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1. 1.

   Choose the right answer. (MCQ)

   1. In which form the input was fed into tabulating machines?
      1. data cards
      2. hole cards
      3. chips
      4. punched cards
   2. Who is known as the Father of Computers?
      1. Blaise Pascal
      2. John Napier
      3. Herman Hollerith
      4. Charles Babbage
   3. Which of the following was the first electronic computer developed in 1946?
      1. UNIVAC
      2. difference engine
      3. ENIAC
      4. analytical engine
   4. Who developed UNIVAC?
      1. J. Presper Eckert
      2. John Mauchly
      3. Blaise Pascal
      4. both a and b
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   1. (d) Punched cards
   2. (d) Charles Babbage
   3. (c) ENIAC
   4. (d) Both a and
2. 2.

   Fill in the blanks.

   1. An ________________ was mainly used by merchants to perform the basic calculations.
   2. The ________________ was the calculating unit in the analytical engine.
   3. The paper cards containing several punched holes to represent data is ________________ .
   4. The ________________ was invented by Herman Hollerith.
   5. The ability to perform different types of tasks is called ________________.
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   1. abacus
   2. mill
   3. punched card
   4. tabulating machine
   5. versatility
3. 3.

   Name these early calculating devices.

   1.	2.	3.
   4.	5.

    

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   1. Pascaline calculator
   2. Abacus
   3. Leonardo Da Vinci's calculator
   4. Char
   5. ...
4. 4.

   List any five early calculating devices.

5. 5.

   Name two machines designed by Charles Babbage.

6. 6.

   Name the parts of the analytical engine.