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History of Computers Test
A test used to see how much general knowledge 8th grade students have on the history of computers.
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Computer Science
8th Grade
01/08/2007

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Punch Cards
Definition
The item the tabulating machine used to record and sort data.
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4,000 years
Definition
How long ago was the ABACUS invented
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Counting and Calculating
Definition
What was the ABACUS used for?
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China
Definition
The place the ABACUS was invented
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Charles Babbage
Definition
He is considered the "Father of Computers".
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Difference Machine and Analytical Engine
Definition
The two machines designed by Charles Babbage
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Burned it down
Definition
What the other weavers did to Jacquard's Loom
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Multiply, Divide and find the Square Root
Definition
Besides adding and subtracting these are the other functions of Leibniz' calculator
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Tabulating Machine
Definition
Machine invented by Herman Hollerith
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RCA, IBM, and UNIVAC
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2nd Generation Computers
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2 1/2 years
Definition
Length of time to complete the census after Hollerith invented the tabulating machine
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Integrated Circuit
Definition
Brought about the invention of 3rd Generation computers
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5th Generation of Computers
Definition
Not yet invented
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Mark I, ENIAC, and EDVAC
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1st Generation computers
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1980s
Definition
The decade in which computers became small and affordable enough for home use
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2nd Generation
Definition
Generation of computers that used transistors
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Microcomputer
Definition
Integrated circuit that contains arithmetic, logic and control units
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Vacuum Tubes
Definition
invented in the 1940's and 1950's. They are electronic devices that control the flow of electricity.
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