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Class 5 Computer

The document is a homework assignment for Class V students at the U.S. International School, focusing on the history of computing devices and their inventors. It includes fill-in-the-blank questions, true or false statements, and multiple-choice questions about early calculating devices, notable figures in computer history, and the evolution of computer technology. Students are expected to demonstrate their knowledge of key concepts such as the first calculating device, the generations of computers, and significant inventions.

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Class 5 Computer

The document is a homework assignment for Class V students at the U.S. International School, focusing on the history of computing devices and their inventors. It includes fill-in-the-blank questions, true or false statements, and multiple-choice questions about early calculating devices, notable figures in computer history, and the evolution of computer technology. Students are expected to demonstrate their knowledge of key concepts such as the first calculating device, the generations of computers, and significant inventions.

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U.S.

International School
Class V Computer Home work

Fill in the blanks -

The first calculating device was __________. Answer: Abacus

__________ invented Napier’s Bones. Answer: John Napier

Blaise Pascal invented __________. Answer: Pascaline

Charles Babbage designed the __________ Engine. Answer: Difference Engine

The first general-purpose electronic computer was __________. Answer: ENIAC

The first commercial computer was __________. Answer: UNIVAC

First generation computers used __________ tubes. Answer: Vacuum

Second generation computers used __________. Answer: Transistors

Third generation computers used __________ Circuits. Answer: Integrated

Fourth generation computers used __________. Answer: Microprocessors

Write True or False -

Abacus is considered the first calculating device. Answer: True

Charles Babbage is called the Father of Computers. Answer: True

ENIAC was the first commercial computer. Answer: False (UNIVAC was the first commercial computer)

First generation computers used transistors. Answer: False (They used vacuum tubes)

Fifth generation computers are based on Artificial Intelligence. Answer: True

Choose the correct answer -


1. The first calculating device was:
o (a) Abacus (b) Pascaline
o (c) Napier’s Bones (d) Difference Engine Answer: (a) Abacus
2. Napier’s Bones was invented by:
o (a) Blaise Pascal (b) John Napier
o (c) Charles Babbage (d) Gottfried Leibniz Answer: (b) John Napier
3. Pascaline was invented by:
o (a) Charles Babbage
o (b) Blaise Pascal
o (c) George Boole
o (d) Leibniz Answer:(b) Blaise Pascal
4. Leibniz calculator was invented in:
o (a) 1617 (b) 1671
o (c) 1833 (d) 1971 Answer: (b) 1671

5. Who is known as the Father of Computers?


o (a) Blaise Pascal
o (b) Charles Babbage
o (c) John Napier
o (d) George Boole Answer: (b) Charles Babbage
6. George Boole is famous for:
o (a) Boolean Logic
o (b) Pascaline
o (c) Abacus
o (d) ENIAC Answer: (a) Boolean Logic

7. First generation computers used:


o (a) Transistors
o (b) Vacuum Tubes
o (c) Integrated Circuits
o (d) Microprocessors Answer: (b) Vacuum Tubes
8. Second generation computers used:
o (a) Transistors
o (b) Vacuum Tubes
o (c) Microprocessors
o (d) Artificial Intelligence Answer: (a) Transistors
9. Third generation computers used:
o (a) Microprocessors
o (b) Integrated Circuits (ICs)
o (c) Vacuum Tubes
o (d) Transistors Answer: (b) Integrated Circuits (ICs)
10. Fourth generation computers used:
o (a) Microprocessors
o (b) Transistors
o (c) Vacuum Tubes
o (d) ICs Answer: (a) Microprocessors
11. Fifth generation computers are based on:
o (a) Artificial Intelligence
o (b) Microprocessors
o (c) Vacuum Tubes
o (d) Transistors Answer: (a) Artificial Intelligence

12. The first general-purpose electronic computer was:


o (a) ENIAC (b) UNIVAC
o (c) Pascaline (d) Abacus Answer: (a) ENIAC
13. UNIVAC is known as:
o (a) First commercial computer
o (b) First mechanical calculator
o (c) First AI-based computer
o (d) First microprocessor-based computer Answer: (a) First commercial computer

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