1PUC - CS (chap1 &2)

Which of the following is the physical component of computer?

• Software

• Data

• Hardware

• Information

Which unit acts as central nervous system and ensures that information is stored

correctly and the program instructions are followed proper sequence?

• Arithmetic and Logic Unit

• Control Unit

• Memory Unit

• Input unit

Which unit is a hardware component that receives the information from CPU and

conveys it into user understandable form?

• Input unit

• Output unit

• Control Unit

• Memory Unit

Which is the earliest computing machine?

• Difference engine

• Abacus

• Slide Rule

• ENIAC

Who is the father of computers?

• Charles Babbage

• Blaise Pascal

• William Oughtred

• Joseph Mary Jacquard

Who invented the Difference engine?

• Charles Babbage

• Blaise Pascal

• William Oughtred

• Joseph Mary Jacquard

Who is the First Programmer?

• Charles Babbage

• Blaise Pascal

• Ada Lovelace

• Joseph Mary Jacquard

What concept of computing did Herman Hollerith used to find a faster way to compute

U.S. census?

• Tabulating machine

• Stored program concept

• Read only concept

• Analytical concept

Which is the basic electronic component of the first generation computers?

• Vacuum tubes

• Transistor

• Integrated circuit

• Microprocessor

Which is the basic electronic component of the second generation computers?

• Vacuum tubes

• Transistor

• Integrated circuit

• Microprocessor