Computer Fundamental Miscellaneous - Study Mode

[#251] Which of the following is not a storage device?
Correct Answer

(D) Mouse

Explanation

Solution: Mouse is not a storage device in computer. A mouse is a small hardware input device used by hand. It controls the movement of the cursor on the computer screen and allows users to move and select folders, text, files and icons on a computer.

[#252] Which of these is the first web-based e-mail service?
Correct Answer

(C) Hotmail

Explanation

Solution: Hotmail was the first web-based email service which was founded in 1996 by Jack Smith in Mountain View, California and Sabeer Bhatia of India and headquartered in Sunnyvale. It is now called as Outlook.com.

[#253] What was the first general-purpose electronic computer?
Correct Answer

(C) ENIAC

Explanation

Solution: The first general purpose programmable electronic computer was the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC), built by J. Presper Eckert and John V. Mauchly at the University of Pennsylvania.

[#254] The term 'Pentium' is related to what?
Correct Answer

(C) Microprocessor

Explanation

Solution: Pentium. microprocessor. Pentium, Family of microprocessors developed by Intel Corp. Introduced in 1993 as the successor to Intel's 80486 microprocessor, the Pentium contained two processors on a single chip and about 3.3 million transistors.

[#255] Word BLOG is combination of two words-
Correct Answer

(A) Web-log

Explanation

Solution: The word blog was derived from the combination of the word web and log. Due care has been taken to ensure that the information provided in Word blog' is combination of two words.