What you have learned about

computers in society
In this unit you have learned:
ÎÎabout important inventions and ideas that have led to computers today 2 Copy the text and write the words in the right places.
ÎÎabout important people in the history of computing
ÎÎthat we need to be thoughtful when we use computers
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The activities on these pages will let you see how much you have learned.

It has taken over two years for us to make

1 Match the name of each person with the correct picture and with the correct as we know them today. From , who used algorithms, to
invention. Tim Berners-Lee, who invented the , people from all over the
1 Turing 2 Al-Khwarizmi 3 Babbage 4 Lovelace 5 Pingala have helped to bring us to this point. There are positive and
sides to using computers. We need to be

6 Computers in society: A history of computing

about how we use them.

3 What do these words mean?

cipher
A B C
program
algorithm

Activity What interests you?

D E
Think about the people you have studied in this unit. Which is the one you
have found most interesting? Explain to your teacher what they did, why it is
important, and why they are the most interesting to you.

a First b First c Algebra d Binary e A test to see

computer computer numbers if a computer
program can ‘think’ 99
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