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What is a computer system?
What is a computer system?
- A complete computer including hardware, software, and peripheral equipment (correct)
- A machine used for carrying out arithmetic operations
- A device such as a microwave oven or remote control
- A group of computers functioning together in a network
What do modern digital electronic computers use to perform a wide range of tasks?
What do modern digital electronic computers use to perform a wide range of tasks?
- Simple manual instruments like the abacus
- Special-purpose devices like microwave ovens and remote controls
- Guiding patterns for looms
- Generic sets of operations known as programs (correct)
What powers the Internet, linking billions of computers and users?
What powers the Internet, linking billions of computers and users?
- Industrial robots
- Simple manual instruments like the abacus
- Special-purpose devices like microwave ovens and remote controls
- Computers (correct)
What were early computers meant to be used for?
What were early computers meant to be used for?
What type of devices are included in the broad range of industrial and consumer products using computers as control systems?
What type of devices are included in the broad range of industrial and consumer products using computers as control systems?
What does the term 'computer system' refer to in the context of a computer network or computer cluster?
What does the term 'computer system' refer to in the context of a computer network or computer cluster?
What specialized analog calculations did more sophisticated electrical machines do in the early 20th century?
What specialized analog calculations did more sophisticated electrical machines do in the early 20th century?
When were the first digital electronic calculating machines developed?
When were the first digital electronic calculating machines developed?
What technology followed the first semiconductor transistors in the late 1940s?
What technology followed the first semiconductor transistors in the late 1940s?
What led to the microprocessor and the microcomputer revolution in the 1970s?
What led to the microprocessor and the microcomputer revolution in the 1970s?
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, what was the first known use of 'computer'?
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, what was the first known use of 'computer'?
What was the first attested use of 'computer' according to the Online Etymology Dictionary?
What was the first attested use of 'computer' according to the Online Etymology Dictionary?
When did the 'modern use' of the term 'computer' to mean 'programmable digital electronic computer' date from according to the Online Etymology Dictionary?
When did the 'modern use' of the term 'computer' to mean 'programmable digital electronic computer' date from according to the Online Etymology Dictionary?
What was the main function of the processing element in a modern computer according to the text?
What was the main function of the processing element in a modern computer according to the text?
Why were women often hired as human computers during the middle of the 20th century according to the text?
Why were women often hired as human computers during the middle of the 20th century according to the text?
What do peripheral devices enable in a modern computer according to the text?
What do peripheral devices enable in a modern computer according to the text?
जीवविज्ञान का प्रमुख विषय क्या है?
जीवविज्ञान का प्रमुख विषय क्या है?
समेतता और विविधता का सिद्धांत क्या समझाता है?
समेतता और विविधता का सिद्धांत क्या समझाता है?
सुपरसंगठनों के संरचनात्मक स्तर की अध्ययन के लिए कौन-कौन से उपकला होते हैं?
सुपरसंगठनों के संरचनात्मक स्तर की अध्ययन के लिए कौन-कौन से उपकला होते हैं?
समुहमें बायोलॉजी में कौन-कौन से उपकला होते हैं?
समुहमें बायोलॉजी में कौन-कौन से उपकला होते हैं?
जान स्वामरडम के जांच ने किस चीज के लिए नया रुझान बढ़ाया?
जान स्वामरडम के जांच ने किस चीज के लिए नया रुझान बढ़ाया?
किन-किन वैशिष्ट्यों पर स्क्लेडेन और स्वान ने ध्यान केंद्रित किया?
किन-किन वैशिष्ट्यों पर स्क्लेडेन और स्वान ने ध्यान केंद्रित किया?
माइक्रोस्कोपी में प्रगति का प्राथमिक प्रभाव क्या हुआ?
माइक्रोस्कोपी में प्रगति का प्राथमिक प्रभाव क्या हुआ?
कपिलावस्था का समर्थन करते हुए, स्क्लेडेन और स्वान क्या समर्थन नहीं करते थे?
कपिलावस्था का समर्थन करते हुए, स्क्लेडेन और स्वान क्या समर्थन नहीं करते थे?
जैविक विविधता की अध्ययन में कौन-कौन से प्राणी शामिल हैं?
जैविक विविधता की अध्ययन में कौन-कौन से प्राणी शामिल हैं?
किसने पौधों के वैज्ञानिक अध्ययन की शुरुआत की थी?
किसने पौधों के वैज्ञानिक अध्ययन की शुरुआत की थी?
किसने माइक्रोस्कोप को बेहतर बनाने में महत्वपूर्ण योगदान दिया?
किसने माइक्रोस्कोप को बेहतर बनाने में महत्वपूर्ण योगदान दिया?
