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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who first thought of constructing a machine that could calculate logarithms?
(a) John Napier.
(b) Charles Babbage.
(c) Galileo.
(d) Issac Newton.

2. Seventeenth numerical tables were set up so that what factor could be learned about each number?
(a) The base number.
(b) The square root.
(c) Pi.
(d) The logarithm.

3. What word book by James Murray was first published in 1879?
(a) The First Language.
(b) The Birth of Writing.
(c) A Table Alphabeticall.
(d) Oxford English Dictionary.

4. What was changing language at the time the first English dictionary was developed?
(a) Increased population.
(b) Travel and conquest.
(c) International trade.
(d) Advanced education.

5. What is the system of dots and dashes used to communicate telegrams called?
(a) Bell's Code.
(b) Electronic Messaging.
(c) Tele-Com Messaging.
(d) Morse Code.

Short Answer Questions

1. In his graduate paper, to what did Claude Shannon apply the binary logic of George Boole?

2. In the prologue to "The Information", what year does Gleick identify as a crucial year in the history of information and computing?

3. What type of lists did Babbage create about livestock, fabric, letter combinations in various languages and other facts?

4. How did the drummers of Africa differentiate between similar words?

5. What was the main form of communication in the late 1940s?

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