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Digital computers use the decimal number system, which has ten digits: 0 to 9.
False
The first electronic digital computer was developed in the late 1940s and was primarily used for word processing.
False
Information in digital computers is represented in groups of bits, where a binary digit is called a byte.
False
A computer system is subdivided into two functional entities: Hardware and Software.
True
Computer architectures represent the means of interconnectivity for a computer's hardware components.
True
Digital computers use the binary number system, which has two digits: 0 and 1.
True
A computer's hardware components include all the electronic components and electromechanical devices.
True
The software of a computer consists of the instructions and data that the computer manipulates to perform various dataprocessing tasks.
True
The first electronic digital computer was primarily used for numerical computations.
True
Computer architectures represent the mode of data transfer and processing exhibited by a computer.
False
Test your knowledge about the basics of digital computer architecture, including the development of electronic digital computers, the binary number system, and computational tasks performed by digital systems.
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