Basic Computer
Who is credited with the idea of using punch cards to control patterns in a weaving machine?
Pascal
Hollerith
Babbage
Jacquard
None of the above
Jacquard
The Jacquard machine is a device fitted to a power loom that simplifies the process of manufacturing textiles with such complex patterns as brocade, damask and matelasse. The loom was controlled by a “chain of cards”; a number of punched cards laced together into a continuous sequence.
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Time during which a job is processed by the computer isA. Delay time
B. Real time
C. Execution time
D. Down time
Which one of the following is termed a combination input-output device?
A. VDT
B. Keyboard
C. Printer
D. Laser Jet
When you are working on a document on PC, where is the document temporarily stored?
A. RAM
B. ROM
C. CPU
D. Flash Memory
The term gigabyte refers to
A. 1024 bytes
B. 1204 kbytes
C. 1024 megabytes
D. 1024 terabytes
Which of the following is a part of the computer that one can touch and feel?
A. Hardware
B. Software
C. Programs
D. Output
Which of the following bus types are used by the Apple Macintosh computer?
A. ISA
B. NuBus
C. EISA
D. MCA
Compiling creates a(n)
A. program specification
B. algorithm
C. executable program
D. subroutine
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