Computer Characteristics and Applications of ICT in Daily Life

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What does the acronym ENIAC stand for?

Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (correct)

Electrical Numerical Interpreter and Coder

Electronic Numerical Interpreter and Computation

Electrical Numerical Integrator and Calculator

Which of the following was designed by John Presper Eckert and John Mauchly?

UNIVAC 1

EDVAC

ENIAC

Both ENIAC and UNIVAC 1 (correct)

What does the acronym EDVAC represent?

Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer (correct)

Electronic Digital Variable Automatic Computer

Electronic Decimal Variable Automatic Coder

Electronic Data Variable Automatic Calculator

Which of the following was the first portable computer?

Osborne 1 Signup and view all the answers

Which generation of computers utilized integrated circuits?

3rd generation Signup and view all the answers

What was the first computer company founded?

Electronic Controls Company Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements about the Arithmometer is incorrect?

It could only perform addition and subtraction. Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary distinction between Babbage's Difference Engine and Analytical Engine?

The Difference Engine was designed to tabulate polynomial functions, while the Analytical Engine was designed for general-purpose computing. Signup and view all the answers

Who is considered the first computer programmer?

Augusta Ada Byron Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements about the Scheutzian Calculation Engine is false?

It was the first mechanical computer. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following machines was the first electro-mechanical computer?

Harvard Mark 1 Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary limitation of the Z1, the first programmable computer created by Konrad Zuse?

It required the user to insert punch tape for input and output. Signup and view all the answers

What was the weight of the computer described in the text?

5 tons Signup and view all the answers

Which mathematician developed the difference engine that could tabulate polynomial equations?

Charles Babbage Signup and view all the answers

What was the size of the computer described in the text?

8ft high, 50ft long, 2ft wide Signup and view all the answers

Which scientist is credited with developing the first radio in 1894?

Guglielmo Marconi Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a characteristic of a computer, according to the text?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

What is the principal characteristic of a computer that allows it to respond to a specific set of instructions in a well-defined manner?

Quickly store and retrieve large amounts of data Signup and view all the answers

Which ancient device was primarily used for recording and documenting numbers, quantities, or messages?

Napier’s Bones Signup and view all the answers

Who invented the mechanical device known as the Abacus in 2400 B.C?

Unknown Inventor Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary function of the Jacquard Loom invented by Joseph-Marie Jacquard in 1881?

Controlled by punched cards Signup and view all the answers

Which inventor created the Stepped Reckoner, a machine capable of adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing automatically?

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Signup and view all the answers