COMP

Question 1

It finds applications in various fields of engineering, medicine, commercial, research and others. They are present everywhere, in all the devices that we use daily like cars, games, washing machines, microwaves etc. and in day to day computations like banking, reservations, electronic mails, internet and many more.

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Computer

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The word computer is derived from?

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Compute meaning to compute

Question 3

The hardware is the machinery itself. It is made up of the physical parts or devices of the computer system like the Electronic Integrated Circuits (ICs), magnetic storage media and other mechanical devices like input devices, output devices etc.

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The hardware

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is the one which controls the processing activities of the computer.

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Software

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evolution of computers

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Vacuum tube technology
transistorized computer
integrated circuits
SSI,LSI,VLSI
Artifical intellegence

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were very bulky and emitted large amount of heat which required air conditioning.

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The first gen computers

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a French mathematician invented the first mechanical machine, a rectangular brass box, called Pascaline

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Blaise pascal

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Frenchman invented a machine that could perform the four basic arithmetic functions of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
Colmar’s mechanical calculator, “Arithmometer”,

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Charles Xavier thomas de colmar

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The father of modern digital computer

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Charles babbage

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Mark 1 This was the first fully automatic calculating machine. It was designed by

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Howard Aiken

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This computer developed by John Atanasoff and Clifford Berry was the world’s first general purpose electronic digital computer.

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atanasoff berry computer

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Eniac means?

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Electronic Numeric Integrator and calculator

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computed at speed about thousand times faster than Mark I.

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ENIAC

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Who invented edvac

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Dr John von neumann

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edvac means

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electronic discrete variable automatic computer

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who designed univac 1

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remington rand

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univac stands for

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universal automatic computer

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classification of computers

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Analog computers
digital computers

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example of computers

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microcomputer
notebook or laptop
handheld computer
hybrid computer
mini computer
mainframe computer
super computer

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are more powerful than the micro computers. They have higher memory capacity and more storage capacity with higher speeds.

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Mini computer

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are very large computers which process data at very high speeds of the order of several million instructions per second.

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mainframe computer

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is the fastest, most powerful and most expensive computer which is used for complex tasks that require a lot of computational power.

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Super computer

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Applications of computer

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Scientific, Engineering and research
businesses
medicine
education
information
games and entertainment

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This is the major area where computers find vast applications. They are used in areas which require lot of experiments, mathematical calculations, weather forecasting, and Compute ate Aaru turng (My he in Casiong robotics, automobie manufacturing,
automatic process control devices etc.

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Scientific, engineering and research

Question 22

Record keeping, budgets, reports, inventory, payroll, invoicing, accounts are all the areas of business and industry where computers are used to a great extent. Database management is one of the major area where computers are used on a large scale. The areas of application here include banking, airline reservations, etc. where large amounts of data need to be updated, edited, sorted, searched from large databases.

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Business

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Computerized systems are now in widespread use in monitoring patient data like , pulse rate, blood pressure etc. resulting in faster and accurate diagnosis. Modern day medical equipment are highly computerized today. Computers are also widely used in medical research.

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medicine

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This is the age of information. Television, Satellite communication, Internet, networks are all based on computers.

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information

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The use of computers in education is increasing day by day. The students develop the habit of thinking more logically and are able to formulate problem solving techniques. CDs on a variety of subjects are available to impart education. On line training programs for students are also becoming popular day by day. All the major encyclopedias, dictionaries and books are now available in the digital form and therefore are easily accessible to the student of today. Creativity in drawing, painting, designing, decoration, music etc. can be well developed with computers.

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education

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Computer games are popular with children and adults alike. Computers are nowadays also used in entertainment areas like movies, sports, advertising etc.

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games and entertainment

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Advantages of computer

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Speed Accuracy Efficiency Storage capability Versatility