Selected MCQ

Current Question
The first electronic computer was developed by ____.
  • A. J.V. Attansoff
  • B. Bill Gates
  • C. Simur Cray
  • D. Winton Serf
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
John Vincent Atanasoff developed the first electronic digital computer (ABC).
Related Question 1
Who designed the first electronic computer – ENIAC?
  • A. Van-Neumann
  • B. Joseph M. Jacquard
  • C. J. Presper Eckert and John W Mauchly
  • D. All of these
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
ENIAC was designed by J. Presper Eckert and John W. Mauchly.
Related Question 2
When was the first electromechanical computer developed?
  • A. 1880
  • B. 1944
  • C. 1960
  • D. 1980
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
The Harvard Mark I (1944) was the first electro-mechanical computer.
Related Question 3
What was the name of the first personal computer electronic spreadsheet software package, which became a smash hit as soon as it was introduced in 1978?
  • A. WordStar
  • B. VisiCalc
  • C. Lotus 1-2-3
  • D. Excel
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
VisiCalc (1979) was the first electronic spreadsheet for personal computers.
Related Question 4
In 1940, first electronic computer was invented by ____.
  • A. Clifford Berry
  • B. George Boole
  • C. Atanasoff and Berry
  • D. John V. Atanasoff
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
The Atanasoff-Berry Computer (ABC) was the first electronic digital computer.
Related Question 5
Who developed the idea for the Universal Turing Machine, which became the basis for the first computer?
  • A. Bill Gates
  • B. Alan Turing
  • C. Charles Babbage
  • D. None of these
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
Alan Turing’s Universal Turing Machine concept laid the theoretical foundation for modern computers.