Computer Fundamental Miscellaneous - Study Mode
[#886] Number crunchier is the informal name for
Correct Answer
(B) Super computer
Explanation
Solution: A supercomputer is a computer with a high level of performance as compared to a general-purpose computer. The performance of a supercomputer is commonly measured in floating-point operations per second (FLOPS) instead of million instructions per second (MIPS).
[#887] Magnetic tape can serve as
Correct Answer
(D) All of the above
Explanation
Solution: Magnetic tape can serve as Input media, Output media and Secondary storage media. Magnetic storage or magnetic recording is the storage of data on a magnetized medium. Magnetic tape data storage is a system for storing digital information on magnetic tape using digital recording.
[#888] Which is the first compiler-level language developed by a team of IBM programmers led by John Backus and unveiled in 1957?
Correct Answer
(C) FORTRAN
Explanation
Solution: FORTRAN is the first compiler-level language developed by a team of IBM programmers led by John Backus and unveiled. In 1957 John Backus and his team at IBM shipped FORTRAN for the IBM 704. This software, proprietary to IBM, became the first widely-used high-level programming language. The FORTRAN language was completed in late 1954, and a FORTRAN compiler was programmed and tested in 1955–56. Shipment of the FORTRAN system began in April 1957 to IBM 704 users.
[#889] The first mechanical calculator was invented in
Correct Answer
(B) 1642
Explanation
Solution: The invention of the mechanical calculator. Blaise Pascal invented a mechanical calculator with a sophisticated carry mechanism in 1642. After three years of effort and 50 prototypes he introduced his calculator to the public. He built twenty of these machines in the following ten years.
[#890] Programmed instructions to the computer is known as
Correct Answer
(B) Code
Explanation
Solution: Computer code or program code is the set of instructions forming a computer program which is executed by a computer.