For what Antikyathera was used?
For counting
For Calculating tax collection
For calculating astronomical positions
For calculating firing weapons
Correct Answer :
C. For calculating astronomical positions
Related Questions
UNIVAC is
Unvalued Automatic Computer
Universal Array Computer
Universal Automatic Computer
Unique Automatic Computer
Programs designed to perform specific tasks is known as
system software
application software
utility programs
operating system
On a PC, how much memory is available to application software?
1024 KB
760 KB
640 KB
560 KB
A normal CD-ROM usually can store up to data?
680 KB
680 Bytes
680 MB
680 GB
John Napier invented Logarithm in
1614
1617
1620
None of above
Which is the type of memory for information that does not change on your computer?
RAM
ROM
ERAM
RW / RAM
Tape speed is measured in
Feet per second
Inch per second
Meter per second
Centimeter per second
ALU and Control Unit jointly known as
RAM
ROM
CPU
PC
Which of the following is related to fifth generation computers?
Knowledge information processing system
Very large scale integration (VLSI)
Both of above
Only b
Any storage device added to a computer beyond the immediately usable main storage is known as
Floppy disk
Hard disk
Backing store
Punched card
A paper printout of a document is known as
Softcopy output
Hardcopy output
Permanent Output
All of above
Which of the following are the best units of data on an external storage device?
Bits
Bytes
Hertz
Clock cycles
Charles Babbage is considered the father of modern computers because
of his difference engine
of his analytical engine
his concept of input, mill and output
All of above
When did IBM introduce the 20286 based PC/AT?
1982
1984
1985
1989
Which of the following produces the best quality graphics reproduction?
Laser printer
Ink jet printer
Plotter
Dot matrix printer
Which of the following is required when more than one person uses a central computer at the same time?
Terminal
Light pen
Digitizer
Mouse
A general purpose single-user microcomputer designed to be operated by one person at a time is
Special-purpose computer
KIPS
M
PC
IBM 1401 computer was
Mainframe Computer
Mini Computers
Micro Computers
None of above
In latest generation computers, the instructions are executed
Parallel only
Sequentially only
Both sequentially and parallel
All of above
Cathode Ray Tube is a form of________
Keyboard
Mouse
Monitor
Mother board
A fault in a computer program which prevents it from working correctly is known as
Boot
Bug
Biff
Strap
A program that is employed in the development, repair or enhancement of other programs is known as
System software
Software tool
Applications program
Utility program
The first general purpose electronic digital computer in the world was
UNIVAC
EDVAC
ENIAC
All of above
Which of the items below are considered removable storage media?
Removable hard disk cartridges
(Magneto-optical) disk
Flexible disks cartridges
All of the above
Which computer has been designed to be as compact as possible?
Mini
Super computer
Micro computer
Mainframe
Which of the following was a special purpose computer?
ABC
ENIAC
EDVAC
All of the above
The ________ is the amount of data that a storage device can move from the storage medium to the Computer per second
data migration rate
data digitizing rate
data transfer rate
data access rate
Todays computer giant IBM was earlier known by different name which was changes in 1924. What was that name?
Tabulator Machine Co.
The Tabulator Ltd.
Computing Tabulating Recording Co.
International Computer Ltd.
Napier's Bones were invented in
1614
1617
1620
None of above
The computer abbreviation KB usually means
Key Block
Kernel Boot
Kilo Byte
Kit Bit