High Tech History Quiz MCQ

Kuldeep Lodhi Updated May 6, 2024 1 min read Education
High Tech History Quiz MCQ
Test your knowledge by answering questions related to technology that has started a long ago. High Tech history quiz covers some of the important questions about 'technology that has been started in mid 20th century.
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Q1. Which form of digital communication was first used in 1971

A Email
B Text Message
C Emoji
D Numbers

✓ Correct Answer: A

Ray Tomlinson showcased an initial iteration of email functionality on the ARPANET networking platform.

Q2. How was the Altair 8800, the first retail personal home computer, sold

A At conventions
B It never made it to market
C Mail order
D Online commerce

✓ Correct Answer: C

Q3. What does the acronym DOS stand for

A Dark operating system
B Disk operating system
C Digital operating system
D Direct operating system

✓ Correct Answer: B

Q4. What was Pascal’s Calculator

A A legendary algorithm
B An early mobile phone
C An adding machine
D A portable screen

✓ Correct Answer: C

Q5. How much did the 1940s supercomputer ENIAC weigh

A 17 tons
B 7 tons
C 27 tons
D 5 tons

✓ Correct Answer: C

Q6. What is a yottabyte

A A computer virus
B A data-storage measurement
C A software error
D A computer programme

✓ Correct Answer: B

Q7. Which of these did Ada Lovelace publish

A First terms-of-service agreement
B First user manual
C First algorithm
D None of the above

✓ Correct Answer: C

Q8. What was the first computer mouse made from

A Terra cotta
B Metal
C Plastic
D Wood

✓ Correct Answer: D

Q9. What does the programming mnemonic HCF stand for

A Highly compressed file
B Help code folder
C Halt and catch fire
D None of the above

✓ Correct Answer: C

Q10. When it was released in 1981, what was unique about the computer called Osborne 1

A It was portable
B It had a keyboard
C It could store a yottabyte
D It was a computer software

✓ Correct Answer: A