Question 1

…………..built the Z4, a relay computer with a mechanical memory of unique design, during the war years in Berlin.
A)Korad Zuse
B)Eduard Stiefel
C)Dr. Heinz
D)George B.Selden

Accepted Answer

Konrad Zuse built the Z4, which was one of the earliest working computers, during the war years in Berlin. His work is foundational in the history of computing.

Question 2

During the World war II, a young German engineer, ……………studied the application of electronic analog circuits for the guidance and control system of liquid-propellant rockets and developed a special purpose analog computer, the 'Mischgerat' and integrated it into the rocket.
A)Peter Scott
B)George B.Selden
C)Lawrence Roberts
D)Helmut Hoelzer

Accepted Answer

Helmut Hoelzer was the engineer who developed the 'Mischgerat', a special purpose analog computer, for the guidance and control system of liquid-propellant rockets during World War II.

Question 3

The Colossus was designed and constructed at the Post Office Research Laboratories at Dollis Hill in North ……………..in 1943 to help Bletchley Park in decoding intercepted German telegraphic messages.
A)Oxford
B)Harvard
C)Cambridge
D)London

Accepted Answer

The Colossus was indeed designed and constructed at the Post Office Research Laboratories at Dollis Hill, which is located in North London, in 1943. This was part of the effort to assist Bletchley Park in decoding intercepted German telegraphic messages during World War II.

Question 4

………………, supercomputer and Internet pioneer, was born in 1954, in Nigeria, Africa.
A)Philip Emeagwali
B)George B.Selden
C)Todd Anderson
D)Larry Augustin

Accepted Answer

Philip Emeagwali is a renowned supercomputer and Internet pioneer who was born in 1954, in Nigeria, Africa. He is known for his work in the use of data parallelism to perform rapid computations, which has had significant implications in the fields of weather forecasting, oil exploration, and more.

Question 5

A computer ……………is a computer peripheral device that produces a hard copy (permanent human-readable text and/or graphics, usually on paper) from data stored in a computer connected to it.
A)printer
B)ICT
C)ARPANET
D)scanner

Accepted Answer

A printer is the correct answer because it is a device that produces a hard copy of documents stored in electronic form, usually on physical print media such as paper or transparencies.

Quiz 4: A History of Computing Devices: From Calculators to Microcomputers

…………..built the Z4, a relay computer with a mechanical memory of unique design, during the war years in Berlin.

During the World war II, a young German engineer, ……………studied the application of electronic analog circuits for the guidance and control system of liquid-propellant rockets and developed a special purpose analog computer, the 'Mischgerat' and integrated it into the rocket.

The Colossus was designed and constructed at the Post Office Research Laboratories at Dollis Hill in North ……………..in 1943 to help Bletchley Park in decoding intercepted German telegraphic messages.

………………, supercomputer and Internet pioneer, was born in 1954, in Nigeria, Africa.

A computer ……………is a computer peripheral device that produces a hard copy (permanent human-readable text and/or graphics, usually on paper) from data stored in a computer connected to it.