Who invented Slide Rules?
John Napier
William Oughtred
Gottfried Leibnitz
Blaise Pascal
Correct Answer :
B. William Oughtred
Related Questions
The term GIGO is related to
Accuracy
Reliability
Versatility
Automatic
What was the expected feature of fifth generation computers when Japan started FGCS?
Operating Systems
Paralled Processing
ULSI
None of above
A byte consists of
One bit
Four bits
Eight bits
Sixteen bits
A computer consists of
A central processing unit
A memory
Input and output unit
All of the above
Which technology is more reliable?
Mechanical
Electro-Mechanical
Electronic
For reliability it does not matter. So all of above are reliable
A notation used to express clearly on algorithm is known as
Algorithmic language
Assembly language
Machine language
High level language
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
Magnetic tape can serve as
Secondary storage media
Output media
Input media
All of the above
A set of flip flops integrated together is called ____
Counter
Adder
Register
None of the above
A type of channel used to connect a central processor and peripherals which uses multiplying is known as
Modem
Network
Multiplexer
All of the above
The word Abacus is derived from Abax, a word from
Latin language
Greek Language
Sanskrit language
Ancient Egypt
Which of the following statement is false?
Mechanical analog computers have existed for thousands of years
There are mechanical analog computers and electronic analog computers.
All electronic computers are digital computers
All of above are false
A system is
an integration of different units so as to achieve an objective
input unit
input and output unit
input, output and storage units
Which of the following is a part of the Central Processing Unit?
Printer
Key board
Mouse
Arithmetic & Logic unit
The actual execution of instructions happens in
ALU
CU
Memory
None of above
The value of each bead in heaven is
1
2
3
7
Number crunchier is the informal name for
Minicomputer
Super computer
Microcomputer
Mainframe computer
On-line real time systems become popular in ________ generation
First Generation
Second Generation
Third Generation
Fourth Generation
A Pixel is
A computer program that draws picture
A picture stored in secondary memory
The smallest resolvable part of a picture
None of these
A computer assisted method for the recording and analyzing of existing or hypothetical systems is
Data transmission
Data flow
Data capture
Data processing
Who developed a mechanical device in the 17th century that could add, subtract, multiple, divide and find square roots?
Napier
Babbage
Pascal
Leibniz
Which is an item of storage medium in the form of circular plate?
Disk
CPU
Printer
ALU
What difference does the 5th generation computer have from other generation computers?
Technological advancement
Scientific code
Object Oriented Programming
All of the above
An IBM system/38 represents the computer class of:
Small-scale computer
Medium-scale computer
Large-scale computer
Super computer
The process of communicating with a file from a terminal is
Interactive
Interrogation
Heuristic
All of the above
Properly arranged data is called
Field
Words
Information
File
Abacus was the first
electronic computer
mechanical computer
electronic calculator
mechanical calculator
Which of the following is a storage device?
Tape
Hard Disk
Floppy Disk
All of the above
Which of the following processors use RISC technology?
486dx
Power PC
486sx
6340
Who invented vacuum tubes?
John Bardeen
William Shockley
Lee de Forest
All of above