Who is known as the father of modern computers?
a) Charles Babbage
b) Alan Turing
c) John von Neumann
d) Ada Lovelace
Correct Answer: a) Charles Babbage
Which of the following was the first commercially successful electronic digital computer?
a) ENIAC
b) UNIVAC I
c) Mark I
d) EDSAC
Correct Answer: b) UNIVAC I
What was the primary function of the UNIVAC I computer?
a) Scientific calculations
b) Military applications
c) Business data processing
d) Cryptography
Correct Answer: c) Business data processing
Who developed the concept of the stored-program computer?
a) Alan Turing
b) John von Neumann
c) Charles Babbage
d) Ada Lovelace
Correct Answer: b) John von Neumann
What was the first high-level programming language developed?
a) COBOL
b) FORTRAN
c) Assembly language
d) ALGOL
Correct Answer: b) FORTRAN
Which company introduced the first personal computer?
a) IBM
b) Apple
c) Microsoft
d) Commodore
Correct Answer: b) Apple
What was the name of the first microprocessor?
a) Intel 4004
b) Intel 8008
c) Intel 8080
d) Intel 8086
Correct Answer: a) Intel 4004
Who is credited with the invention of the World Wide Web?
a) Tim Berners-Lee
b) Bill Gates
c) Steve Jobs
d) Larry Page
Correct Answer: a) Tim Berners-Lee
Which of the following is considered the first computer bug?
a) Moth
b) Beetle
c) Fly
d) Beetle
Correct Answer: a) Moth
What year was the first electronic digital computer, ENIAC, completed?
a) 1945
b) 1946
c) 1947
d) 1948
Correct Answer: b) 1946
What was the name of the first computer virus?
a) Creeper
b) Brain
c) Elk Cloner
d) ILOVEYOU
Correct Answer: a) Creeper
Which computer was famously known for defeating chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov?
a) IBM Deep Blue
b) Cray-1
c) Apple II
d) UNIVAC I
Correct Answer: a) IBM Deep Blue
Who developed the concept of the Turing machine, which became a fundamental part of modern computing theory?
a) Alan Turing
b) Charles Babbage
c) John von Neumann
d) Ada Lovelace
Correct Answer: a) Alan Turing
What was the name of the first electronic general-purpose computer?
a) ENIAC
b) UNIVAC I
c) Mark I
d) EDVAC
Correct Answer: a) ENIAC
Who is credited with inventing the first computer mouse?
a) Douglas Engelbart
b) Steve Jobs
c) Bill Gates
d) Tim Berners-Lee
Correct Answer: a) Douglas Engelbart
What was the first portable computer called?
a) Osborne 1
b) IBM 5100
c) Macintosh Portable
d) Epson HX-20
Correct Answer: a) Osborne 1
Which of the following was the first successful personal computer with a graphical user interface (GUI)?
a) Apple Lisa
b) Xerox Alto
c) IBM PC
d) Macintosh
Correct Answer: d) Macintosh
What was the first widely used programming language?
a) COBOL
b) FORTRAN
c) Assembly language
d) ALGOL
Correct Answer: b) FORTRAN
What was the first computer network called?
a) ARPANET
b) Internet
c) Ethernet
d) World Wide Web
Correct Answer: a) ARPANET
Who coined the term “computer bug”?
a) Grace Hopper
b) Alan Turing
c) Charles Babbage
d) John von Neumann
Correct Answer: a) Grace Hopper
What was the first electronic digital computer designed to solve?
a) Cryptography
b) Business problems
c) Scientific calculations
d) Weather forecasting
Correct Answer: a) Cryptography
Which of the following is considered the first true computer programmer?
a) Ada Lovelace
b) Grace Hopper
c) Alan Turing
d) John von Neumann
Correct Answer: a) Ada Lovelace
What was the first commercially successful microcomputer?
a) Altair 8800
b) Apple I
c) Commodore PET
d) IBM PC
Correct Answer: a) Altair 8800
What year did IBM introduce its first personal computer (PC)?
a) 1978
b) 1980
c) 1981
d) 1982
Correct Answer: c) 1981
What was the first computer game?
a) Spacewar!
b) Pong
c) Tennis for Two
d) Asteroids
Correct Answer: c) Tennis for Two
Who developed the first computer compiler?
a) Grace Hopper
b) Alan Turing
c) John Backus
d) Dennis Ritchie
Correct Answer: c) John Backus
What was the first computer language designed for business data processing?
a) COBOL
b) FORTRAN
c) ALGOL
d) LISP
Correct Answer: a) COBOL
What was the first microcomputer to sell one million units?
a) Apple II
b) IBM PC
c) Commodore 64
d) TRS-80
Correct Answer: c) Commodore 64
Who is known as the “Mother of the Internet”?
a) Radia Perlman
b) Grace Hopper
c) Ada Lovelace
d) Vinton Cerf
Correct Answer: d) Vinton Cerf
Who co-founded Apple Inc. along with Steve Jobs?
a) Steve Wozniak
b) Bill Gates
c) Paul Allen
d) Larry Page
Correct Answer: a) Steve Wozniak
What year was the World Wide Web invented?
a) 1989
b) 1990
c) 1991
d) 1992
Correct Answer: c) 1991
Who developed the first computer-based spreadsheet program?
a) Dan Bricklin
b) Bob Frankston
c) Bill Gates
d) Steve Jobs
Correct Answer: a) Dan Bricklin
What was the first personal computer to be sold in pre-assembled form?
a) Altair 8800
b) IBM PC
c) Apple I
d) Commodore PET
Correct Answer: c) Apple I
What was the first successful consumer video game console?
a) Magnavox Odyssey
b) Atari 2600
c) Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
d) Sega Genesis
Correct Answer: a) Magnavox Odyssey
What was the first computer mouse made of?
a) Wood
b) Plastic
c) Metal
d) Rubber
Correct Answer: a) Wood
What was the first web browser called?
a) WorldWideWeb
b) Mosaic
c) Netscape Navigator
d) Internet Explorer
Correct Answer: a) WorldWideWeb
Who developed the concept of virtual memory?
a) J.C.R. Licklider
b) John von Neumann
c) Alan Turing
d) David Patterson
Correct Answer: a) J.C.R. Licklider
What year was the first graphical web browser released?
a) 1989
b) 1990
c) 1991
d) 1992
Correct Answer: d) 1992
Who is considered the “father of artificial intelligence”?
a) Alan Turing
b) John McCarthy
c) Marvin Minsky
d) Herbert Simon
Correct Answer: b) John McCarthy
What was the first computer company to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)?
a) IBM
b) Apple
c) Microsoft
d) Intel
Correct Answer: a) IBM
Who introduced the concept of the computer mouse to the public?
a) Douglas Engelbart
b) Bill Gates
c) Steve Jobs
d) Tim Berners-Lee
Correct Answer: a) Douglas Engelbart
What year was the first email sent?
a) 1969
b) 1971
c) 1973
d) 1975
Correct Answer: b) 1971
What was the first computer to use integrated circuits?
a) UNIVAC I
b) ENIAC
c) IBM 360
d) PDP-8
Correct Answer: b) ENIAC
What was the first computer company to reach a market capitalization of $1 trillion?
a) IBM
b) Apple
c) Microsoft
d) Google
Correct Answer: b) Apple
What year was the first personal computer, the Altair 8800, introduced?
a) 1972
b) 1974
c) 1976
d) 1978
Correct Answer: c) 1976
Who is considered the “father of the computer mouse”?
a) Douglas Engelbart
b) Bill Gates
c) Steve Jobs
d) Tim Berners-Lee
Correct Answer: a) Douglas Engelbart
What was the first computer programming language designed for artificial intelligence?
a) Lisp
b) COBOL
c) FORTRAN
d) ALGOL
Correct Answer: a) Lisp
What year was the first electronic digital computer, the ABC, completed?
a) 1939
b) 1941
c) 1943
d) 1945
Correct Answer: b) 1941
Who coined the term “artificial intelligence”?
a) John McCarthy
b) Alan Turing
c) Marvin Minsky
d) Herbert Simon
Correct Answer: a) John McCarthy
What year was the first successful commercial video game, Pong, released?
a) 1968
b) 1970
c) 1972
d) 1974
Correct Answer: c) 1972
