Computer Basics Lecture: Definition and Evaluations

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What is the main function of a computer as described in the text?

Store and retrieve data

Perform arithmetic operations

Eliminate human interventions

Process information automatically (correct)

Which term describes the data errors caused by incorrect input or unreliable programs in a computer system?

Garbage-In-Garbage-Out (GIGO) (correct)

Diligence error

Monotony effect

Concentration lapse

What characteristic of a computer allows it to perform data processing jobs very fast?

Speed (correct)

Lack of concentration

Monotony

Involvement of humans

How is a computer's accuracy described in the text?

Consistently high Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the raw material used as input in data processing?

Data Signup and view all the answers

Which feature of computers allows them to work on a given job without human interventions?

Diligence Signup and view all the answers

What characteristic of computers allows them to store and recall any amount of information?

Power of Remembering Signup and view all the answers

Who is considered to be the father of modern digital computers?

Charles Babbage Signup and view all the answers

Which early computer is best remembered for originating the concept of a programmable computer?

The Atanasoff-Berry Computer Signup and view all the answers

Who invented the first mechanical adding machine (calculator)?

Blaise Pascal Signup and view all the answers

In which year did the concept of punched cards for input media originate?

1880 Signup and view all the answers

Which computer is associated with the creation of the first calculator for multiplication?

Baron Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz Signup and view all the answers

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