The First Computers Quiz: Test Your Grade 1 Knowledge

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🕰️ The earliest calculating devices were mechanical, not electronic.
• 🧮 The abacus, invented thousands of years ago, is considered one of the first computing tools.
• ⚙️ Charles Babbage designed the Analytical Engine in the 1830s, a mechanical general-purpose computer. While never fully built in his lifetime, it's a crucial concept in computer history.
• 👩‍💻 Ada Lovelace is considered the first computer programmer for her work on Babbage's Analytical Engine.
• 💡 Early computers were HUGE, filling entire rooms!

Practice Quiz

1. What is considered one of the earliest computing tools?
   1. A. Smartphone
   2. B. Abacus
   3. C. Laptop
2. Who is considered the first computer programmer?
   1. A. Bill Gates
   2. B. Ada Lovelace
   3. C. Steve Jobs
3. What did Charles Babbage design?
   1. A. The Internet
   2. B. The Analytical Engine
   3. C. The First Video Game
4. Early computers were typically:
   1. A. Small enough to fit in your pocket
   2. B. The size of a room
   3. C. Non-existent
5. Which of these is NOT a characteristic of early computers?
   1. A. Electronic
   2. B. Mechanical
   3. C. Large
6. What type of computer was the Analytical Engine?
   1. A. Electronic
   2. B. Mechanical
   3. C. Quantum
7. The abacus was invented:
   1. A. Recently
   2. B. Thousands of years ago
   3. C. In the 1980s