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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What machine was constructed by Charles Babbage?
(a) The difference engine.
(b) The difference analyzer.
(c) The calculator.
(d) The computer.

2. What was the Morse code comprised of?
(a) Letters.
(b) Numbers.
(c) Symbols.
(d) Short pulses, called dots, and long pulses, called dashes.

3. How was the machine created by Charles Babbage received?
(a) It was very well received in the mathematics community.
(b) It failed to receive governmental backing.
(c) It received government backing but was not considered practical.
(d) It was very well received in academia.

4. In what field was Charles Babbage an early pioneer?
(a) Physics.
(b) Astronomy.
(c) Advanced mathematics.
(d) Computer science.

5. What were the interests of Charles Babbage, a brilliant Englishman who lived in the 19th century?
(a) Mathematics, engineering, cryptography, railroads, and industrial machinery.
(b) Prose and poetry.
(c) The history of discovery and travel.
(d) Philosophy and psychology.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a bit?

2. What development was the last stage of writing?

3. The early telegraph had trouble functioning under what conditions?

4. What society created the first numeric tables?

5. What was difficult for people to accept about telegraph communications?

(see the answer key)

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