The Stepped Reckoner was invented by
John Napier
William Oughtred
Gottfried Leibnitz
Blaise Pascal
Correct Answer :
C. Gottfried Leibnitz
Related Questions
Which of the following is not electro-mechanical computer?
Mark I
ABC
Zuse
UNIVAC
Which of the following is not a type of Software?
System Software
Application Software
Utility Software
Entertainment Software
In most IBM PCs, the CPU, the device drives, memory expansion slots and active components are mounted on a single board. What is the name of this board?
Breadboard
Motherboard
Daughter board
Grandmother board
A digital computer did not score over an analog computer in terms of
Speed
Accuracy
Reliability
Cost
A paper printout of a document is known as
Softcopy output
Hardcopy output
Permanent Output
All of above
A floppy disk contains
Circular tracks only
Sectors only
Both circular tracks and sectors
None of the above
The most commonly used standard data code to represent alphabetical, numerical and punctuation characters used in electronic data processing system is called
ASCII
EBCDIC
BCD
All of above
A byte consists of
One bit
Four bits
Eight bits
Sixteen bits
Light pen and joystick are________
Algorithm
Input devices
Output devices
Portals
Which programming languages are classified as low level languages?
Basic, COBOL, FORTRAN
Prolog 2, Expert Systems
Knowledge based Systems
Assembly Languages
Identify the correct statement
IBM PCs used RISC CPU designs
Macintosh used CISC CPU design
IBM used CISC CPU design
None of above is true
Which computers are used as servers for any medium sized organizations?
Mainframe Computer
Mini Computers
Micro Computers
Super Computers
Why are vacuum tubes also called valves?
Because they can amplify the weak signals and make them strong
Because they can stop or allow the flow of current
Both of above
None of above
A technique used by codes to convert an analog signal into a digital bit stream is known as
Queue management
Pulse stretcher
Query processing
Pulse code modulation
The terminal device that functions as a cash register, computer terminal, and OCR reader is the:
Data collection terminal
OCR register terminal
Video Display terminal
POS terminal
MICR stands for
Magnetic Ink Character Reader
Magnetic Ink Code Reader
Magnetic Ink Cases Reader
None
EBCDIC stands for
Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
Extended Bit Code Decimal Interchange Code
Extended Bit Case Decimal Interchange Code
Extended Binary Case Decimal Interchange Code
A hybrid computer
Resembles digital computer
Resembles analogue computer
Resembles both a digital and analogue computer
None of the above
Binary circuit elements have
One stable state
Two stable state
Three stable state
None of above
The first electronic general purpose digital computer built by Eckert and Mauchly called ENIAC did not work on the stored program concept. How many numbers could it store in its internal memory?
100
20
40
80
Chief component of first generation computer was
Transistors
Vacuum Tubes and Valves
Integrated Circuits
None of above
When a computer is switched on, the booting process performs
Integrity Test
Power-On Self-Test
Correct Functioning Test
Reliability Test
What is the name of the display feature that highlights are of the screen which requires operator attention?
Pixel
Reverse video
Touch screen
Cursor
The capacity of 3.5 inch floppy disk is
1.40 MB
1.44 GB
1.40 GB
1.44 MB
Most important advantage of an IC is its
Easy replacement in case of circuit failure
Extremely high reliability
Reduced cost
Lower power consumption
The term computer' is derived from
Greek language
Sanskrit language
Latin language
German language
Which of the following is the smallest storage?
Megabyte
Gigabyte
Terabyte
None of these
Which of the following is a class of computers based on model?
Digital Computer
Hybrid Computers
Analog Computers
AT Computers
FORTRAN is a programming language. What does FORTRAN stand for?
File Translation
Format Translation
Formula Translation
Floppy Translation
Who is the inventor of Difference Engine�?
Allen Turing
Charles Babbage
Simur Cray
Augusta Adaming