Quiz 1

Question 1

what date was computer referred as the one who calculates?

Answer 1

1640

Question 2

Supervised the women at Harvard College Observatory

Answer 2

Williamina Flemming

Question 3

Spent decades studying the night sky, recording their observations in notebooks and on photographic plates.

Answer 3

The Harvard Computers

Question 4

In this date computer was called “Calculating Machine”

Answer 4

1897

Question 5

what did they call computer in 1897?

Answer 5

Calculating Machine

Question 6

What is a Calculating Machine?

Answer 6

a machine for performing arithmetical operations such as multiplications. Usually more complex than can be done on an adding machine(calculator)

Question 7

in this date the computer was indicated as ‘programmable digital electronic computer’

Answer 7

1945

Question 8

What did they call computer in 1945?

Answer 8

Programmable digital electronics computer

Question 9

What is a computer?

Answer 9

-Programmable electronic machine designed to take input
-Perform prescribed arithmetic and logical operations at fast speeds, and provide the output of these operations.
-a computer is a device that performs computation

Question 10

What does the term COMPUTER stands for?

Answer 10

Common Operating Machine Purposely Used for Technological and Educational Research

Question 11

Computer is derived from the latin word? and which means what?

Answer 11

Computare which means “To calculate” or “To count” or “To sum up”

Question 12

When was the first mechanical computer was designed? and by who?

Answer 12

1837 by Charles Babbage

Question 13

What was the first mechanical, or first general-purpose computer called?

Answer 13

Analytical Engine

Question 14

Was known the father of the computer

Answer 14

Charles Babbage

Question 15

Basic functions of the computer

Answer 15

Input, processing, output, and storage

Question 16

Example of input function of computer

Answer 16

all using input devices(Keyboard,Mouse,Microphone,Scanner,Camera,Sensor)

Question 17

Where do the computer process the data?

Answer 17

RAM and ROM

Question 18

Where do the computer store the data?

Answer 18

HDD, SDD, Memory cards, Pen drives, Optical Disks

Question 19

Output function of computer

Answer 19

Monitor, Printer, Speaker, Headphone, Screen Projector, Plotter

Question 20

this term was used to distinguish between different hardware technologies

Answer 20

Generation of computer

Question 21

Based on the electronics valves?

Answer 21

First Generation(1946-1959)

Question 22

Based on Transistor

Answer 22

Second Generation(1959-1965)

Question 23

Based on Integrated Circuits

Answer 23

Third Generation(1965-1971)

Question 24

Based on Very Large Scale Integrated VLSI circuits

Answer 24

Fourth Generation(1971-1980)

Question 25

Based on Ultra Large Scale Integration, Artificial Intelligence and Parallel Processing Hardware

Answer 25

Fifth Generation(1980-Present)

Question 26

What does ICs stands?

Answer 26

Integrated Circuit

Question 27

VLSI stands for?

Answer 27

Very Large Scale Integrated

Question 28

ULSI stands for?

Answer 28

Ultra Large Scale Integration

Question 29

Important uses of computer system are?

Answer 29

-Store data
- Communicate with people around the world
-Educational system
-Government sectors
-Sports
-Entertainment
-Banking

Question 30

Classification of Computers by type?

Answer 30

Analog, Digital, and Hybrid

Question 31

Classification of Computers by Size

Answer 31

Microcomputer, minicomputer, mainframe computer, supercomputer

Question 32

Classification of Computers by purpose

Answer 32

General Purpose, Special Purpose

Question 33

Adv. of Computer

Answer 33

Amazing speed, Accuracy, Huge storage, Multitasking support, Data security, Automation, Reduced Cost

Question 34

Disadvantages of computers

Answer 34

Unemployment, Health issues, Cyber crimes, Virus and hacking attacks, improper use, spread of false or inappropriate content, negative impact on the environment.

Question 35

are the physical component or part that jointly form a computer system.

Answer 35

Computer Hardware

Question 36

is a group of programming instructions designed to instruct the computer to perform specific task

Answer 36

Computer software

Question 37

Without the software computer system is useless. True or false?

Answer 37

True.