Pre-Mechanical Age
This early counting device is considered one of the world's first calculators.
What is the abacus?
This German inventor's movable type printing press sparked Europe's first "Information Explosion"
what is Johann Gutenberg
This communication system, invented by Samuel Morse in 1835, used dots and dashes.
What is Morse Code
ENIAC, built in 1946, was the first high-speed general-purpose computer. What technology did it use instead of mechanical switches
What are vacuum tubes
The Sumerians developed this form of writing around 3000 B.C
What is cuneiform
This English clergyman invented the slide rule in the early 1600s.
Who is William Oughtred
This invention by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876 revolutionized human communication.
what is telephone
This British computer, first operational in 1948, became the world’s first stored-program computer.
What is the Manchester Mark I
The Phoencians created the first alphabet, but which group added vowels
Who are the Greeks
Blaise Pascal created one of the earliest mechanical calculators in 1642. What was it called?
What is the Pascaline
In 1890, Herman Hollerith's punch card machine was used to process data for this U.S. event
What is the U.S. Census
Maurice Wilkes developed this computer in 1949, the first stored-program computer in practical use.
What is the EDSAC (Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator)
Around 875 A.D., this mathematical concept was invented in India and transformed calculation
What is zero
This mathematician designed the Analytical Engine, often called the "First Computer".
Who is Charles Babbage
Hollerith's company later became one of the most famous computing corporations in the world
What is IBM (Internation Business Machines)
Released in 1981, this company’s personal computer debuted with MS-DOS.
What is the IBM PC
Ancient Egyptians wrote on this material made from a plant, long before modern paper.
What is papyrus
The "First Programmer", she worked on Babbage's Analytical Engine.
Who is Ada Lovelace
Built in 1942 this giant electromechanical computer used paper tape and weighed 5 tons
What is the Harvard Mark I
Name the four generations of electronic computers in order
What are First Generation (vacuum tubes), Second Generation (transistors), Third Generation (integrated circuits), Fourth Generation (microprocessors/PCs)