Computer Fundamentals Quiz

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Who is known as the father of the computer?

  • John von Neumann
  • Alan Turing
  • Ada Lovelace
  • Charles Babbage (correct)

What does the word 'computer' derive from?

  • Computation (correct)
  • Composition
  • Concentration
  • Communication

What does the acronym 'COMPUTER' stand for?

  • Central Operating Machine for Processing Ultrafast Technical Education and Research
  • Commonly Owned Machine for Processing Universal Technical Education and Research
  • Commonly Operated Machine Particularly Used for Technical Education and Research (correct)
  • Calculating Operations Machine for Processing Ultrafast Technical Education and Research

What did Charles Babbage design as the first digital computer?

<p>Analytical Engine (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does a computer do?

<p>Accepts input and performs operations according to given instructions (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Charles Babbage begin planning in 1830AD?

<p>An Analytical Engine (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the origin of the word 'computer'?

<p>From the word 'compute' meaning to calculate (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is Charles Babbage known as?

<p>Father of the Computer (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a computer primarily designed to do?

<p>Perform arithmetic and logical calculations at high speed (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the acronym 'COMPUTER' stand for?

<p>Commonly Operating Machine Particularly Used for Technical Education and Research (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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