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FORTRAN is |
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File Translation |
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Format Translation |
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Formula Translation |
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Floppy Translation |
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Answer: c. Formula Translation |
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FORTRAN
(Formula Translation) is one of the earlier
High Level programming languages used to write
scientific applications. It was developed by
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EEPROM stand for |
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Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only
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Easily Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory |
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Electronic Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory |
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None of the above |
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Answer: a. Electrically
Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory |
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There
are three types of ROM namely, PROM, EPROM and
EEPROM. PROM can’t be reprogrammed, EPROM
can be erased by exposing it in high intensity
ultraviolet light and EEPROM can be erased and
reprogrammed electrically. It is not needed
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| 18. |
Second Generation computers were
developed during |
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1949 to 1955 |
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1956 to 1965 |
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1965 to 1970 |
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1970 to 1990 |
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Answer: b.1956 to 1965 |
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Second
generation computers used transistors as their
main electronic component. Transistor was invented
by Bell Lab Scientists John Burdeen, Walter
Brattain and William Shockley in 1947 and won
the Nobel Prize in 1956 but it was not used
in computers till 1956. The second generation
continued until the implementation of IC chips
invented by Jack Kilby in Texas Instruments
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One kilobyte is equal to |
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1000 bytes |
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1024 bytes |
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100 bytes |
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1023 bytes |
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Answer: b. 1024 byteS |
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1 kilobyte
= 2**10 = 2*2*2*2*2*2*2*2*2*2 = 1024 bytes |
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Microprocessors as switching devices
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First Generation |
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Second Generation |
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Third Generation |
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Fourth Generation |
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Answer: d. Fourth Generation |
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Microprocessors
further revolutionized the development of computers.
Personal microcomputers were possible due to
the microprocessors. The first microprocessor
called Intel 4004 was developed by American
Intel Corporation in 1971. Microprocessors are
used in the computers of fourth generation computers. |
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