Computer Organisation Quiz

What is computer?

• A calculating device

• A storage device

• A communication device

• A mechanical device

What are the five elements of a computer system?

• Hardware, Software, People, Procedure, Data/Information

• Hardware, Software, Network, Procedure, Data

• Hardware, Software, People, Procedure, Output

• Hardware, Software, People, Data, Information

What is data processing?

• The process of manipulating data

• The process of storing data

• The process of retrieving data

• The process of inputting data

What are the characteristics of a computer?

• Speed, Accuracy, Storage, Automatic, Versatility, Diligence, Lack of Emotion, Lack of IQ

• Speed, Accuracy, Storage, Manual, Versatility, Diligence, Emotion, IQ

• Speed, Accuracy, Storage, Automatic, Versatility, Diligence, Emotion, IQ

• Speed, Accuracy, Storage, Automatic, Versatility, Diligence, Lack of Emotion, IQ

Who is considered the father of the modern digital computer?

• Blaise Pascal

• Charles Babbage

• John Atanasoff

• Alan Turing

What is the first mechanical calculating device?

• ABACUS

• PASCAL's Adding Machine

• LEIBNIZ's Machine

• Thomas Arithmometer

What does ENIAC stand for?

• Electronic Numerical Integration And Calculator

• Electronic Numerical Integration And Computer

• Electronic Numerical Information And Calculator

• Electronic Numerical Information And Computer

What is the stored program concept?

• The program has to be stored in the computer memory before execution

• The program is executed without being stored

• The program is stored in a physical format

• The program is executed in real-time

Who was the first person to suggest the use of binary numbers in computer?

• Ada Lovelace

• Prof. Mauric Wilkes

• Dr. John Mauchly

• Presper Eckert

What was the first digital computer that was not 'one of a kind'?

• ENIAC

• UNIVAC-1

• EDSAC

• IBM