ___ d) control a telephone exchange
6. The Turing machine was a(n) ______ device
- ___ a) prototype
- ___ b) electromechanical
- ___ c) conceptual
- ___ d) digital
- ___ e) analog
7. Analog computers continued to be developed into the twentieth century
- ___ a) true
- ___ b) false
8. Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to improve The Nautical Almanac.
- ___ a) true
- ___ b) false
9. Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was preceded by such use on the Jacquard loom.
- ___ a) true
- ___ b) false
10. The Turing machine could not have been invented until after the halting problem was solved.
- ___ a) true
- ___ b) false
11. This algorithm halts if it starts at 0:
* Add 3
* If the number is divisible by 10, add 10
* Stop if the number exceeds 100
* Go to top
- ___ a) true
- ___ b) false
12. Analog computers were phased out by the dawn of the twentieth century (circa 1900)
- ___ a) true
- ___ b) false
13. A system that uses tables of numbers is called an analog computer
- ___ a) true
- ___ b) false
14. The Bombe was a(n) ______________ device used (circa 1940) to defeat the Enigma machine in World War II.}
- ___ a) electromechanical
- ___ b) electric digital programmable
- ___ c) mechanical
- ___ d) Turing-complete
15. A system that uses levers, pulleys, or other mechanical device to perform calculations is called an analog computer
- ___ a) true
- ___ b) false
16. Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to predict lunar eclipses
- ___ a) true
- ___ b) false
17. This algorithm halts if it starts at 0:
* Add 3
* If the number is divisible by 10, divide by 10
* Stop if the number exceeds 100
* Go to top
- ___ a) true
- ___ b) false
18. The Colossus, used to defeat the German Enigma machine during World War II in 1944, was
- ___ a) mechanical
- ___ b) Turing-complete
- ___ c) electric digital programmable
- ___ d) electromechanical
Key to ComputerWikipedia-v2s1
[edit | edit source]
2. The first English-language usage of the word "computer" referred to
- - a) counting rods
- - b) an abacus
- + c) a person
- - d) Roman numerals
3. Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was later adopted to the Jacquard loom.
- - a) true
- + b) false
4. The chronological order by which electronic computers advanced is:
- + a) tubes, transistors, and then integrated circuits
- - b) integrated circuits, tubes, and then transistors
- - c) transistors, integrated circuits, and then tubes
- - d) tubes, integrated circuits and then transistors
5. In London (circa 1935) thousands of vacuum tubes were used to
- - a) control a textile mill
- - b) calculate the value of π
- - c) count votes in an election
- + d) control a telephone exchange
6. The Turing machine was a(n) ______ device
- - a) prototype
- - b) electromechanical
- + c) conceptual
- - d) digital
- - e) analog
7. Analog computers continued to be developed into the twentieth century
- + a) true
- - b) false
8. Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to improve The Nautical Almanac.
- + a) true
- - b) false
9. Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was preceded by such use on the Jacquard loom.
- + a) true
- - b) false
10. The Turing machine could not have been invented until after the halting problem was solved.
- - a) true
- + b) false
11. This algorithm halts if it starts at 0:
* Add 3
* If the number is divisible by 10, add 10
* Stop if the number exceeds 100
* Go to top
- + a) true
- - b) false
12. Analog computers were phased out by the dawn of the twentieth century (circa 1900)
- - a) true
- + b) false
13. A system that uses tables of numbers is called an analog computer
- - a) true
- + b) false
14. The Bombe was a(n) ______________ device used (circa 1940) to defeat the Enigma machine in World War II.}
- + a) electromechanical
- - b) electric digital programmable
- - c) mechanical
- - d) Turing-complete
15. A system that uses levers, pulleys, or other mechanical device to perform calculations is called an analog computer
- + a) true
- - b) false
16. Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to predict lunar eclipses
- - a) true
- + b) false
17. This algorithm halts if it starts at 0:
* Add 3
* If the number is divisible by 10, divide by 10
* Stop if the number exceeds 100
* Go to top
- - a) true
- + b) false
18. The Colossus, used to defeat the German Enigma machine during World War II in 1944, was
- - a) mechanical
- - b) Turing-complete
- + c) electric digital programmable
- - d) electromechanical
ComputerWikipedia-v1s2
[edit | edit source]1. Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was preceded by such use on the Jacquard loom.
- ___ a) true
- ___ b) false
2. Analog computers continued to be developed into the twentieth century
- ___ a) true
- ___ b) false
3. The Bombe was a(n) ______________ device used (circa 1940) to defeat the Enigma machine in World War II.}
- ___ a) electric digital programmable
- ___ b) electromechanical
- ___ c) Turing-complete
- ___ d) mechanical
4. The chronological order by which electronic computers advanced is:
- ___ a) tubes, integrated circuits and then transistors
- ___ b) transistors, integrated circuits, and then tubes
- ___ c) integrated circuits, tubes, and then transistors
- ___ d) tubes, transistors, and then integrated circuits
5. Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to improve The Nautical Almanac.
- ___ a) true
- ___ b) false
6. A system that uses tables of numbers is called an analog computer
- ___ a) true
- ___ b) false
7. Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was later adopted to the Jacquard loom.
- ___ a) true
- ___ b) false
8. The first English-language usage of the word "computer" referred to
- ___ a) an abacus
- ___ b) counting rods
- ___ c) a person
- ___ d) Roman numerals
9. The Colossus, used to defeat the German Enigma machine during World War II in 1944, was
- ___ a) electric digital programmable
- ___ b) Turing-complete
- ___ c) electromechanical
- ___ d) mechanical
10. The Turing machine could not have been invented until after the halting problem was solved.
- ___ a) true
- ___ b) false
11. This algorithm halts if it starts at 0:
* Add 3
* If the number is divisible by 10, divide by 10
* Stop if the number exceeds 100
* Go to top
- ___ a) true
- ___ b) false
13. The Turing machine was a(n) ______ device
- ___ a) conceptual
- ___ b) digital
- ___ c) prototype
- ___ d) analog
- ___ e) electromechanical
14. Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to predict lunar eclipses
- ___ a) true
- ___ b) false
15. This algorithm halts if it starts at 0:
* Add 3
* If the number is divisible by 10, add 10
* Stop if the number exceeds 100
* Go to top
- ___ a) true
- ___ b) false
16. In London (circa 1935) thousands of vacuum tubes were used to
- ___ a) calculate the value of π
- ___ b) control a telephone exchange
- ___ c) control a textile mill
- ___ d) count votes in an election
17. A system that uses levers, pulleys, or other mechanical device to perform calculations is called an analog computer
- ___ a) true
- ___ b) false
18. Analog computers were phased out by the dawn of the twentieth century (circa 1900)
- ___ a) true
- ___ b) false
Key to ComputerWikipedia-v1s2
[edit | edit source]1. Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was preceded by such use on the Jacquard loom.
- + a) true
- - b) false
2. Analog computers continued to be developed into the twentieth century
- + a) true
- - b) false
3. The Bombe was a(n) ______________ device used (circa 1940) to defeat the Enigma machine in World War II.}
- - a) electric digital programmable
- + b) electromechanical
- - c) Turing-complete
- - d) mechanical
4. The chronological order by which electronic computers advanced is:
- - a) tubes, integrated circuits and then transistors
- - b) transistors, integrated circuits, and then tubes
- - c) integrated circuits, tubes, and then transistors
- + d) tubes, transistors, and then integrated circuits
5. Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to improve The Nautical Almanac.
- + a) true
- - b) false
6. A system that uses tables of numbers is called an analog computer
- - a) true
- + b) false
7. Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was later adopted to the Jacquard loom.
- - a) true
- + b) false
8. The first English-language usage of the word "computer" referred to
- - a) an abacus
- - b) counting rods
- + c) a person
- - d) Roman numerals
9. The Colossus, used to defeat the German Enigma machine during World War II in 1944, was
- + a) electric digital programmable
- - b) Turing-complete
- - c) electromechanical
- - d) mechanical
10. The Turing machine could not have been invented until after the halting problem was solved.
- - a) true
- + b) false
11. This algorithm halts if it starts at 0:
* Add 3
* If the number is divisible by 10, divide by 10
* Stop if the number exceeds 100
* Go to top
- - a) true
- + b) false
13. The Turing machine was a(n) ______ device
- + a) conceptual
- - b) digital
- - c) prototype
- - d) analog
- - e) electromechanical
14. Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to predict lunar eclipses
- - a) true
- + b) false
15. This algorithm halts if it starts at 0:
* Add 3
* If the number is divisible by 10, add 10
* Stop if the number exceeds 100
* Go to top
- + a) true
- - b) false
16. In London (circa 1935) thousands of vacuum tubes were used to
- - a) calculate the value of π
- + b) control a telephone exchange
- - c) control a textile mill
- - d) count votes in an election
17. A system that uses levers, pulleys, or other mechanical device to perform calculations is called an analog computer
- + a) true
- - b) false
18. Analog computers were phased out by the dawn of the twentieth century (circa 1900)
- - a) true
- + b) false
ComputerWikipedia-v2s2
[edit | edit source]1. Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to predict lunar eclipses
- ___ a) true
- ___ b) false
2. A system that uses tables of numbers is called an analog computer
- ___ a) true
- ___ b) false
3. Analog computers were phased out by the dawn of the twentieth century (circa 1900)
- ___ a) true
- ___ b) false
4. Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was preceded by such use on the Jacquard loom.
- ___ a) true
- ___ b) false
5. This algorithm halts if it starts at 0:
* Add 3
* If the number is divisible by 10, add 10
* Stop if the number exceeds 100
* Go to top
- ___ a) true
- ___ b) false
6. This algorithm halts if it starts at 0:
* Add 3
* If the number is divisible by 10, divide by 10
* Stop if the number exceeds 100
* Go to top
- ___ a) true
- ___ b) false
7. The chronological order by which electronic computers advanced is:
- ___ a) tubes, integrated circuits and then transistors
- ___ b) transistors, integrated circuits, and then tubes
- ___ c) integrated circuits, tubes, and then transistors
- ___ d) tubes, transistors, and then integrated circuits
8. The first English-language usage of the word "computer" referred to
- ___ a) an abacus
- ___ b) counting rods
- ___ c) a person
- ___ d) Roman numerals
9. Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was later adopted to the Jacquard loom.
- ___ a) true
- ___ b) false
10. The Colossus, used to defeat the German Enigma machine during World War II in 1944, was
- ___ a) Turing-complete
- ___ b) mechanical
- ___ c) electric digital programmable
- ___ d) electromechanical
11. The Turing machine could not have been invented until after the halting problem was solved.
- ___ a) true
- ___ b) false
12. The Turing machine was a(n) ______ device
- ___ a) electromechanical
- ___ b) conceptual
- ___ c) analog
- ___ d) prototype
- ___ e) digital
13. A system that uses levers, pulleys, or other mechanical device to perform calculations is called an analog computer
- ___ a) true
- ___ b) false
14. The Bombe was a(n) ______________ device used (circa 1940) to defeat the Enigma machine in World War II.}
- ___ a) mechanical
- ___ b) electric digital programmable
- ___ c) electromechanical
- ___ d) Turing-complete
15. In London (circa 1935) thousands of vacuum tubes were used to
- ___ a) calculate the value of π
- ___ b) control a telephone exchange
- ___ c) control a textile mill
- ___ d) count votes in an election
16. Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to improve The Nautical Almanac.
- ___ a) true
- ___ b) false
18. Analog computers continued to be developed into the twentieth century
- ___ a) true
- ___ b) false
Key to ComputerWikipedia-v2s2
[edit | edit source]1. Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to predict lunar eclipses
- - a) true
- + b) false
2. A system that uses tables of numbers is called an analog computer
- - a) true
- + b) false
3. Analog computers were phased out by the dawn of the twentieth century (circa 1900)
- - a) true
- + b) false
4. Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was preceded by such use on the Jacquard loom.
- + a) true
- - b) false
5. This algorithm halts if it starts at 0:
* Add 3
* If the number is divisible by 10, add 10
* Stop if the number exceeds 100
* Go to top
- + a) true
- - b) false
6. This algorithm halts if it starts at 0:
* Add 3
* If the number is divisible by 10, divide by 10
* Stop if the number exceeds 100
* Go to top
- - a) true
- + b) false
7. The chronological order by which electronic computers advanced is:
- - a) tubes, integrated circuits and then transistors
- - b) transistors, integrated circuits, and then tubes
- - c) integrated circuits, tubes, and then transistors
- + d) tubes, transistors, and then integrated circuits
8. The first English-language usage of the word "computer" referred to
- - a) an abacus
- - b) counting rods
- + c) a person
- - d) Roman numerals
9. Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was later adopted to the Jacquard loom.
- - a) true
- + b) false
10. The Colossus, used to defeat the German Enigma machine during World War II in 1944, was
- - a) Turing-complete
- - b) mechanical
- + c) electric digital programmable
- - d) electromechanical
11. The Turing machine could not have been invented until after the halting problem was solved.
- - a) true
- + b) false
12. The Turing machine was a(n) ______ device
- - a) electromechanical
- + b) conceptual
- - c) analog
- - d) prototype
- - e) digital
13. A system that uses levers, pulleys, or other mechanical device to perform calculations is called an analog computer
- + a) true
- - b) false
14. The Bombe was a(n) ______________ device used (circa 1940) to defeat the Enigma machine in World War II.}
- - a) mechanical
- - b) electric digital programmable
- + c) electromechanical
- - d) Turing-complete
15. In London (circa 1935) thousands of vacuum tubes were used to
- - a) calculate the value of π
- + b) control a telephone exchange
- - c) control a textile mill
- - d) count votes in an election
16. Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to improve The Nautical Almanac.
- + a) true
- - b) false
18. Analog computers continued to be developed into the twentieth century
- + a) true
- - b) false
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