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?

    <p>Calculations</p> 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?

    <p>Industrial robots and computer-aided design devices</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>A group of computers functioning together in a network</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Algebraic calculations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When were the first digital electronic calculating machines developed?

    <p>World War II</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>MOSFET (MOS transistor)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Advancements in silicon-based technology</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>'Arithmetician'</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>'One who calculates'</p> 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?

    <p>1945</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>'Arithmetic and logical operations'</p> 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?

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

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

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

    जीवविज्ञान का प्रमुख विषय क्या है?

    <p>जीवों की संरचना और कार्य</p> Signup and view all the answers

    समेतता और विविधता का सिद्धांत क्या समझाता है?

    <p>प्राकृतिक परिसंघी की प्रतिष्ठा और विशेषता</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>कोशिकाओं में संचित आनुवंशिक सूत्र</p> Signup and view all the answers

    समुहमें बायोलॉजी में कौन-कौन से उपकला होते हैं?

    <p>पौधों और प्राणियों के प्रकृति</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>प्राणिविज्ञान में</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>कोशिका का मौलिक इकाई और समस्या का समाधान</p> Signup and view all the answers

    माइक्रोस्कोपी में प्रगति का प्राथमिक प्रभाव क्या हुआ?

    <p>प्राणिक सोच पर</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>प्रकृति-पुनर्जनन</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>यह सभी</p> Signup and view all the answers

    किसने पौधों के वैज्ञानिक अध्ययन की शुरुआत की थी?

    <p>तेओप्रेस्टस</p> Signup and view all the answers

    किसने माइक्रोस्कोप को बेहतर बनाने में महत्वपूर्ण योगदान दिया?

    <p>अंतोनी वन लेऊवेंहोक</p> Signup and view all the answers

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