Milestones in computing: fill in the blanks: fill-in-the-blank worksheet for Grade 12, page 1 preview

Fill-in-the-blank worksheet · Computers & Digital Literacy

Milestones in computing: fill in the blanks · Grade 12

Read 8 sentences about milestones in computing and write the missing word in each, using the word bank. Practices reading for meaning and topic vocabulary.

Grade 12 · ages 17 to 18
Medium
15 to 20 minutes
1 page
Free

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The word bank and sentences

Directions: Read each sentence. Choose the best word from the word bank and write it on the line.

Word bank: cross out each word as you use it
Shannon · programs · TCP · Linux · Hamilton 1983
Boole · image
1 The von Neumann design stores both · and data in one memory.
2 In 1854, George · published an algebra of logic built on true and false.
3 Linus Torvalds released the first · kernel in 1991.
4 Deep learning took off in 2012 when a neural network won a major recognition contest.
5 Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn designed ____, the rules that let networks join into one internet.
6 Claude · showed that relay circuits could perform Boolean logic.
7 Margaret · led the team that wrote the Apollo on-board flight software.
8 ARPANET switched to TCP/IP on January 1, , often called the internet's birthday.

What your child practices

Your child practices reading for meaning and topic vocabulary. The skill is “Computing systems”: describe hardware, software, files and networks and troubleshoot simple problems.

Grades and ages: Grade 12, ages 17 to 18
Time: About 15 to 20 minutes
Subject: Computers & Digital Literacy
Level: Medium for Grade 12
Answer key: Yes, for grown-ups who sign in
Printing: 1 page, US Letter or A4, low-ink option
Updated: October 15, 2026

How to use it

Try the first question together so the format is clear. Then let your child work through the rest, showing their thinking on the page. It is pitched at the expected level for Grade 12, for practice after the skill has been taught.

An answer key comes with it as a separate page that grown-ups download after signing in.

Tip for grown-ups: Read each sentence aloud with a hum for the blank, then try each word bank word in it.

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