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What was the computation rate of the CDC 6600 in terms of floating point operations per second?
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?
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?
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?
Which of the following is NOT a topic covered in the course?
What was the primary factor contributing to the performance of the IBM 360-195?
What was the primary factor contributing to the performance of the IBM 360-195?
What is the title of the book written by Francis Scheid?
What is the title of the book written by Francis Scheid?
Which of the following computers was NOT a pipelined vector processor?
Which of the following computers was NOT a pipelined vector processor?
What was the name of the programming language developed by Cambridge and the University of London in 1963?
What was the name of the programming language developed by Cambridge and the University of London in 1963?
Who is the author of the book 'Introduction to Low Level Programming for Microprocessors'?
Who is the author of the book 'Introduction to Low Level Programming for Microprocessors'?
What is the primary topic of discussion in Module 7 Unit 1?
What is the primary topic of discussion in Module 7 Unit 1?
Which of the following computers was developed by Westinghouse Corporation?
Which of the following computers was developed by Westinghouse Corporation?
Which of the following is NOT a area of application of computers discussed in the course?
Which of the following is NOT a area of application of computers discussed in the course?
What is a characteristic of an intelligent computer keyboard?
What is a characteristic of an intelligent computer keyboard?
How many major divisions are there in an intelligent computer keyboard?
How many major divisions are there in an intelligent computer keyboard?
What is the main difference between the 80486 and the 8088 chip?
What is the main difference between the 80486 and the 8088 chip?
What is the function of the central clock in a computer?
What is the function of the central clock in a computer?
What is the function of the F1 key in most software packages?
What is the function of the F1 key in most software packages?
What is the significance of the CPU speed being measured in megahertz?
What is the significance of the CPU speed being measured in megahertz?
What is the symbol for the Control key?
What is the symbol for the Control key?
Why is the CPU considered the most important PC component?
Why is the CPU considered the most important PC component?
How are the function keys often arranged on an intelligent computer keyboard?
How are the function keys often arranged on an intelligent computer keyboard?
What determines the effects of the function keys on an intelligent computer keyboard?
What determines the effects of the function keys on an intelligent computer keyboard?
What is the trend observed in the development of CPUs over the years?
What is the trend observed in the development of CPUs over the years?
What is the impact of a faster CPU clock speed on the computer's performance?
What is the impact of a faster CPU clock speed on the computer's performance?
What is the primary limitation of flatbed scanners for OCR work?
What is the primary limitation of flatbed scanners for OCR work?
Which type of scanner is best suited for handling large volumes of text?
Which type of scanner is best suited for handling large volumes of text?
What is the primary advantage of hand scanners over other types of scanners?
What is the primary advantage of hand scanners over other types of scanners?
Which type of scanner is not suitable for scanning delicate original photographs?
Which type of scanner is not suitable for scanning delicate original photographs?
What is the main reason why scanning multi-page documents with a flatbed scanner is slow and tedious?
What is the main reason why scanning multi-page documents with a flatbed scanner is slow and tedious?
What is the primary difference between a flatbed scanner and a sheet fed scanner?
What is the primary difference between a flatbed scanner and a sheet fed scanner?
