Who is the father of personal computer?
Edward Robert
Allen Turing
Charles Babbage
None of these
Correct Answer :
A. Edward Robert
Related Questions
Regarding a VDU, Which statement is more correct?
It is an output device
It is an input device
It is a peripheral device
It is hardware item
A typical personal computer used for business purposes would have of RAM.
4 KB
16 K
64 K
256 K
ALU and Control Unit jointly known as
RAM
ROM
CPU
PC
Help Menu is available at which button?
End
Start
Turnoff
Restart
A computer consists of
A central processing unit
A memory
Input and output unit
All of the above
The time required for the fetching and execution of one simple machine instruction is
Delay time
CPU cycle
Real time
Seek time
The capacity of 3.5 inch floppy disk is
1.40 MB
1.44 GB
1.40 GB
1.44 MB
Codes consisting of light and dark marks which may be optically read is known as
Mnemonics
Bar code
Decoder
All of the above
In what respect human beings are superior to computers?
Diligence
Intelligence
Slavery
Reliability
Which type of computers uses the 8-bit code called EBCDIC?
Minicomputers
Microcomputers
Mainframe computers
Super computer
Each set of Napier's bones consisted of rods.
5
9
11
13
The technology that stores only the essential instructions on a microprocessor chip and thus enhances its speed is referred to as
CISC
RISC
CD-ROM
Wi-Fi
Most of the first generation computers were
Special purpose computers
General purpose computers
Both of above
None of above
A name or number used to identify storage location devices?
A byte
A record
An address
All of above
In latest generation computers, the instructions are executed
Parallel only
Sequentially only
Both sequentially and parallel
All of above
A directly accessible appointment calendar is feature of a __ resident package
CPU
Memory
Buffer
ALU
UNIVAC is
Universal Automatic Computer
Universal Array Computer
Unique Automatic Computer
Unvalued Automatic Computer
Why ABC computer is called so?
Because it was developed by Atanasoff and Berry
Because it was thought to be the first computer so named with first alphabets of English
Both of above are the reason to name the computer ABC
None of above are true
Which of the following is the most quickly accessible storage?
RAM
Registers
Disks
Pen Drive
A section of code to which control is transferred when a processor is interrupted is known as
M
SVC
IP
MDR
How was the generation of computer classified?
By the device used in memory & processor
By the speed of computer
By the model of the computer
By the accuracy of computer
The term referring to evacuating the content of some part of the machine is known as
Dump
Enhancement
Down
Compiler
Instructions and memory address are represented by
Character code
Binary codes
Binary word
Parity bit
Which of the following is the coding of data so that is can't be easily understood if intercepted.
Barcode
Decoder
Encryption
Mnemonics
Which of the following are (is) considered to be video component?
Resolution
Color depth
Refresh rate
All of the alcove
When did John Napier develop logarithm?
1416
1614
1641
1804
The complete picture of data stored in database is known as
Record
Schema
System flowchart
DBMS
IBM 1401 computer was
Mainframe Computer
Mini Computers
Micro Computers
None of above
One computer that is not considered a portable is
Minicomputer
Laptop computer
Notebook computer
All of above
Most of the inexpensive personal computers do not have any disk or diskette drive. What is the name of such computes?
Home computers
Diskless computers
Dedicated computers
General purpose computers