Introduction to Computers

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What is the primary function of a computer?

Rendering output after performing operations

Executing applications and providing solutions

Accepting raw data and processing it with a set of instructions (correct)

Storing data and programs

From which Latin word is the term 'computer' derived?

Calculare

Computare (correct)

Computerus

Calcio

What was the first computer believed to be invented by Charles Babbage?

Processor

Analytical Engine (correct)

Transistors and circuits

Hard disk

Which component of a computer is responsible for executing instructions from software and hardware?

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What is the primary memory for data transfer between the CPU and storage in a computer?

Memory Signup and view all the answers

What represents decimal numbers through a string of binary digits in a computer?

Software Signup and view all the answers

Which term is used for the components of a computer such as wires, transistors, circuits, and hard disk?

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Who is known as the father of the computer?

Charles Babbage Signup and view all the answers

What was used as read-only memory in the Analytical Engine?

Punch cards Signup and view all the answers

What can a computer process other than numerical calculations?

Both numerical and non-numerical calculations Signup and view all the answers

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What is the primary function of a computer?

From which Latin word is the term 'computer' derived?

What was the first computer believed to be invented by Charles Babbage?

Which component of a computer is responsible for executing instructions from software and hardware?

What is the primary memory for data transfer between the CPU and storage in a computer?

What represents decimal numbers through a string of binary digits in a computer?

Which term is used for the components of a computer such as wires, transistors, circuits, and hard disk?

Who is known as the father of the computer?

What was used as read-only memory in the Analytical Engine?

What can a computer process other than numerical calculations?

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