Department Department of Education Region IV-A CALABA C ALABARZON RZON DIVISION OF BATANGAS
2014 TECHNO QUIZ REVIEWER
1. In what year did Nintendo first introduced video games. A. 1973
B. 1975
C. 1977
D. 1980
2. Anything that people make to solve a problem is… A. Science
B. Technology
C. Math
D. problem solving
3. This is a mathematics visualization tool with mathematical notation and graphing functions, suitable for geometry, algebra, trigonometry, and calculus.this is great for visualizing concepts that are sometimes hard to understand. A. Design Science
B. Math Journal
C. Geometer’s Sketchpad
D. Cabri
4. A step by step procedure for carrying out computation, or another word for working out math problem is ….
A. Algorithm
B. divisivility rules
C. digit rules
D. place value rules
5. Who is the Creators of Fizz and Martina’s Math, Primetime Math, and many more computer programs appropriate for K through 12. A. Dr. Wei-Chi Yang
B. Vivian Pal
C. Tom Snyder Productions
D. none of the
above 6. What is the exact size of the smallest calculator in the world created by James Gimzewski? A. 1 nanometer
B. 2 nanometer
C. 3 nanometer
D. 4 nanometer
7. The combination of touch screen hardware and optical character recognition software offers effortless input in mathematical expressions with all the benefits of electronic media such as saving and sharing of data. A. Document Cameras B. whiteboards
C. tablet computers
D. TI – Calculator
8. The Asian Conference Technology in Mathematics(ATCM) was founded by ____________. A. Dr. Wei-Chi Yang
B. Vivian Pal
C. Tom Snyder Productions
D. none of the
above 9. The ACTM Conference was conducted in Taiwan for the second time in ___________. A. 2007
B. 2008
C. 2009
D. 2009
B.
10. The first all transistor-diode electronic calculator was first introduced by what company? ANSWER : = SHARP
11. The bridge between the computer and the old -fashioned chalkboard or whiteboard. A. Computers
B. Smartboards
C. Overhead Projectors
D. DVD players
12. This can be used for many things in the Mathematics classroom. Used to show virtual models of mathematics like at the Mathematics virtual Library, to create graphs using excel, and to practice math skills on websites. A. Computers
B. Smartboards
C. Overhead Projectors
D. DVD players
13. This piece of Technology allows teachers and students to write normally and then to have image projected onto a screen so that all students may see it easily. A. Computers
B. Smartboards C. Overhead Projectors
D. DVD players
14. A term refers to places that have wireless internet connections. ANSWER : hot spot 15. A funny name for a noun that describes a small piece of information about your computer. It is a small file that a Web server automatically sends to your PC when you browse certain Website. ANSWER : cookie 16. Which Greek letter represents the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter? ANSWER : π 17. Though he was beyond the traditional age limit of 40 years for receiving the gold Fields Medal, a British mathematician was awarded a special silver plaque by the International Mathematical Union in 1998. Name this mathematician who is most famous for proving Fermat’s Last Theorem. ANSWER : 18. What term refers to a limitless quantity and is represented by a symbol that looks like the number 8 placed on its side? ANSWER : 19. Name the physical chemist who coined the term ‘photon’ and came up with the official definition of ‘jiffy’ in physics. ANSWER : 20. What computer program can you used to calculate data? ANSWER : = Microsoft excel or Spreadsheet Name the 3rd-century BC Greek mathematician who wrote Elements of Geometry, which remained a standard textbook until the 19th century. ANSWER :
If the number 1 followed by 100 zeros is represented by the term ‘googol’, what is the name for the number 1 followed by a googol number of zeros? ANSWER : 23. What do you call the series of numbers where the next number is the sum of the previous two? ANSWER What was title of the first printed book in mathematics? ANSWER: A r t e d e l l 'A b b a c o 25. What do you call a number whose digits are rotated around when multiplied by any number from 1 to 6? ANSWER: 26. Who is the Greek mathematician believed to be the first person to notice that the morning and evening stars were actually the same? ANSWER: 27. What do you call the calculating device that uses numbered rods to perform multiplication of any number by a number 2-9? ANSWER: 28. Who is the founding father of the Formalist School of Mathematics? ANSWER: 29. If the data are encoded in column A1 to A10, what formula should be used to calculate the standard deviation of the given scores using the Microsoft Excel or spreadsheets? ANSWER : =STDEV(A1:A10) 30. It is a calculator with keys shaped and sized exactly like coins and a dollar bill.It adds and subtracts money amounts and has a voice output. A. Keyboard
B. Coin –u - lator
C. Fact master
D.
Moneycalc 31. The latest model of casio’s calculator which has been designed for general math, trigonometry, statistics, calculus, engineering and physics. A. FX-112ESPLUS
B. FX-113ESPLUS
c. FX-114ESPLUS
D. FX-115ESPLUS
32. Who built the first automatic mechanical calculator that could add and subtract? A. Rene Descartes
B. Blaise Pascal C. Gotfreid Leibniz
D. Thomas De Colmar
33. A program that enables you to access information on the internet through the World Wide Web. ANSWER : browser 34. What do you mean by PDF? ANSWER : Portable Document Format 35. Use of email addresses to send unsolicited messages for the purpose of marketing. ANSWER : Spam 36. What do you mean by URL? ANSWER : Unique Resource Locator 37. When did the first automatic mechanical calculator invented? ANSWER : 1642 38. Name the Greek mathematician often referred to as the ‘Father of Geometry’ for his revolutionary ideas and influential textbook called ‘Elements’. ANSWER : Euclid 39. A device that can be used not only to compute but also to draw graphs in the Cartesian coordinate plane. ANSWER : graphics calculator 40. A set of information that is structured primarily to allow calculations and analysis to be undertaken. ANSWER : database 41. The ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter is denoted by which Greek letter? (Pi) 42. Which British philosopher and mathematician said: ‘mathematics may be defined as the
subject in whom we never know what we are talking about or whether what we are saying is true’? (Bertrand Russell)
43. How many faces have a dodecahedron ? (12) 44. Which German mathematician gave his name to a one-sided surface that he created by
giving a strip of paper a half-twist then fastening the ends together ? (August Ferdinand Mobius)
45. What type of algebra, in which logical operations are replaced by symbols, is also known as
symbolic logic? (Boolean) 46. What is the better known name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, a lecturer in mathematics at
Oxford University in the 19th century, who compiled a series of mathematical brain teasers known as ‘pillow problems’? (Lewis Carroll)
47. In 1665, shortly before his death, a French mathematician created a celebrated theorem by claiming to have discovered the proof that there are no instances in which the sum of two cube numbers is equal to another cube number. Who w as he ? (Pierre de Fermat) 48. Name the 3rd-century BC Greek mathematician who wrote Elements of Geometry, which remained a standard textbook until the 19th century? (Euclid)
49. Which Scottish mathematician invented logarithms and devised a set of graduated bones used as an aid to multiplication ? (John Napier) 50. Which French mathematician, physicist and theologian invented the first calcula ting machine in 1641? (Blaise Pascal) 51. Who is the father of geometry? (Euclid) 52. Who is the prince of mathematics? (Friedrich Gauss)
53. What is the first mechanical calculator invented by Willhelm Schickard ? (Calculating Clock) 54. Who is the father of Algebra ? (Al-khwarzimi) 55. It is the graduated circular protractor with one pivoted arm used for measuring on marking off angles. (Bevel Protractor) th
56. What century did Mathematicians first used plus and minus signs ? (16 century) 57. What number a one followed by 100 zeros was first used by nine year old Milton Sirotta in 1940? (Googol) 58. What handy mathematical instruments days were numbered when the pocket calculator made the scene in the 1970’s? (The Slide Ruler) 59. What is a flat image that can be displayed in three dimensions ? (Hologram) 60. What Greek Math whiz noticed that the morn ing star and evening star were one and the same 530 B.C.? (Pythagoras)
61. What is the first desktop all electronic calculators developed in Britain in 1961 by Central Systems Ltd.? Answer: ANITA (A New Inspiration To Arithmetic/Accounting) Calculator 62. Who discovered Pythagorean Theorems? Answer: Pythagoras of Samos 63. Who mathematician made advances in number theory, algebra and analysis but is most renowned for his many theorems of plane and solid geometry? Answer: Archimedes of Syracuse 64. What is the contribution of Rene Descartes in Mathematics? Answer: He discovered the Cartesian Coordinate Plane 65. Who invented and developed the Decimal System? Answer: China, Babylonia, Persia and Mayans 66. Who invented the first mechanical calculator? ANSWER : Blaise Pascal 67. A way of sending message over the internet. ANSWER : Email 68. Who developed the very first spreadsheet, Visicalc? ANSWER : Dan Bricklin and Bob Frankstone 69. What was the first spreadsheet written to operate on the apple II and was released in 1979? ANSWER : Visicalc 70. French mathematician who developed the rectangular coordinate system. Answer: Rene Descartes 71 . Who is the Flemish mathematician who first used decimals in his book La Disme Answer: Simon Stevin 72. In which country did the Metric System come from? ( Answer : France ) 73. Who made the idea and the original invention of a device that able to perform all four arithmetic operations with minimal human intervention , the calculator ? ( Answer : Blaise Pascal ) ( Answer : Charles Babbage ) 74. Who invented the first “computing machine” in 1822? 75. What is the instrument used in measuring small distances?
( Answer : micrometer )
76. The length one foot was based on the length of a foot of a king. Whwwwqwq9w 77. o was that king who ordered everyone to use the length of his foot as a standard unit : foot ? ( Answer : King Gregory )
