Applications of Computers in Various Industries

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What was the computation rate of the CDC 6600 in terms of floating point operations per second?

10 Mflops

0.5 Mflops

5 Mflops

1 Mflops (correct)

What is the primary focus of Module 6 Unit 3?

Preparation of customer utility bills and payment orders

Management information systems and high quality production control

Application of computers in financial market and publishing industry

Application of computers in science and engineering, health care, transport and communications (correct)

Which feature enabled the IBM 360/91 to be roughly twice as fast as the CDC 6600?

Separate integer and floating point functional units

Pipelined functional units

Instruction look ahead (correct)

Parallel processing

Which of the following is NOT a topic covered in the course?

Artificial intelligence and machine learning Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary factor contributing to the performance of the IBM 360-195?

Very fast cache memory Signup and view all the answers

What is the title of the book written by Francis Scheid?

Schaum’s Outline Series: Computers and Programming Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following computers was NOT a pipelined vector processor?

IBM 360/91 Signup and view all the answers

What was the name of the programming language developed by Cambridge and the University of London in 1963?

CPL Signup and view all the answers

Who is the author of the book 'Introduction to Low Level Programming for Microprocessors'?

Chuley, J.C. Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary topic of discussion in Module 7 Unit 1?

Computer virus and its prevention Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following computers was developed by Westinghouse Corporation?

SOLOMON Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a area of application of computers discussed in the course?

Environmental conservation Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of an intelligent computer keyboard?

It can initiate a series of actions for a computer to carry out by mere pressing a key or combination of keys Signup and view all the answers

How many major divisions are there in an intelligent computer keyboard?

Four Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between the 80486 and the 8088 chip?

The number of components Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the central clock in a computer?

To keep all components in time with each other Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the F1 key in most software packages?

To run the HELP program Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the CPU speed being measured in megahertz?

It indicates the clock speed of the CPU Signup and view all the answers

What is the symbol for the Control key?

CTRL Signup and view all the answers

Why is the CPU considered the most important PC component?

Because it is the centre of PC data processing Signup and view all the answers

How are the function keys often arranged on an intelligent computer keyboard?

In two columns to the left of the main keyboard Signup and view all the answers

What determines the effects of the function keys on an intelligent computer keyboard?

The software package being used Signup and view all the answers

What is the trend observed in the development of CPUs over the years?

Their performance doubles every 18 months Signup and view all the answers

What is the impact of a faster CPU clock speed on the computer's performance?

It makes the computer run faster Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary limitation of flatbed scanners for OCR work?

Single-page capacity Signup and view all the answers

Which type of scanner is best suited for handling large volumes of text?

Sheet fed scanner Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary advantage of hand scanners over other types of scanners?

Low cost Signup and view all the answers

Which type of scanner is not suitable for scanning delicate original photographs?