Inventors and Their Inventions MCQs with Answers
Solved Inventors and Their Inventions MCQs with answers — Babbage, Gates, Jobs, Torvalds, Berners-Lee, Cerf & Codd. Free quiz + PDF for PPSC, FPSC, NTS, CSS & PMS.
Inventors and Their Inventions — Master Reference for Pakistani Competitive Exams
The chapter Inventors and Their Inventions is one of the highest-frequency Computer Science / GK topics in Pakistan’s PPSC, FPSC, NTS, CSS, PMS, OTS, CTS, BPSC, KPPSC and SPSC One Paper exams. Almost every Junior Clerk, Tehsildar, Assistant, Sub-Inspector, Computer Operator, Lecturer and BPS-14 to BPS-17 paper carries 2–4 MCQs from this chapter. This page consolidates solved MCQs with answers covering all the famous founders, fathers and inventors — Charles Babbage (computer), Bill Gates & Paul Allen (Microsoft), Steve Jobs (Apple), Linus Torvalds (Linux), Tim Berners-Lee (WWW), Vint Cerf (Internet), John McCarthy (AI), Edgar Codd (database), Mauchly & Eckert (ENIAC/UNIVAC), Atanasoff & Berry (ABC), Larry Page & Sergey Brin (Google), Ajay Bhatt (USB), Martin Cooper (mobile phone), Christopher Latham Sholes (keyboard) and many more. For wider context, see the Wikipedia list of inventors and the Computer History Museum — the most authoritative source on technology pioneers.
Famous Computer “Fathers”
| Title | Person |
|---|---|
| Father of Computer | Charles Babbage |
| Father of ‘C’ Language | Dennis Ritchie |
| Father of ‘C++’ Language | Bjarne Stroustrup |
| Father of Java | James Gosling |
| Father of Computer Animations | John Whitney |
| Father of Computer Hard Disk | Reynold Johnson |
| Father of jQuery | John Resig |
| Founder of Artificial Intelligence | John McCarthy |
Founders of Companies & Technologies
| Company / Technology | Founder(s) |
|---|---|
| Apple Computers | Steve Jobs (with Steve Wozniak) |
| Microsoft | Bill Gates & Paul Allen |
| Larry Page & Sergey Brin | |
| Yahoo | Jerry Yang & David Filo |
| Oracle | Ed Oates, Larry Ellison & Bob Miner |
| Linux | Linus Torvalds |
| WWW | Tim Berners-Lee |
| Internet (TCP/IP) | Vint Cerf |
| Shiva Ayyadurai | |
| PHP | Rasmus Lerdorf |
| USB | Ajay V. Bhatt |
| Bluetooth | Ericsson (1994) |
| Mobile Phone | Martin Cooper |
| Keyboard | Christopher Latham Sholes |
| Mouse | Douglas Engelbart & René Sommer |
| ARPANET | DARPA |
| Computer Graphics | William Fetter |
Inventors of Hardware & Computer Components
| Invention | Inventor(s) |
|---|---|
| Computer | Charles Babbage |
| ABC Computer | John Atanasoff & Clifford Berry |
| ENIAC / UNIVAC | John Mauchly & J. Presper Eckert |
| Z1 Computer | Konrad Zuse |
| Computer BIOS | Gary Kildall |
| Computer Bug | Dr. Grace Murray Hopper |
| Computer Keyboard | Christopher Latham Sholes |
| Computer Scanner | Ray Kurzweil |
| Computer Speakers | Abinawan Puracchidas |
| Ethernet Networking | David Boggs, Chuck Thacker & Butler Lampson |
| First Database | Dr. Edgar Frank Codd |
| Laptop Computer | Adam Osborne |
| MS-DOS | Microsoft |
| Punch Cards | Hollerith |
| Spacewar Computer Game | Steve Russell & MIT |
| Computer Chip (IC) | Jack Kilby & Robert Noyce |
| First Microprocessor | Faggin, Hoff & Mazor |
Spotlight — Bluetooth & Laptop Computer
Bluetooth is the global wireless standard enabling convenient, secure connectivity for an expanding range of devices and services. Created by Ericsson in 1994, Bluetooth wireless technology was originally conceived as a wireless alternative to RS-232 data cables — exchanging data over short distances using radio transmissions.
A Laptop Computer is a computer that integrates all the elements needed to run properly — including a battery power supply, a screen and a keyboard — in a small casing. The laptop was invented by Adam Osborne.
Exam tip: Lock six anchors and you cover ~80% of all MCQs from this chapter — Babbage = Father of Computer, Mauchly & Eckert = ENIAC + UNIVAC, Gates & Allen = Microsoft, Page & Brin = Google, Berners-Lee = WWW, and Codd = First Database.
Frequently Asked Questions
ENIAC and UNIVAC were both developed by John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert.
Microsoft was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen.
Google was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin.
Bluetooth was created by Ericsson in 1994 — originally conceived as a wireless alternative to RS-232 data cables.
The laptop computer was invented by Adam Osborne — a single small casing integrating battery, screen and keyboard.
The USB (Universal Serial Bus) was invented by Ajay V. Bhatt, an Indian-American computer architect at Intel.
Yes — essential. “Inventors and Their Inventions” MCQs are tested in every One Paper, NTS NAT, GAT, OTS, CTS, BPSC, KPPSC, SPSC, PPSC and FPSC computer paper. Expect 2–4 MCQs in any 100-mark paper.
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