Latest Computers General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

The Analytical Engine developed during first generation of computers used ..... as a memory unit

A)

cards

B)

RAM

C)

counter wheels

D)

floppies

Correct Answer : Option (C) - counter wheels

During first generation of computers analytical engine were introduced. These first generation of computers use counter wheels as memory unit to store data. analytical engine was invented by Charles Babbage in 1833. It was first mechanical computer. Analytical engine incorporated an arithmetic unit, control flow in the form of conditional branching and loops and integrated memory , making it first design for general purpose computer

2 .

Which of the following is the smallest and fastest computer imitating brain working ?

A)

Param-10000

B)

Supercomputer

C)

IBM chips

D)

Quantum computer

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Quantum computer

A quantum Turing machine is a theoretical model of such a computer, and is also known as the universal quantum computer. The field of quantum computing was initiated by the work of Paul Benioff and Yuri Manin in 1980, Richard Feynman in 1982, and David Deutsch in 1985.

3 .

First generation computers used ............ languages.

A)

machine

B)

assembly

C)

Both (a) & (b)

D)

high level

Correct Answer : Option (A) - machine

Machine language is programming language were used in first generation computers.

A first generation (programming) language (1GL) is a grouping of programming languages that are machine level languages used to program first-generation computers. ... Modern tools such as native-code compilers are used to produce machine level from a higher-level language.

Assembly languages are specific to computer and CPU. The term is used in the distinction between Machine Languages (1GL) and higher-level programming languages (3GL, 4GL, etc.)

4 .

Which type of computer could be found in a digital watch ?

A)

Super computer

B)

Notebook computer

C)

Embedded computer

D)

Mainframe

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Embedded computer

5 .

PARAM was develop by

A)

BARC

B)

C-DAC

C)

IIT Delhi

D)

IIT Kanput

Correct Answer : Option (B) - C-DAC

6 .

Which of the following is generally costlier ?

A)

Mainframe

B)

Server

C)

Personal computer

D)

Laptop computer

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Mainframe

7 .

Punched cards were first introduced by

A)

Jacquard

B)

Pascal

C)

Powers

D)

Herman Hollerith

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Herman Hollerith

The punched card as used for data processing, originally invented by Herman Hollerith, was first used for vital statistics tabulation by the New York City Board of Health and several states. After this trial use, punched cards were adopted for use in the 1890 census.

8 .

A hybrid computer is the one having the combined properties of

A)

analog and digital computers

B)

mini and microcomputers

C)

super and mini computers

D)

super and microcomputers

Correct Answer : Option (A) - analog and digital computers

Hybrid computers are computers that exhibit features of analog computers and digital computers. The digital component normally serves as the controller and provides logical and numerical operations, while the analog component often serves as a solver of differential equations and other mathematically complex equations.

9 .

The latest machine in the series of PARAM made by NIT sikkim in 17th April 2016.

A)

PARAM YUVA

B)

PARAM YUVA II

C)

PARAM Kanchenjunga

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : Option (C) - PARAM Kanchenjunga

Jitesh Jha. Sikkim Governor Shrinvas Patil on 17 April 2016 formally unveiled Supercomputer named 'Param Kanchenjunga' at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Sikkim. It is named after Kangchenjunga Mountain (8586 m), the third highest mountain in the world.

10 .

Speed of first generation computer was in

A)

micro seconds

B)

milli seconds

C)

nano seconds

D)

nano-milli seconds

Correct Answer : Option (B) - micro seconds