Computer Systems and Operations Quiz

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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?

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?

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?

Calculations Signup and view all the answers

What type of devices are included in the broad range of industrial and consumer products using computers as control systems?

Industrial robots and computer-aided design devices Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'computer system' refer to in the context of a computer network or computer cluster?

A group of computers functioning together in a network Signup and view all the answers

What specialized analog calculations did more sophisticated electrical machines do in the early 20th century?

Algebraic calculations Signup and view all the answers

When were the first digital electronic calculating machines developed?

World War II Signup and view all the answers

What technology followed the first semiconductor transistors in the late 1940s?

MOSFET (MOS transistor) Signup and view all the answers

What led to the microprocessor and the microcomputer revolution in the 1970s?

Advancements in silicon-based technology Signup and view all the answers

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, what was the first known use of 'computer'?

'Arithmetician' Signup and view all the answers

What was the first attested use of 'computer' according to the Online Etymology Dictionary?

'One who calculates' Signup and view all the answers

When did the 'modern use' of the term 'computer' to mean 'programmable digital electronic computer' date from according to the Online Etymology Dictionary?

1945 Signup and view all the answers

What was the main function of the processing element in a modern computer according to the text?

'Arithmetic and logical operations' Signup and view all the answers

Why were women often hired as human computers during the middle of the 20th century according to the text?

'They could be paid less than their male counterparts' Signup and view all the answers

What do peripheral devices enable in a modern computer according to the text?

Retrieval from an external source and saving/retrieving results Signup and view all the answers

जीवविज्ञान का प्रमुख विषय क्या है?

जीवों की संरचना और कार्य Signup and view all the answers

समेतता और विविधता का सिद्धांत क्या समझाता है?

प्राकृतिक परिसंघी की प्रतिष्ठा और विशेषता Signup and view all the answers

सुपरसंगठनों के संरचनात्मक स्तर की अध्ययन के लिए कौन-कौन से उपकला होते हैं?

कोशिकाओं में संचित आनुवंशिक सूत्र Signup and view all the answers

समुहमें बायोलॉजी में कौन-कौन से उपकला होते हैं?

पौधों और प्राणियों के प्रकृति Signup and view all the answers

जान स्वामरडम के जांच ने किस चीज के लिए नया रुझान बढ़ाया?

प्राणिविज्ञान में Signup and view all the answers

किन-किन वैशिष्ट्यों पर स्क्लेडेन और स्वान ने ध्यान केंद्रित किया?

कोशिका का मौलिक इकाई और समस्या का समाधान Signup and view all the answers

माइक्रोस्कोपी में प्रगति का प्राथमिक प्रभाव क्या हुआ?

प्राणिक सोच पर Signup and view all the answers

कपिलावस्था का समर्थन करते हुए, स्क्लेडेन और स्वान क्या समर्थन नहीं करते थे?

प्रकृति-पुनर्जनन Signup and view all the answers

जैविक विविधता की अध्ययन में कौन-कौन से प्राणी शामिल हैं?

यह सभी Signup and view all the answers

किसने पौधों के वैज्ञानिक अध्ययन की शुरुआत की थी?

तेओप्रेस्टस Signup and view all the answers

किसने माइक्रोस्कोप को बेहतर बनाने में महत्वपूर्ण योगदान दिया?

अंतोनी वन लेऊवेंहोक Signup and view all the answers

Computer Systems and Operations Quiz

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What is a computer system?

What do modern digital electronic computers use to perform a wide range of tasks?

What powers the Internet, linking billions of computers and users?

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 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?

When were the first digital electronic calculating machines developed?

What technology followed the first semiconductor transistors in the late 1940s?

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'?

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?

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?

What do peripheral devices enable in a modern computer according to the text?

जीवविज्ञान का प्रमुख विषय क्या है?

समेतता और विविधता का सिद्धांत क्या समझाता है?

सुपरसंगठनों के संरचनात्मक स्तर की अध्ययन के लिए 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?

किन-किन वैशिष्ट्यों पर स्क्लेडेन और स्वान ने ध्यान केंद्रित किया?

माइक्रोस्कोपी में प्रगति का प्राथमिक प्रभाव क्या हुआ?

कपिलावस्था का समर्थन करते हुए, स्क्लेडेन और स्वान क्या समर्थन नहीं करते थे?

जैविक विविधता की अध्ययन में कौन-कौन से प्राणी शामिल हैं?

किसने पौधों के वैज्ञानिक अध्ययन की शुरुआत की थी?

किसने माइक्रोस्कोप को बेहतर बनाने में महत्वपूर्ण योगदान दिया?

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