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What do modern digital electronic computers perform?
What do modern digital electronic computers perform?
- Generic sets of operations known as programs (correct)
- Specialized analog calculations
- Simple manual tasks
- Only arithmetic operations
What is a computer system?
What is a computer system?
- A complete computer with hardware, operating system, and peripheral equipment (correct)
- A computer used only for calculations
- A single computer with no peripheral equipment
- A computer network
What do computers power that links billions of other computers and users?
What do computers power that links billions of other computers and users?
- The Internet (correct)
- A computer cluster
- A computer network
- The hardware
What is an example of a computer-aided design?
What is an example of a computer-aided design?
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What were early computers meant to be used only for?
What were early computers meant to be used only for?
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What is a computer system?
What is a computer system?
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What is an example of a simple special-purpose device using computers as control systems?
What is an example of a simple special-purpose device using computers as control systems?
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What were early computers initially meant to be used for?
What were early computers initially meant to be used for?
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What did more sophisticated electrical machines do in the early 20th century?
What did more sophisticated electrical machines do in the early 20th century?
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What powers the Internet, linking billions of other computers and users?
What powers the Internet, linking billions of other computers and users?
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