Computer Software Quiz Questions with Answers - 2

Question: 6

Who built the world’s first electronic calculator using telephone relays, light bulbs and batteries?

(A) George Stibits

(B) Konard Zuse

(C) Claude Shannon

(D) None of the above

Ans: A

George Stibits

Question: 7

What is the name of the chip which has more than once processor on it?

(A) Transputer

(B) Parallel processor

(C) Multi-processor chip

(D) Parallel chip

Ans: A

Transputer

Question: 8

The data processing job expected to further decrease in the 1996s is that of

(A) Programmer

(B) Computer operator

(C) Data entry clerk

(D) Keypuncher

Ans: D

Keypuncher

Question: 9

Who is credited with the idea of using punch cards to control patterns in a weaving machine?

(A) Jackquard

(B) Babbage

(C) Hollerith

(D) Pascal

Ans: A

Jackquard

Question: 10

The first firm to mass-market a microcomputer as a personal computer was

(A) Data General Corporation

(B) Radio Shack

(C) Sperry Univac

(D) IBM

Ans: B

Radio Shack

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