Today's computer giant IBM was earlier known by different name which was changes in 1924. What was that name?
Tabulator Machine Co.
Computing Tabulating Recording Co.
The Tabulator Ltd.
International Computer Ltd.
Correct Answer :
B. Computing Tabulating Recording Co.
Related Questions
Which of the following is required when more than one person uses a central computer at the same time?
Terminal
Light pen
Digitizer
Mouse
What was the nick name of the computer used by the Americans in 1952 for their H-bomb project?
ENIAC
EDSAC
MANIAC
UNIVAC
Today's computer giant IBM was earlier known by different name which was changed in 1924. What was that name?
Computer Tabulating Recording Co.
The Tabulator Ltd.
International Computer Ltd.
None of above
Reusable optical storage will typically have the acronym-
CD
DVD
ROM
RW
Which of the following is correct acronym of VGA?
Video Graphics Array
Visual Graphics Array
Volatile Graphics Array
Video Graphics Adapter
Who designed the first electronics computer ? ENIAC/
Von Neumann
Joseph M Jacquard
J. P. Eckert and J. W. Mauchly
All of above
Can you tell what passes into and out from the computer via its ports?
Data
Bytes
Graphics
Pictures
The two kinds of main memory are:
Primary and secondary
Random and sequential
ROM and RAM
All of above
What is a light pen?
Mechanical Input device
Optical input device
Electronic input device
Optical output device
One of the popular mass storage device is CD ROM. What does CD ROM stand for?
Compactable Read Only Memory
Compact Data Read Only Memory
Compactable Disk Read Only Memory
Compact Disk Read Only Memory
Abacus was the first
electronic computer
mechanical computer
electronic calculator
mechanical calculator
An application program that helps the user to change any number and immediately see the result of that change is
Desktop publishing program
Database
Spreadsheet
All of above
________ is the key to close a selected drop -down list; cancel a command and close a dialog box.
TAB
SHIFT
ESC
F10
What is the path from which data flow in a computer system is known as
Car
Bus
Truck
Road
Which statement is valid about computer program?
It is understood by a computer
It is understood by programmer
It is understood user
Both a & b
Which of the following is NOT one of the four major data processing functions of a computer?
gathering data
processing data into information
analysing the data or information
storing the data or information
What is an interpreter?
An interpreter does the conversion line by line as the program is run
An interpreter is the representation of the system being designed
An interpreter is a general purpose language providing very efficient execution
None of the above
One computer that is not considered a portable computer is
Minicomputer
A laptop computer
Tablet PC
All of the above
Which of the following is still useful for adding numbers?
EDSAC
ENIAC
Abacus
UNIVAC
A hybrid computer
Resembles digital computer
Resembles analogue computer
Resembles both a digital and analogue computer
None of the above
An error in software or hardware is called a bug. What is the alternative computer jargon for it?
Leech
Squid
Slug
Glitch
In most of the IBM PCs, the CPU, the device drivers, memory, expansion slots and active components are mounted on a single board. What is the name of the board?
Motherboard
Daughterboard
Bredboard
Fatherboard
Which of the following have low failure rate?
Mechanical devices
electronic devices
electro-mechanical devices
None of above
A computer has very low failure rate because it uses electronic components. It produces very consistent results. This is highlighted by which of the feature of computer?
Accuracy
Reliability
Versatility
Automatic
A device for converting handwritten impressions into coded characters & positional coordinates for input to a computer is
Touch panel
Mouse
Wand
Writing tablet
The full form of EEPROM is
Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
Easily Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
Electronic Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
None of the above
Networking such as LAN, MAN started from
First generation
Second generation
Third generation
Fourth generation
Which 8-bit chip was used in many of today's TRS-80 computers?
Z-8000
Motorola 6809
Z-8808
Z-80
A small or intelligent device is so called because it contains within it a
Computer
Microcomputer
Programmable
Sensor
Which language is directly understood by the computer without translation program?
Machine language
Assembly language
High level language
None of above