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== Computer LEDE-HISTORY version B ==
<quiz display=simple>
{The [[w:Turing machine|Turing machine]] permitted a solution to the [[w:halting problem|halting problem]]}
+a) true
-b) false
{Analog computers continued to be developed into the twentieth century}
+a) true
-b) false
{The [[w:Turing machine| Turing machine]] could not have been invented until after the [[w:halting problem|halting problem]] was solved.}
-a) true
+b) false
{The first English-language usage of the word "computer" referred to}
-a) an abacus
-b) Roman numerals
-c) counting rods
+d) a person
{The [[w:Bombe|Bombe]] was a(n) ______________ device used (circa 1940) to defeat the Enigma machine in World War II.}
+a) electromechanical
-b) mechanical
-c) Turing-complete
-d) electric digital programmable
{This algorithm halts if it starts at 0: <br /> * Add 3 <br /> * If the number is divisible by 10, divide by 10 <br /> * Stop if the number exceeds 100 <br /> * Go to top}
-a) true
+b) false
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{A system that uses tables of numbers is called an analog computer}
-a) true
+b) false
{In London (circa 1935) thousands of vacuum tubes were used to}
-a) control a textile mill
-b) calculate the value of π
+c) control a telephone exchange
-d) count votes in an election
{The Colossus, used to defeat the German Enigma machine during World War II in 1944, was}
-a) mechanical
-b) electromechanical
+c) electric digital programmable
-d) Turing-complete
{Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to predict lunar eclipses}
-a) true
+b) false
{The [[w:Turing machine|Turing machine]] was a(n) ______ device}
-a) electromechanical
+b) conceptual
-c) analog
-d) digital
-e) prototype
{Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to improve The Nautical Almanac.}
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+a) true
-b) false
{The chronological order by which electronic computers advanced is:}
-a) integrated circuits, tubes, and then transistors
-b) transistors, integrated circuits, and then tubes
-c) tubes, integrated circuits and then transistors
+d) tubes, transistors, and then integrated circuits
{Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was later adopted to the Jacquard loom.}
-a) true
+b) false
{This algorithm halts if it starts at 0: <br /> * Add 3 <br /> * If the number is divisible by 10, add 10<br /> * Stop if the number exceeds 100 <br /> * Go to top}
+a) true
-b) false
{A system that uses levers, pulleys, or other mechanical device to perform calculations is called an analog computer}
+a) true
-b) false
{Analog computers were phased out by the dawn of the twentieth century (circa 1900)}
-a) true
+b) false
{Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was preceded by such use on the Jacquard loom.}
+a) true
-b) false
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</quiz>
== Computer LEDE-HISTORY version C ==
<quiz display=simple>
{The first English-language usage of the word "computer" referred to}
-a) an abacus
-b) counting rods
-c) Roman numerals
+d) a person
{A system that uses tables of numbers is called an analog computer}
-a) true
+b) false
{Analog computers were phased out by the dawn of the twentieth century (circa 1900)}
-a) true
+b) false
{Analog computers continued to be developed into the twentieth century}
+a) true
-b) false
{The [[w:Bombe|Bombe]] was a(n) ______________ device used (circa 1940) to defeat the Enigma machine in World War II.}
-a) mechanical
+b) electromechanical
-c) Turing-complete
-d) electric digital programmable
{The Colossus, used to defeat the German Enigma machine during World War II in 1944, was}
-a) electromechanical
-b) mechanical
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-c) Turing-complete
+d) electric digital programmable
{The [[w:Turing machine| Turing machine]] could not have been invented until after the [[w:halting problem|halting problem]] was solved.}
-a) true
+b) false
{Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to predict lunar eclipses}
-a) true
+b) false
{A system that uses levers, pulleys, or other mechanical device to perform calculations is called an analog computer}
+a) true
-b) false
{Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was preceded by such use on the Jacquard loom.}
+a) true
-b) false
{In London (circa 1935) thousands of vacuum tubes were used to}
-a) calculate the value of π
+b) control a telephone exchange
-c) control a textile mill
-d) count votes in an election
{The chronological order by which electronic computers advanced is:}
-a) transistors, integrated circuits, and then tubes
+b) tubes, transistors, and then integrated circuits
-c) tubes, integrated circuits and then transistors
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-d) integrated circuits, tubes, and then transistors
{The [[w:Turing machine|Turing machine]] permitted a solution to the [[w:halting problem|halting problem]]}
+a) true
-b) false
{Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to improve The Nautical Almanac.}
+a) true
-b) false
{Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was later adopted to the Jacquard loom.}
-a) true
+b) false
{The [[w:Turing machine|Turing machine]] was a(n) ______ device}
-a) analog
-b) digital
+c) conceptual
-d) electromechanical
-e) prototype
{This algorithm halts if it starts at 0: <br /> * Add 3 <br /> * If the number is divisible by 10, divide by 10 <br /> * Stop if the number exceeds 100 <br /> * Go to top}
-a) true
+b) false
{This algorithm halts if it starts at 0: <br /> * Add 3 <br /> * If the number is divisible by 10, add 10<br /> * Stop if the number exceeds 100 <br /> * Go to top}
+a) true
-b) false
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</quiz>
== Computer LEDE-HISTORY version D ==
<quiz display=simple>
{The chronological order by which electronic computers advanced is:}
-a) integrated circuits, tubes, and then transistors
-b) tubes, integrated circuits and then transistors
-c) transistors, integrated circuits, and then tubes
+d) tubes, transistors, and then integrated circuits
{Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to predict lunar eclipses}
-a) true
+b) false
{Analog computers continued to be developed into the twentieth century}
+a) true
-b) false
{The [[w:Turing machine|Turing machine]] permitted a solution to the [[w:halting problem|halting problem]]}
+a) true
-b) false
{Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was preceded by such use on the Jacquard loom.}
+a) true
-b) false
{In London (circa 1935) thousands of vacuum tubes were used to}
-a) count votes in an election
-b) calculate the value of π
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-c) control a textile mill
+d) control a telephone exchange
{The [[w:Bombe|Bombe]] was a(n) ______________ device used (circa 1940) to defeat the Enigma machine in World War II.}
-a) electric digital programmable
+b) electromechanical
-c) Turing-complete
-d) mechanical
{The [[w:Turing machine| Turing machine]] could not have been invented until after the [[w:halting problem|halting problem]] was solved.}
-a) true
+b) false
{The first English-language usage of the word "computer" referred to}
-a) an abacus
-b) counting rods
-c) Roman numerals
+d) a person
{A system that uses tables of numbers is called an analog computer}
-a) true
+b) false
{A system that uses levers, pulleys, or other mechanical device to perform calculations is called an analog computer}
+a) true
-b) false
{Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to improve The Nautical Almanac.}
+a) true
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-b) false
{Analog computers were phased out by the dawn of the twentieth century (circa 1900)}
-a) true
+b) false
{This algorithm halts if it starts at 0: <br /> * Add 3 <br /> * If the number is divisible by 10, divide by 10 <br /> * Stop if the number exceeds 100 <br /> * Go to top}
-a) true
+b) false
{The Colossus, used to defeat the German Enigma machine during World War II in 1944, was}
-a) Turing-complete
-b) mechanical
+c) electric digital programmable
-d) electromechanical
{This algorithm halts if it starts at 0: <br /> * Add 3 <br /> * If the number is divisible by 10, add 10<br /> * Stop if the number exceeds 100 <br /> * Go to top}
+a) true
-b) false
{The [[w:Turing machine|Turing machine]] was a(n) ______ device}
-a) prototype
+b) conceptual
-c) analog
-d) digital
-e) electromechanical
{Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was later adopted to the Jacquard loom.}
-a) true
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+b) false
</quiz>
== Computer LEDE-HISTORY version E ==
<quiz display=simple>
{Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was preceded by such use on the Jacquard loom.}
+a) true
-b) false
{Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to improve The Nautical Almanac.}
+a) true
-b) false
{Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to predict lunar eclipses}
-a) true
+b) false
{Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was later adopted to the Jacquard loom.}
-a) true
+b) false
{Analog computers continued to be developed into the twentieth century}
+a) true
-b) false
{The [[w:Bombe|Bombe]] was a(n) ______________ device used (circa 1940) to defeat the Enigma machine in World War II.}
-a) mechanical
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-b) electric digital programmable
+c) electromechanical
-d) Turing-complete
{This algorithm halts if it starts at 0: <br /> * Add 3 <br /> * If the number is divisible by 10, add 10<br /> * Stop if the number exceeds 100 <br /> * Go to top}
+a) true
-b) false
{The first English-language usage of the word "computer" referred to}
+a) a person
-b) counting rods
-c) an abacus
-d) Roman numerals
{Analog computers were phased out by the dawn of the twentieth century (circa 1900)}
-a) true
+b) false
{In London (circa 1935) thousands of vacuum tubes were used to}
-a) control a textile mill
-b) count votes in an election
-c) calculate the value of π
+d) control a telephone exchange
{The [[w:Turing machine| Turing machine]] could not have been invented until after the [[w:halting problem|halting problem]] was solved.}
-a) true
+b) false
{The Colossus, used to defeat the German Enigma machine during World War II in 1944, was}
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-a) electromechanical
+b) electric digital programmable
-c) mechanical
-d) Turing-complete
{A system that uses levers, pulleys, or other mechanical device to perform calculations is called an analog computer}
+a) true
-b) false
{A system that uses tables of numbers is called an analog computer}
-a) true
+b) false
{The chronological order by which electronic computers advanced is:}
-a) tubes, integrated circuits and then transistors
-b) transistors, integrated circuits, and then tubes
+c) tubes, transistors, and then integrated circuits
-d) integrated circuits, tubes, and then transistors
{The [[w:Turing machine|Turing machine]] permitted a solution to the [[w:halting problem|halting problem]]}
+a) true
-b) false
{This algorithm halts if it starts at 0: <br /> * Add 3 <br /> * If the number is divisible by 10, divide by 10 <br /> * Stop if the number exceeds 100 <br /> * Go to top}
-a) true
+b) false
{The [[w:Turing machine|Turing machine]] was a(n) ______ device}
+a) conceptual
-b) digital
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-c) prototype
-d) analog
-e) electromechanical
</quiz>
== Computer LEDE-HISTORY version F ==
<quiz display=simple>
{This algorithm halts if it starts at 0: <br /> * Add 3 <br /> * If the number is divisible by 10, divide by 10 <br /> * Stop if the number exceeds 100 <br /> * Go to top}
-a) true
+b) false
{Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was preceded by such use on the Jacquard loom.}
+a) true
-b) false
{Analog computers were phased out by the dawn of the twentieth century (circa 1900)}
-a) true
+b) false
{The [[w:Bombe|Bombe]] was a(n) ______________ device used (circa 1940) to defeat the Enigma machine in World War II.}
-a) electric digital programmable
+b) electromechanical
-c) Turing-complete
-d) mechanical
{The [[w:Turing machine|Turing machine]] permitted a solution to the [[w:halting problem|halting problem]]}
+a) true
-b) false
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{The first English-language usage of the word "computer" referred to}
+a) a person
-b) Roman numerals
-c) an abacus
-d) counting rods
{The Colossus, used to defeat the German Enigma machine during World War II in 1944, was}
+a) electric digital programmable
-b) Turing-complete
-c) mechanical
-d) electromechanical
{Analog computers continued to be developed into the twentieth century}
+a) true
-b) false
{The chronological order by which electronic computers advanced is:}
-a) transistors, integrated circuits, and then tubes
+b) tubes, transistors, and then integrated circuits
-c) tubes, integrated circuits and then transistors
-d) integrated circuits, tubes, and then transistors
{The [[w:Turing machine| Turing machine]] could not have been invented until after the [[w:halting problem|halting problem]] was solved.}
-a) true
+b) false
{Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to predict lunar eclipses}
-a) true
+b) false
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{A system that uses tables of numbers is called an analog computer}
-a) true
+b) false
{The [[w:Turing machine|Turing machine]] was a(n) ______ device}
+a) conceptual
-b) analog
-c) prototype
-d) digital
-e) electromechanical
{This algorithm halts if it starts at 0: <br /> * Add 3 <br /> * If the number is divisible by 10, add 10<br /> * Stop if the number exceeds 100 <br /> * Go to top}
+a) true
-b) false
{A system that uses levers, pulleys, or other mechanical device to perform calculations is called an analog computer}
+a) true
-b) false
{In London (circa 1935) thousands of vacuum tubes were used to}
-a) calculate the value of π
-b) count votes in an election
-c) control a textile mill
+d) control a telephone exchange
{Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to improve The Nautical Almanac.}
+a) true
-b) false
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{Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was later adopted to the Jacquard loom.}
-a) true
+b) false
</quiz>
== Computer LEDE-HISTORY version G ==
<quiz display=simple>
{Analog computers continued to be developed into the twentieth century}
+a) true
-b) false
{Analog computers were phased out by the dawn of the twentieth century (circa 1900)}
-a) true
+b) false
{The [[w:Bombe|Bombe]] was a(n) ______________ device used (circa 1940) to defeat the Enigma machine in World War II.}
-a) Turing-complete
-b) electric digital programmable
-c) mechanical
+d) electromechanical
{The first English-language usage of the word "computer" referred to}
-a) Roman numerals
-b) an abacus
+c) a person
-d) counting rods
{Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to predict lunar eclipses}
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-a) true
+b) false
{In London (circa 1935) thousands of vacuum tubes were used to}
-a) calculate the value of π
-b) count votes in an election
-c) control a textile mill
+d) control a telephone exchange
{The chronological order by which electronic computers advanced is:}
-a) tubes, integrated circuits and then transistors
+b) tubes, transistors, and then integrated circuits
-c) transistors, integrated circuits, and then tubes
-d) integrated circuits, tubes, and then transistors
{The [[w:Turing machine| Turing machine]] could not have been invented until after the [[w:halting problem|halting problem]] was solved.}
-a) true
+b) false
{The [[w:Turing machine|Turing machine]] permitted a solution to the [[w:halting problem|halting problem]]}
+a) true
-b) false
{A system that uses tables of numbers is called an analog computer}
-a) true
+b) false
{Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was later adopted to the Jacquard loom.}
-a) true
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+b) false
{This algorithm halts if it starts at 0: <br /> * Add 3 <br /> * If the number is divisible by 10, add 10<br /> * Stop if the number exceeds 100 <br /> * Go to top}
+a) true
-b) false
{This algorithm halts if it starts at 0: <br /> * Add 3 <br /> * If the number is divisible by 10, divide by 10 <br /> * Stop if the number exceeds 100 <br /> * Go to top}
-a) true
+b) false
{Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was preceded by such use on the Jacquard loom.}
+a) true
-b) false
{The [[w:Turing machine|Turing machine]] was a(n) ______ device}
+a) conceptual
-b) prototype
-c) electromechanical
-d) analog
-e) digital
{The Colossus, used to defeat the German Enigma machine during World War II in 1944, was}
-a) electromechanical
-b) mechanical
+c) electric digital programmable
-d) Turing-complete
{Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to improve The Nautical Almanac.}
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+a) true
-b) false
{A system that uses levers, pulleys, or other mechanical device to perform calculations is called an analog computer}
+a) true
-b) false
</quiz>
== Computer LEDE-HISTORY version H ==
<quiz display=simple>
{The Colossus, used to defeat the German Enigma machine during World War II in 1944, was}
+a) electric digital programmable
-b) electromechanical
-c) Turing-complete
-d) mechanical
{Analog computers continued to be developed into the twentieth century}
+a) true
-b) false
{In London (circa 1935) thousands of vacuum tubes were used to}
-a) calculate the value of π
-b) count votes in an election
-c) control a textile mill
+d) control a telephone exchange
{Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was preceded by such use on the Jacquard loom.}
+a) true
-b) false
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{Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to predict lunar eclipses}
-a) true
+b) false
{The chronological order by which electronic computers advanced is:}
-a) transistors, integrated circuits, and then tubes
-b) integrated circuits, tubes, and then transistors
-c) tubes, integrated circuits and then transistors
+d) tubes, transistors, and then integrated circuits
{A system that uses tables of numbers is called an analog computer}
-a) true
+b) false
{Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was later adopted to the Jacquard loom.}
-a) true
+b) false
{Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to improve The Nautical Almanac.}
+a) true
-b) false
{The [[w:Turing machine|Turing machine]] was a(n) ______ device}
-a) prototype
-b) analog
-c) electromechanical
-d) digital
+e) conceptual
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{The [[w:Turing machine| Turing machine]] could not have been invented until after the [[w:halting problem|halting problem]] was solved.}
-a) true
+b) false
{This algorithm halts if it starts at 0: <br /> * Add 3 <br /> * If the number is divisible by 10, divide by 10 <br /> * Stop if the number exceeds 100 <br /> * Go to top}
-a) true
+b) false
{This algorithm halts if it starts at 0: <br /> * Add 3 <br /> * If the number is divisible by 10, add 10<br /> * Stop if the number exceeds 100 <br /> * Go to top}
+a) true
-b) false
{The first English-language usage of the word "computer" referred to}
+a) a person
-b) an abacus
-c) Roman numerals
-d) counting rods
{A system that uses levers, pulleys, or other mechanical device to perform calculations is called an analog computer}
+a) true
-b) false
{The [[w:Turing machine|Turing machine]] permitted a solution to the [[w:halting problem|halting problem]]}
+a) true
-b) false
{The [[w:Bombe|Bombe]] was a(n) ______________ device used (circa 1940) to defeat the Enigma machine in World War II.}
-a) mechanical
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-b) electric digital programmable
-c) Turing-complete
+d) electromechanical
{Analog computers were phased out by the dawn of the twentieth century (circa 1900)}
-a) true
+b) false
</quiz>
== Computer LEDE-HISTORY version I ==
<quiz display=simple>
{The [[w:Turing machine| Turing machine]] could not have been invented until after the [[w:halting problem|halting problem]] was solved.}
-a) true
+b) false
{A system that uses tables of numbers is called an analog computer}
-a) true
+b) false
{A system that uses levers, pulleys, or other mechanical device to perform calculations is called an analog computer}
+a) true
-b) false
{Analog computers continued to be developed into the twentieth century}
+a) true
-b) false
{Analog computers were phased out by the dawn of the twentieth century (circa 1900)}
-a) true
+b) false
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{Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was later adopted to the Jacquard loom.}
-a) true
+b) false
{In London (circa 1935) thousands of vacuum tubes were used to}
+a) control a telephone exchange
-b) control a textile mill
-c) calculate the value of π
-d) count votes in an election
{The chronological order by which electronic computers advanced is:}
+a) tubes, transistors, and then integrated circuits
-b) integrated circuits, tubes, and then transistors
-c) tubes, integrated circuits and then transistors
-d) transistors, integrated circuits, and then tubes
{The [[w:Turing machine|Turing machine]] permitted a solution to the [[w:halting problem|halting problem]]}
+a) true
-b) false
{The [[w:Bombe|Bombe]] was a(n) ______________ device used (circa 1940) to defeat the Enigma machine in World War II.}
-a) Turing-complete
+b) electromechanical
-c) mechanical
-d) electric digital programmable
{Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was preceded by such use on the Jacquard loom.}
+a) true
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-b) false
{This algorithm halts if it starts at 0: <br /> * Add 3 <br /> * If the number is divisible by 10, divide by 10 <br /> * Stop if the number exceeds 100 <br /> * Go to top}
-a) true
+b) false
{Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to predict lunar eclipses}
-a) true
+b) false
{The [[w:Turing machine|Turing machine]] was a(n) ______ device}
-a) analog
-b) prototype
-c) electromechanical
+d) conceptual
-e) digital
{The Colossus, used to defeat the German Enigma machine during World War II in 1944, was}
-a) electromechanical
-b) Turing-complete
-c) mechanical
+d) electric digital programmable
{The first English-language usage of the word "computer" referred to}
-a) Roman numerals
-b) an abacus
-c) counting rods
+d) a person
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{Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to improve The Nautical Almanac.}
+a) true
-b) false
{This algorithm halts if it starts at 0: <br /> * Add 3 <br /> * If the number is divisible by 10, add 10<br /> * Stop if the number exceeds 100 <br /> * Go to top}
+a) true
-b) false
</quiz>
== Computer LEDE-HISTORY version J ==
<quiz display=simple>
{Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to improve The Nautical Almanac.}
+a) true
-b) false
{Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was preceded by such use on the Jacquard loom.}
+a) true
-b) false
{The first English-language usage of the word "computer" referred to}
-a) an abacus
-b) counting rods
-c) Roman numerals
+d) a person
{The chronological order by which electronic computers advanced is:}
+a) tubes, transistors, and then integrated circuits
-b) transistors, integrated circuits, and then tubes
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-c) tubes, integrated circuits and then transistors
-d) integrated circuits, tubes, and then transistors
{The [[w:Turing machine|Turing machine]] was a(n) ______ device}
-a) digital
-b) analog
-c) electromechanical
+d) conceptual
-e) prototype
{Analog computers were phased out by the dawn of the twentieth century (circa 1900)}
-a) true
+b) false
{The [[w:Bombe|Bombe]] was a(n) ______________ device used (circa 1940) to defeat the Enigma machine in World War II.}
-a) electric digital programmable
-b) mechanical
-c) Turing-complete
+d) electromechanical
{The [[w:Turing machine| Turing machine]] could not have been invented until after the [[w:halting problem|halting problem]] was solved.}
-a) true
+b) false
{A system that uses levers, pulleys, or other mechanical device to perform calculations is called an analog computer}
+a) true
-b) false
{The [[w:Turing machine|Turing machine]] permitted a solution to the [[w:halting problem|halting problem]]}
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+a) true
-b) false
{A system that uses tables of numbers is called an analog computer}
-a) true
+b) false
{In London (circa 1935) thousands of vacuum tubes were used to}
-a) control a textile mill
+b) control a telephone exchange
-c) count votes in an election
-d) calculate the value of π
{This algorithm halts if it starts at 0: <br /> * Add 3 <br /> * If the number is divisible by 10, divide by 10 <br /> * Stop if the number exceeds 100 <br /> * Go to top}
-a) true
+b) false
{Analog computers continued to be developed into the twentieth century}
+a) true
-b) false
{This algorithm halts if it starts at 0: <br /> * Add 3 <br /> * If the number is divisible by 10, add 10<br /> * Stop if the number exceeds 100 <br /> * Go to top}
+a) true
-b) false
{The Colossus, used to defeat the German Enigma machine during World War II in 1944, was}
-a) electromechanical
-b) mechanical
+c) electric digital programmable
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-d) Turing-complete
{Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to predict lunar eclipses}
-a) true
+b) false
{Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was later adopted to the Jacquard loom.}
-a) true
+b) false
</quiz>
== Computer LEDE-HISTORY version K ==
<quiz display=simple>
{In London (circa 1935) thousands of vacuum tubes were used to}
+a) control a telephone exchange
-b) control a textile mill
-c) calculate the value of π
-d) count votes in an election
{Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to predict lunar eclipses}
-a) true
+b) false
{A system that uses levers, pulleys, or other mechanical device to perform calculations is called an analog computer}
+a) true
-b) false
{Analog computers continued to be developed into the twentieth century}
+a) true
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-b) false
{The [[w:Bombe|Bombe]] was a(n) ______________ device used (circa 1940) to defeat the Enigma machine in World War II.}
-a) mechanical
-b) Turing-complete
+c) electromechanical
-d) electric digital programmable
{The chronological order by which electronic computers advanced is:}
+a) tubes, transistors, and then integrated circuits
-b) tubes, integrated circuits and then transistors
-c) integrated circuits, tubes, and then transistors
-d) transistors, integrated circuits, and then tubes
{Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was preceded by such use on the Jacquard loom.}
+a) true
-b) false
{This algorithm halts if it starts at 0: <br /> * Add 3 <br /> * If the number is divisible by 10, add 10<br /> * Stop if the number exceeds 100 <br /> * Go to top}
+a) true
-b) false
{The [[w:Turing machine|Turing machine]] was a(n) ______ device}
-a) digital
-b) electromechanical
-c) prototype
-d) analog
+e) conceptual
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{Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was later adopted to the Jacquard loom.}
-a) true
+b) false
{The [[w:Turing machine|Turing machine]] permitted a solution to the [[w:halting problem|halting problem]]}
+a) true
-b) false
{A system that uses tables of numbers is called an analog computer}
-a) true
+b) false
{Analog computers were phased out by the dawn of the twentieth century (circa 1900)}
-a) true
+b) false
{This algorithm halts if it starts at 0: <br /> * Add 3 <br /> * If the number is divisible by 10, divide by 10 <br /> * Stop if the number exceeds 100 <br /> * Go to top}
-a) true
+b) false
{The first English-language usage of the word "computer" referred to}
-a) Roman numerals
-b) an abacus
+c) a person
-d) counting rods
{The Colossus, used to defeat the German Enigma machine during World War II in 1944, was}
-a) Turing-complete
-b) electromechanical
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-c) mechanical
+d) electric digital programmable
{Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to improve The Nautical Almanac.}
+a) true
-b) false
{The [[w:Turing machine| Turing machine]] could not have been invented until after the [[w:halting problem|halting problem]] was solved.}
-a) true
+b) false
</quiz>
== Computer LEDE-HISTORY version L ==
<quiz display=simple>
{Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to predict lunar eclipses}
-a) true
+b) false
{In London (circa 1935) thousands of vacuum tubes were used to}
-a) count votes in an election
-b) control a textile mill
-c) calculate the value of π
+d) control a telephone exchange
{The [[w:Turing machine|Turing machine]] was a(n) ______ device}
-a) electromechanical
-b) prototype
+c) conceptual
-d) analog
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-e) digital
{The [[w:Turing machine|Turing machine]] permitted a solution to the [[w:halting problem|halting problem]]}
+a) true
-b) false
{The chronological order by which electronic computers advanced is:}
-a) tubes, integrated circuits and then transistors
-b) transistors, integrated circuits, and then tubes
-c) integrated circuits, tubes, and then transistors
+d) tubes, transistors, and then integrated circuits
{Analog computers continued to be developed into the twentieth century}
+a) true
-b) false
{The [[w:Bombe|Bombe]] was a(n) ______________ device used (circa 1940) to defeat the Enigma machine in World War II.}
-a) Turing-complete
-b) electric digital programmable
-c) mechanical
+d) electromechanical
{This algorithm halts if it starts at 0: <br /> * Add 3 <br /> * If the number is divisible by 10, add 10<br /> * Stop if the number exceeds 100 <br /> * Go to top}
+a) true
-b) false
{The [[w:Turing machine| Turing machine]] could not have been invented until after the [[w:halting problem|halting problem]] was solved.}
-a) true
+b) false
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{Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was preceded by such use on the Jacquard loom.}
+a) true
-b) false
{A system that uses tables of numbers is called an analog computer}
-a) true
+b) false
{Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was later adopted to the Jacquard loom.}
-a) true
+b) false
{Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to improve The Nautical Almanac.}
+a) true
-b) false
{The Colossus, used to defeat the German Enigma machine during World War II in 1944, was}
+a) electric digital programmable
-b) mechanical
-c) Turing-complete
-d) electromechanical
{The first English-language usage of the word "computer" referred to}
-a) Roman numerals
-b) counting rods
-c) an abacus
+d) a person
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{A system that uses levers, pulleys, or other mechanical device to perform calculations is called an analog computer}
+a) true
-b) false
{Analog computers were phased out by the dawn of the twentieth century (circa 1900)}
-a) true
+b) false
{This algorithm halts if it starts at 0: <br /> * Add 3 <br /> * If the number is divisible by 10, divide by 10 <br /> * Stop if the number exceeds 100 <br /> * Go to top}
-a) true
+b) false
</quiz>
== Computer LEDE-HISTORY version M ==
<quiz display=simple>
{Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to predict lunar eclipses}
-a) true
+b) false
{Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was later adopted to the Jacquard loom.}
-a) true
+b) false
{A system that uses tables of numbers is called an analog computer}
-a) true
+b) false
{Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was preceded by such use on the Jacquard loom.}
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+a) true
-b) false
{The [[w:Bombe|Bombe]] was a(n) ______________ device used (circa 1940) to defeat the Enigma machine in World War II.}
+a) electromechanical
-b) Turing-complete
-c) mechanical
-d) electric digital programmable
{A system that uses levers, pulleys, or other mechanical device to perform calculations is called an analog computer}
+a) true
-b) false
{The [[w:Turing machine|Turing machine]] was a(n) ______ device}
-a) analog
+b) conceptual
-c) digital
-d) electromechanical
-e) prototype
{This algorithm halts if it starts at 0: <br /> * Add 3 <br /> * If the number is divisible by 10, divide by 10 <br /> * Stop if the number exceeds 100 <br /> * Go to top}
-a) true
+b) false
{In London (circa 1935) thousands of vacuum tubes were used to}
+a) control a telephone exchange
-b) control a textile mill
-c) count votes in an election
-d) calculate the value of π
![Page 36: guy.vandegrift/howThingsWork/Comp… · Web view== Computer LEDE-HISTORY version B == {The [[w:Turing machine|Turing machine]] permitted a solution to](https://reader034.fdocuments.in/reader034/viewer/2022051718/5a726f647f8b9a98538d9357/html5/thumbnails/36.jpg)
{Analog computers continued to be developed into the twentieth century}
+a) true
-b) false
{Analog computers were phased out by the dawn of the twentieth century (circa 1900)}
-a) true
+b) false
{The Colossus, used to defeat the German Enigma machine during World War II in 1944, was}
-a) electromechanical
+b) electric digital programmable
-c) Turing-complete
-d) mechanical
{The [[w:Turing machine|Turing machine]] permitted a solution to the [[w:halting problem|halting problem]]}
+a) true
-b) false
{Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to improve The Nautical Almanac.}
+a) true
-b) false
{The chronological order by which electronic computers advanced is:}
+a) tubes, transistors, and then integrated circuits
-b) transistors, integrated circuits, and then tubes
-c) integrated circuits, tubes, and then transistors
-d) tubes, integrated circuits and then transistors
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{This algorithm halts if it starts at 0: <br /> * Add 3 <br /> * If the number is divisible by 10, add 10<br /> * Stop if the number exceeds 100 <br /> * Go to top}
+a) true
-b) false
{The [[w:Turing machine| Turing machine]] could not have been invented until after the [[w:halting problem|halting problem]] was solved.}
-a) true
+b) false
{The first English-language usage of the word "computer" referred to}
-a) Roman numerals
-b) counting rods
+c) a person
-d) an abacus
</quiz>
== Computer LEDE-HISTORY version N ==
<quiz display=simple>
{Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to predict lunar eclipses}
-a) true
+b) false
{A system that uses tables of numbers is called an analog computer}
-a) true
+b) false
{This algorithm halts if it starts at 0: <br /> * Add 3 <br /> * If the number is divisible by 10, add 10<br /> * Stop if the number exceeds 100 <br /> * Go to top}
+a) true
-b) false
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{Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was preceded by such use on the Jacquard loom.}
+a) true
-b) false
{The [[w:Bombe|Bombe]] was a(n) ______________ device used (circa 1940) to defeat the Enigma machine in World War II.}
+a) electromechanical
-b) electric digital programmable
-c) Turing-complete
-d) mechanical
{Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to improve The Nautical Almanac.}
+a) true
-b) false
{Analog computers were phased out by the dawn of the twentieth century (circa 1900)}
-a) true
+b) false
{This algorithm halts if it starts at 0: <br /> * Add 3 <br /> * If the number is divisible by 10, divide by 10 <br /> * Stop if the number exceeds 100 <br /> * Go to top}
-a) true
+b) false
{The [[w:Turing machine|Turing machine]] permitted a solution to the [[w:halting problem|halting problem]]}
+a) true
-b) false
{Analog computers continued to be developed into the twentieth century}
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+a) true
-b) false
{The [[w:Turing machine|Turing machine]] was a(n) ______ device}
-a) electromechanical
-b) prototype
-c) analog
-d) digital
+e) conceptual
{The Colossus, used to defeat the German Enigma machine during World War II in 1944, was}
-a) electromechanical
-b) Turing-complete
-c) mechanical
+d) electric digital programmable
{The [[w:Turing machine| Turing machine]] could not have been invented until after the [[w:halting problem|halting problem]] was solved.}
-a) true
+b) false
{In London (circa 1935) thousands of vacuum tubes were used to}
-a) control a textile mill
+b) control a telephone exchange
-c) count votes in an election
-d) calculate the value of π
{Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was later adopted to the Jacquard loom.}
-a) true
+b) false
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{The chronological order by which electronic computers advanced is:}
-a) integrated circuits, tubes, and then transistors
-b) tubes, integrated circuits and then transistors
+c) tubes, transistors, and then integrated circuits
-d) transistors, integrated circuits, and then tubes
{A system that uses levers, pulleys, or other mechanical device to perform calculations is called an analog computer}
+a) true
-b) false
{The first English-language usage of the word "computer" referred to}
-a) Roman numerals
-b) counting rods
-c) an abacus
+d) a person
</quiz>
== Computer LEDE-HISTORY version O ==
<quiz display=simple>
{Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was preceded by such use on the Jacquard loom.}
+a) true
-b) false
{The [[w:Turing machine|Turing machine]] was a(n) ______ device}
-a) electromechanical
-b) digital
-c) prototype
+d) conceptual
-e) analog
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{This algorithm halts if it starts at 0: <br /> * Add 3 <br /> * If the number is divisible by 10, divide by 10 <br /> * Stop if the number exceeds 100 <br /> * Go to top}
-a) true
+b) false
{Analog computers were phased out by the dawn of the twentieth century (circa 1900)}
-a) true
+b) false
{In London (circa 1935) thousands of vacuum tubes were used to}
-a) control a textile mill
-b) calculate the value of π
-c) count votes in an election
+d) control a telephone exchange
{Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to improve The Nautical Almanac.}
+a) true
-b) false
{Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was later adopted to the Jacquard loom.}
-a) true
+b) false
{Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to predict lunar eclipses}
-a) true
+b) false
{A system that uses levers, pulleys, or other mechanical device to perform calculations is called an analog computer}
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+a) true
-b) false
{The [[w:Turing machine| Turing machine]] could not have been invented until after the [[w:halting problem|halting problem]] was solved.}
-a) true
+b) false
{The [[w:Turing machine|Turing machine]] permitted a solution to the [[w:halting problem|halting problem]]}
+a) true
-b) false
{The first English-language usage of the word "computer" referred to}
-a) an abacus
+b) a person
-c) Roman numerals
-d) counting rods
{The [[w:Bombe|Bombe]] was a(n) ______________ device used (circa 1940) to defeat the Enigma machine in World War II.}
-a) electric digital programmable
-b) Turing-complete
-c) mechanical
+d) electromechanical
{This algorithm halts if it starts at 0: <br /> * Add 3 <br /> * If the number is divisible by 10, add 10<br /> * Stop if the number exceeds 100 <br /> * Go to top}
+a) true
-b) false
{Analog computers continued to be developed into the twentieth century}
+a) true
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-b) false
{A system that uses tables of numbers is called an analog computer}
-a) true
+b) false
{The chronological order by which electronic computers advanced is:}
-a) integrated circuits, tubes, and then transistors
-b) transistors, integrated circuits, and then tubes
+c) tubes, transistors, and then integrated circuits
-d) tubes, integrated circuits and then transistors
{The Colossus, used to defeat the German Enigma machine during World War II in 1944, was}
-a) Turing-complete
-b) electromechanical
+c) electric digital programmable
-d) mechanical
</quiz>
== Computer LEDE-HISTORY version P ==
<quiz display=simple>
{This algorithm halts if it starts at 0: <br /> * Add 3 <br /> * If the number is divisible by 10, divide by 10 <br /> * Stop if the number exceeds 100 <br /> * Go to top}
-a) true
+b) false
{Analog computers continued to be developed into the twentieth century}
+a) true
-b) false
{The first English-language usage of the word "computer" referred to}
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-a) counting rods
+b) a person
-c) Roman numerals
-d) an abacus
{A system that uses levers, pulleys, or other mechanical device to perform calculations is called an analog computer}
+a) true
-b) false
{The [[w:Turing machine|Turing machine]] was a(n) ______ device}
-a) digital
+b) conceptual
-c) prototype
-d) electromechanical
-e) analog
{The Colossus, used to defeat the German Enigma machine during World War II in 1944, was}
-a) electromechanical
-b) mechanical
-c) Turing-complete
+d) electric digital programmable
{The [[w:Bombe|Bombe]] was a(n) ______________ device used (circa 1940) to defeat the Enigma machine in World War II.}
+a) electromechanical
-b) electric digital programmable
-c) mechanical
-d) Turing-complete
{This algorithm halts if it starts at 0: <br /> * Add 3 <br /> * If the number is divisible by 10, add 10<br /> * Stop if the number exceeds 100 <br /> * Go to top}
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+a) true
-b) false
{The chronological order by which electronic computers advanced is:}
-a) transistors, integrated circuits, and then tubes
+b) tubes, transistors, and then integrated circuits
-c) tubes, integrated circuits and then transistors
-d) integrated circuits, tubes, and then transistors
{A system that uses tables of numbers is called an analog computer}
-a) true
+b) false
{Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to improve The Nautical Almanac.}
+a) true
-b) false
{Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to predict lunar eclipses}
-a) true
+b) false
{Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was preceded by such use on the Jacquard loom.}
+a) true
-b) false
{In London (circa 1935) thousands of vacuum tubes were used to}
-a) control a textile mill
+b) control a telephone exchange
-c) calculate the value of π
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-d) count votes in an election
{Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was later adopted to the Jacquard loom.}
-a) true
+b) false
{The [[w:Turing machine|Turing machine]] permitted a solution to the [[w:halting problem|halting problem]]}
+a) true
-b) false
{Analog computers were phased out by the dawn of the twentieth century (circa 1900)}
-a) true
+b) false
{The [[w:Turing machine| Turing machine]] could not have been invented until after the [[w:halting problem|halting problem]] was solved.}
-a) true
+b) false
</quiz>
== Computer LEDE-HISTORY version Q ==
<quiz display=simple>
{The first English-language usage of the word "computer" referred to}
-a) Roman numerals
-b) an abacus
+c) a person
-d) counting rods
{In London (circa 1935) thousands of vacuum tubes were used to}
-a) count votes in an election
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+b) control a telephone exchange
-c) calculate the value of π
-d) control a textile mill
{Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to predict lunar eclipses}
-a) true
+b) false
{This algorithm halts if it starts at 0: <br /> * Add 3 <br /> * If the number is divisible by 10, add 10<br /> * Stop if the number exceeds 100 <br /> * Go to top}
+a) true
-b) false
{Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to improve The Nautical Almanac.}
+a) true
-b) false
{The Colossus, used to defeat the German Enigma machine during World War II in 1944, was}
+a) electric digital programmable
-b) Turing-complete
-c) mechanical
-d) electromechanical
{Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was preceded by such use on the Jacquard loom.}
+a) true
-b) false
{This algorithm halts if it starts at 0: <br /> * Add 3 <br /> * If the number is divisible by 10, divide by 10 <br /> * Stop if the number exceeds 100 <br /> * Go to top}
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-a) true
+b) false
{Analog computers were phased out by the dawn of the twentieth century (circa 1900)}
-a) true
+b) false
{Analog computers continued to be developed into the twentieth century}
+a) true
-b) false
{The [[w:Turing machine| Turing machine]] could not have been invented until after the [[w:halting problem|halting problem]] was solved.}
-a) true
+b) false
{A system that uses levers, pulleys, or other mechanical device to perform calculations is called an analog computer}
+a) true
-b) false
{The chronological order by which electronic computers advanced is:}
-a) integrated circuits, tubes, and then transistors
-b) transistors, integrated circuits, and then tubes
-c) tubes, integrated circuits and then transistors
+d) tubes, transistors, and then integrated circuits
{A system that uses tables of numbers is called an analog computer}
-a) true
+b) false
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{The [[w:Bombe|Bombe]] was a(n) ______________ device used (circa 1940) to defeat the Enigma machine in World War II.}
-a) mechanical
+b) electromechanical
-c) Turing-complete
-d) electric digital programmable
{Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was later adopted to the Jacquard loom.}
-a) true
+b) false
{The [[w:Turing machine|Turing machine]] was a(n) ______ device}
-a) analog
+b) conceptual
-c) electromechanical
-d) prototype
-e) digital
{The [[w:Turing machine|Turing machine]] permitted a solution to the [[w:halting problem|halting problem]]}
+a) true
-b) false
</quiz>
== Computer LEDE-HISTORY version R ==
<quiz display=simple>
{The [[w:Turing machine|Turing machine]] permitted a solution to the [[w:halting problem|halting problem]]}
+a) true
-b) false
{Analog computers continued to be developed into the twentieth century}
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+a) true
-b) false
{The Colossus, used to defeat the German Enigma machine during World War II in 1944, was}
-a) electromechanical
-b) mechanical
-c) Turing-complete
+d) electric digital programmable
{Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to improve The Nautical Almanac.}
+a) true
-b) false
{Analog computers were phased out by the dawn of the twentieth century (circa 1900)}
-a) true
+b) false
{A system that uses tables of numbers is called an analog computer}
-a) true
+b) false
{The first English-language usage of the word "computer" referred to}
-a) an abacus
-b) counting rods
+c) a person
-d) Roman numerals
{In London (circa 1935) thousands of vacuum tubes were used to}
-a) calculate the value of π
-b) control a textile mill
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-c) count votes in an election
+d) control a telephone exchange
{Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was preceded by such use on the Jacquard loom.}
+a) true
-b) false
{This algorithm halts if it starts at 0: <br /> * Add 3 <br /> * If the number is divisible by 10, divide by 10 <br /> * Stop if the number exceeds 100 <br /> * Go to top}
-a) true
+b) false
{The [[w:Bombe|Bombe]] was a(n) ______________ device used (circa 1940) to defeat the Enigma machine in World War II.}
+a) electromechanical
-b) mechanical
-c) Turing-complete
-d) electric digital programmable
{The chronological order by which electronic computers advanced is:}
-a) integrated circuits, tubes, and then transistors
+b) tubes, transistors, and then integrated circuits
-c) transistors, integrated circuits, and then tubes
-d) tubes, integrated circuits and then transistors
{The [[w:Turing machine|Turing machine]] was a(n) ______ device}
-a) analog
-b) digital
-c) electromechanical
-d) prototype
+e) conceptual
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{This algorithm halts if it starts at 0: <br /> * Add 3 <br /> * If the number is divisible by 10, add 10<br /> * Stop if the number exceeds 100 <br /> * Go to top}
+a) true
-b) false
{The [[w:Turing machine| Turing machine]] could not have been invented until after the [[w:halting problem|halting problem]] was solved.}
-a) true
+b) false
{Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to predict lunar eclipses}
-a) true
+b) false
{Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was later adopted to the Jacquard loom.}
-a) true
+b) false
{A system that uses levers, pulleys, or other mechanical device to perform calculations is called an analog computer}
+a) true
-b) false
</quiz>
== Computer LEDE-HISTORY version S ==
<quiz display=simple>
{Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was later adopted to the Jacquard loom.}
-a) true
+b) false
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{A system that uses tables of numbers is called an analog computer}
-a) true
+b) false
{In London (circa 1935) thousands of vacuum tubes were used to}
-a) count votes in an election
+b) control a telephone exchange
-c) control a textile mill
-d) calculate the value of π
{This algorithm halts if it starts at 0: <br /> * Add 3 <br /> * If the number is divisible by 10, divide by 10 <br /> * Stop if the number exceeds 100 <br /> * Go to top}
-a) true
+b) false
{The [[w:Bombe|Bombe]] was a(n) ______________ device used (circa 1940) to defeat the Enigma machine in World War II.}
-a) Turing-complete
-b) mechanical
+c) electromechanical
-d) electric digital programmable
{The first English-language usage of the word "computer" referred to}
-a) an abacus
-b) counting rods
+c) a person
-d) Roman numerals
{The [[w:Turing machine|Turing machine]] was a(n) ______ device}
+a) conceptual
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-b) digital
-c) electromechanical
-d) analog
-e) prototype
{Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to improve The Nautical Almanac.}
+a) true
-b) false
{Analog computers were phased out by the dawn of the twentieth century (circa 1900)}
-a) true
+b) false
{This algorithm halts if it starts at 0: <br /> * Add 3 <br /> * If the number is divisible by 10, add 10<br /> * Stop if the number exceeds 100 <br /> * Go to top}
+a) true
-b) false
{Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to predict lunar eclipses}
-a) true
+b) false
{A system that uses levers, pulleys, or other mechanical device to perform calculations is called an analog computer}
+a) true
-b) false
{The [[w:Turing machine| Turing machine]] could not have been invented until after the [[w:halting problem|halting problem]] was solved.}
-a) true
+b) false
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{The [[w:Turing machine|Turing machine]] permitted a solution to the [[w:halting problem|halting problem]]}
+a) true
-b) false
{The chronological order by which electronic computers advanced is:}
+a) tubes, transistors, and then integrated circuits
-b) transistors, integrated circuits, and then tubes
-c) integrated circuits, tubes, and then transistors
-d) tubes, integrated circuits and then transistors
{Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was preceded by such use on the Jacquard loom.}
+a) true
-b) false
{The Colossus, used to defeat the German Enigma machine during World War II in 1944, was}
-a) Turing-complete
-b) mechanical
+c) electric digital programmable
-d) electromechanical
{Analog computers continued to be developed into the twentieth century}
+a) true
-b) false
</quiz>
== Computer LEDE-HISTORY version T ==
<quiz display=simple>
{The chronological order by which electronic computers advanced is:}
-a) transistors, integrated circuits, and then tubes
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-b) tubes, integrated circuits and then transistors
+c) tubes, transistors, and then integrated circuits
-d) integrated circuits, tubes, and then transistors
{A system that uses tables of numbers is called an analog computer}
-a) true
+b) false
{Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to improve The Nautical Almanac.}
+a) true
-b) false
{Analog computers continued to be developed into the twentieth century}
+a) true
-b) false
{In London (circa 1935) thousands of vacuum tubes were used to}
-a) calculate the value of π
-b) control a textile mill
+c) control a telephone exchange
-d) count votes in an election
{A system that uses levers, pulleys, or other mechanical device to perform calculations is called an analog computer}
+a) true
-b) false
{The [[w:Turing machine|Turing machine]] permitted a solution to the [[w:halting problem|halting problem]]}
+a) true
-b) false
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{The [[w:Bombe|Bombe]] was a(n) ______________ device used (circa 1940) to defeat the Enigma machine in World War II.}
-a) mechanical
-b) Turing-complete
-c) electric digital programmable
+d) electromechanical
{Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was later adopted to the Jacquard loom.}
-a) true
+b) false
{This algorithm halts if it starts at 0: <br /> * Add 3 <br /> * If the number is divisible by 10, divide by 10 <br /> * Stop if the number exceeds 100 <br /> * Go to top}
-a) true
+b) false
{Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was preceded by such use on the Jacquard loom.}
+a) true
-b) false
{The [[w:Turing machine| Turing machine]] could not have been invented until after the [[w:halting problem|halting problem]] was solved.}
-a) true
+b) false
{The Colossus, used to defeat the German Enigma machine during World War II in 1944, was}
-a) Turing-complete
+b) electric digital programmable
-c) mechanical
-d) electromechanical
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{Analog computers were phased out by the dawn of the twentieth century (circa 1900)}
-a) true
+b) false
{Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to predict lunar eclipses}
-a) true
+b) false
{The first English-language usage of the word "computer" referred to}
-a) counting rods
+b) a person
-c) an abacus
-d) Roman numerals
{This algorithm halts if it starts at 0: <br /> * Add 3 <br /> * If the number is divisible by 10, add 10<br /> * Stop if the number exceeds 100 <br /> * Go to top}
+a) true
-b) false
{The [[w:Turing machine|Turing machine]] was a(n) ______ device}
-a) electromechanical
-b) analog
-c) digital
+d) conceptual
-e) prototype
</quiz>
== Computer LEDE-HISTORY version U ==
<quiz display=simple>
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{Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to predict lunar eclipses}
-a) true
+b) false
{The first English-language usage of the word "computer" referred to}
-a) an abacus
-b) counting rods
+c) a person
-d) Roman numerals
{This algorithm halts if it starts at 0: <br /> * Add 3 <br /> * If the number is divisible by 10, add 10<br /> * Stop if the number exceeds 100 <br /> * Go to top}
+a) true
-b) false
{Analog computers were phased out by the dawn of the twentieth century (circa 1900)}
-a) true
+b) false
{Analog computers continued to be developed into the twentieth century}
+a) true
-b) false
{The chronological order by which electronic computers advanced is:}
-a) transistors, integrated circuits, and then tubes
-b) integrated circuits, tubes, and then transistors
-c) tubes, integrated circuits and then transistors
+d) tubes, transistors, and then integrated circuits
{The [[w:Turing machine|Turing machine]] was a(n) ______ device}
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-a) digital
-b) electromechanical
-c) analog
+d) conceptual
-e) prototype
{The [[w:Bombe|Bombe]] was a(n) ______________ device used (circa 1940) to defeat the Enigma machine in World War II.}
-a) electric digital programmable
-b) Turing-complete
-c) mechanical
+d) electromechanical
{A system that uses tables of numbers is called an analog computer}
-a) true
+b) false
{In London (circa 1935) thousands of vacuum tubes were used to}
-a) control a textile mill
+b) control a telephone exchange
-c) count votes in an election
-d) calculate the value of π
{The Colossus, used to defeat the German Enigma machine during World War II in 1944, was}
-a) electromechanical
-b) mechanical
-c) Turing-complete
+d) electric digital programmable
{Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to improve The Nautical Almanac.}
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+a) true
-b) false
{Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was preceded by such use on the Jacquard loom.}
+a) true
-b) false
{This algorithm halts if it starts at 0: <br /> * Add 3 <br /> * If the number is divisible by 10, divide by 10 <br /> * Stop if the number exceeds 100 <br /> * Go to top}
-a) true
+b) false
{The [[w:Turing machine|Turing machine]] permitted a solution to the [[w:halting problem|halting problem]]}
+a) true
-b) false
{A system that uses levers, pulleys, or other mechanical device to perform calculations is called an analog computer}
+a) true
-b) false
{Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was later adopted to the Jacquard loom.}
-a) true
+b) false
{The [[w:Turing machine| Turing machine]] could not have been invented until after the [[w:halting problem|halting problem]] was solved.}
-a) true
+b) false
</quiz>
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== Computer LEDE-HISTORY version V ==
<quiz display=simple>
{The Colossus, used to defeat the German Enigma machine during World War II in 1944, was}
+a) electric digital programmable
-b) mechanical
-c) Turing-complete
-d) electromechanical
{Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to predict lunar eclipses}
-a) true
+b) false
{The [[w:Bombe|Bombe]] was a(n) ______________ device used (circa 1940) to defeat the Enigma machine in World War II.}
+a) electromechanical
-b) mechanical
-c) Turing-complete
-d) electric digital programmable
{Analog computers continued to be developed into the twentieth century}
+a) true
-b) false
{The [[w:Turing machine|Turing machine]] permitted a solution to the [[w:halting problem|halting problem]]}
+a) true
-b) false
{A system that uses levers, pulleys, or other mechanical device to perform calculations is called an analog computer}
+a) true
-b) false
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{Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was preceded by such use on the Jacquard loom.}
+a) true
-b) false
{This algorithm halts if it starts at 0: <br /> * Add 3 <br /> * If the number is divisible by 10, divide by 10 <br /> * Stop if the number exceeds 100 <br /> * Go to top}
-a) true
+b) false
{The first English-language usage of the word "computer" referred to}
+a) a person
-b) Roman numerals
-c) an abacus
-d) counting rods
{A system that uses tables of numbers is called an analog computer}
-a) true
+b) false
{The [[w:Turing machine|Turing machine]] was a(n) ______ device}
-a) electromechanical
-b) digital
+c) conceptual
-d) analog
-e) prototype
{The chronological order by which electronic computers advanced is:}
+a) tubes, transistors, and then integrated circuits
-b) transistors, integrated circuits, and then tubes
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-c) tubes, integrated circuits and then transistors
-d) integrated circuits, tubes, and then transistors
{Analog computers were phased out by the dawn of the twentieth century (circa 1900)}
-a) true
+b) false
{Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was later adopted to the Jacquard loom.}
-a) true
+b) false
{Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to improve The Nautical Almanac.}
+a) true
-b) false
{In London (circa 1935) thousands of vacuum tubes were used to}
-a) control a textile mill
-b) count votes in an election
+c) control a telephone exchange
-d) calculate the value of π
{This algorithm halts if it starts at 0: <br /> * Add 3 <br /> * If the number is divisible by 10, add 10<br /> * Stop if the number exceeds 100 <br /> * Go to top}
+a) true
-b) false
{The [[w:Turing machine| Turing machine]] could not have been invented until after the [[w:halting problem|halting problem]] was solved.}
-a) true
+b) false
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</quiz>
== Computer LEDE-HISTORY version W ==
<quiz display=simple>
{The first English-language usage of the word "computer" referred to}
-a) counting rods
-b) Roman numerals
+c) a person
-d) an abacus
{The chronological order by which electronic computers advanced is:}
+a) tubes, transistors, and then integrated circuits
-b) transistors, integrated circuits, and then tubes
-c) integrated circuits, tubes, and then transistors
-d) tubes, integrated circuits and then transistors
{The [[w:Bombe|Bombe]] was a(n) ______________ device used (circa 1940) to defeat the Enigma machine in World War II.}
+a) electromechanical
-b) Turing-complete
-c) electric digital programmable
-d) mechanical
{Analog computers were phased out by the dawn of the twentieth century (circa 1900)}
-a) true
+b) false
{In London (circa 1935) thousands of vacuum tubes were used to}
-a) count votes in an election
-b) calculate the value of π
+c) control a telephone exchange
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-d) control a textile mill
{The Colossus, used to defeat the German Enigma machine during World War II in 1944, was}
-a) Turing-complete
+b) electric digital programmable
-c) electromechanical
-d) mechanical
{Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to predict lunar eclipses}
-a) true
+b) false
{Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was later adopted to the Jacquard loom.}
-a) true
+b) false
{Analog computers continued to be developed into the twentieth century}
+a) true
-b) false
{The [[w:Turing machine| Turing machine]] could not have been invented until after the [[w:halting problem|halting problem]] was solved.}
-a) true
+b) false
{A system that uses tables of numbers is called an analog computer}
-a) true
+b) false
{A system that uses levers, pulleys, or other mechanical device to perform calculations is called an analog computer}
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+a) true
-b) false
{Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to improve The Nautical Almanac.}
+a) true
-b) false
{The [[w:Turing machine|Turing machine]] was a(n) ______ device}
-a) analog
+b) conceptual
-c) electromechanical
-d) prototype
-e) digital
{Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was preceded by such use on the Jacquard loom.}
+a) true
-b) false
{This algorithm halts if it starts at 0: <br /> * Add 3 <br /> * If the number is divisible by 10, add 10<br /> * Stop if the number exceeds 100 <br /> * Go to top}
+a) true
-b) false
{The [[w:Turing machine|Turing machine]] permitted a solution to the [[w:halting problem|halting problem]]}
+a) true
-b) false
{This algorithm halts if it starts at 0: <br /> * Add 3 <br /> * If the number is divisible by 10, divide by 10 <br /> * Stop if the number exceeds 100 <br /> * Go to top}
-a) true
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+b) false
</quiz>
== Computer LEDE-HISTORY version X ==
<quiz display=simple>
{Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to improve The Nautical Almanac.}
+a) true
-b) false
{The [[w:Turing machine|Turing machine]] was a(n) ______ device}
+a) conceptual
-b) analog
-c) electromechanical
-d) digital
-e) prototype
{A system that uses levers, pulleys, or other mechanical device to perform calculations is called an analog computer}
+a) true
-b) false
{In London (circa 1935) thousands of vacuum tubes were used to}
+a) control a telephone exchange
-b) control a textile mill
-c) count votes in an election
-d) calculate the value of π
{Analog computers continued to be developed into the twentieth century}
+a) true
-b) false
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{Analog computers were phased out by the dawn of the twentieth century (circa 1900)}
-a) true
+b) false
{The Colossus, used to defeat the German Enigma machine during World War II in 1944, was}
-a) mechanical
-b) Turing-complete
+c) electric digital programmable
-d) electromechanical
{The chronological order by which electronic computers advanced is:}
-a) tubes, integrated circuits and then transistors
+b) tubes, transistors, and then integrated circuits
-c) integrated circuits, tubes, and then transistors
-d) transistors, integrated circuits, and then tubes
{A system that uses tables of numbers is called an analog computer}
-a) true
+b) false
{This algorithm halts if it starts at 0: <br /> * Add 3 <br /> * If the number is divisible by 10, divide by 10 <br /> * Stop if the number exceeds 100 <br /> * Go to top}
-a) true
+b) false
{Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was preceded by such use on the Jacquard loom.}
+a) true
-b) false
{The [[w:Turing machine| Turing machine]] could not have been invented until after the [[w:halting problem|halting problem]] was solved.}
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-a) true
+b) false
{The first English-language usage of the word "computer" referred to}
-a) an abacus
-b) Roman numerals
-c) counting rods
+d) a person
{Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was later adopted to the Jacquard loom.}
-a) true
+b) false
{Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to predict lunar eclipses}
-a) true
+b) false
{This algorithm halts if it starts at 0: <br /> * Add 3 <br /> * If the number is divisible by 10, add 10<br /> * Stop if the number exceeds 100 <br /> * Go to top}
+a) true
-b) false
{The [[w:Turing machine|Turing machine]] permitted a solution to the [[w:halting problem|halting problem]]}
+a) true
-b) false
{The [[w:Bombe|Bombe]] was a(n) ______________ device used (circa 1940) to defeat the Enigma machine in World War II.}
-a) Turing-complete
-b) mechanical
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-c) electric digital programmable
+d) electromechanical
</quiz>
== Computer LEDE-HISTORY version Y ==
<quiz display=simple>
{Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was preceded by such use on the Jacquard loom.}
+a) true
-b) false
{In London (circa 1935) thousands of vacuum tubes were used to}
-a) calculate the value of π
-b) control a textile mill
-c) count votes in an election
+d) control a telephone exchange
{The Colossus, used to defeat the German Enigma machine during World War II in 1944, was}
+a) electric digital programmable
-b) mechanical
-c) Turing-complete
-d) electromechanical
{Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was later adopted to the Jacquard loom.}
-a) true
+b) false
{Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to improve The Nautical Almanac.}
+a) true
-b) false
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{Analog computers continued to be developed into the twentieth century}
+a) true
-b) false
{The chronological order by which electronic computers advanced is:}
+a) tubes, transistors, and then integrated circuits
-b) tubes, integrated circuits and then transistors
-c) transistors, integrated circuits, and then tubes
-d) integrated circuits, tubes, and then transistors
{The [[w:Turing machine|Turing machine]] was a(n) ______ device}
-a) electromechanical
+b) conceptual
-c) digital
-d) prototype
-e) analog
{The [[w:Turing machine| Turing machine]] could not have been invented until after the [[w:halting problem|halting problem]] was solved.}
-a) true
+b) false
{The [[w:Bombe|Bombe]] was a(n) ______________ device used (circa 1940) to defeat the Enigma machine in World War II.}
-a) electric digital programmable
+b) electromechanical
-c) Turing-complete
-d) mechanical
{A system that uses levers, pulleys, or other mechanical device to perform calculations is called an analog computer}
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+a) true
-b) false
{The [[w:Turing machine|Turing machine]] permitted a solution to the [[w:halting problem|halting problem]]}
+a) true
-b) false
{This algorithm halts if it starts at 0: <br /> * Add 3 <br /> * If the number is divisible by 10, divide by 10 <br /> * Stop if the number exceeds 100 <br /> * Go to top}
-a) true
+b) false
{The first English-language usage of the word "computer" referred to}
-a) counting rods
-b) an abacus
-c) Roman numerals
+d) a person
{A system that uses tables of numbers is called an analog computer}
-a) true
+b) false
{Analog computers were phased out by the dawn of the twentieth century (circa 1900)}
-a) true
+b) false
{This algorithm halts if it starts at 0: <br /> * Add 3 <br /> * If the number is divisible by 10, add 10<br /> * Stop if the number exceeds 100 <br /> * Go to top}
+a) true
-b) false
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{Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to predict lunar eclipses}
-a) true
+b) false
</quiz>
== Computer LEDE-HISTORY version Z ==
<quiz display=simple>
{A system that uses tables of numbers is called an analog computer}
-a) true
+b) false
{The Colossus, used to defeat the German Enigma machine during World War II in 1944, was}
-a) electromechanical
-b) mechanical
+c) electric digital programmable
-d) Turing-complete
{Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to improve The Nautical Almanac.}
+a) true
-b) false
{In London (circa 1935) thousands of vacuum tubes were used to}
-a) count votes in an election
-b) calculate the value of π
+c) control a telephone exchange
-d) control a textile mill
{Analog computers continued to be developed into the twentieth century}
+a) true
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-b) false
{The first English-language usage of the word "computer" referred to}
-a) counting rods
+b) a person
-c) Roman numerals
-d) an abacus
{The [[w:Turing machine|Turing machine]] permitted a solution to the [[w:halting problem|halting problem]]}
+a) true
-b) false
{Analog computers were phased out by the dawn of the twentieth century (circa 1900)}
-a) true
+b) false
{Babbage's account of the origin of the difference engine in the 1820s was that he was working to satisfy the Astronomical Society's desire to predict lunar eclipses}
-a) true
+b) false
{The [[w:Turing machine|Turing machine]] was a(n) ______ device}
-a) analog
+b) conceptual
-c) prototype
-d) electromechanical
-e) digital
{The chronological order by which electronic computers advanced is:}
-a) transistors, integrated circuits, and then tubes
-b) integrated circuits, tubes, and then transistors
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-c) tubes, integrated circuits and then transistors
+d) tubes, transistors, and then integrated circuits
{This algorithm halts if it starts at 0: <br /> * Add 3 <br /> * If the number is divisible by 10, divide by 10 <br /> * Stop if the number exceeds 100 <br /> * Go to top}
-a) true
+b) false
{Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was later adopted to the Jacquard loom.}
-a) true
+b) false
{This algorithm halts if it starts at 0: <br /> * Add 3 <br /> * If the number is divisible by 10, add 10<br /> * Stop if the number exceeds 100 <br /> * Go to top}
+a) true
-b) false
{A system that uses levers, pulleys, or other mechanical device to perform calculations is called an analog computer}
+a) true
-b) false
{The [[w:Bombe|Bombe]] was a(n) ______________ device used (circa 1940) to defeat the Enigma machine in World War II.}
-a) electric digital programmable
-b) Turing-complete
-c) mechanical
+d) electromechanical
{Babbage's use of punch cards in the 1930s to solve a problem posed by the Astronomical Society was preceded by such use on the Jacquard loom.}
+a) true
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-b) false
{The [[w:Turing machine| Turing machine]] could not have been invented until after the [[w:halting problem|halting problem]] was solved.}
-a) true
+b) false
</quiz>