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ComputerWikipedia-v1s1

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

5. The Turing machine permitted a solution to the halting problem

___ 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

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

5. The Turing machine permitted a solution to the halting problem

+ 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

1. The Turing machine permitted a solution to the halting problem

___ a) true

___ b) false

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

1. The Turing machine permitted a solution to the halting problem

+ a) true

- b) false

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

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

12. The Turing machine permitted a solution to the halting problem

___ 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

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

12. The Turing machine permitted a solution to the halting problem

+ 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

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

17. The Turing machine permitted a solution to the halting problem

___ a) true

___ b) false

18. Analog computers continued to be developed into the twentieth century

___ a) true

___ b) false

Key to ComputerWikipedia-v2s2

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

17. The Turing machine permitted a solution to the halting problem

+ a) true

- b) false

18. Analog computers continued to be developed into the twentieth century

+ a) true

- b) false

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