Q 01/05

Who is often called the first computer programmer for her work on Babbage's Analytical Engine?

A) Ada Lovelace

B) Katherine Johnson

C) Rosalind Franklin

D) Grace Hopper

Answer · why

A) Ada Lovelace

Ada Lovelace, daughter of Lord Byron, is often credited as the first computer programmer for her notes describing how Charles Babbage's Analytical Eng...

Q 02/05

What does the acronym RAM stand for in computing?

A) Read Access Memory

B) Random Application Module

C) Remote Access Mainframe

D) Random Access Memory

Answer · why

D) Random Access Memory

'Random access' means any item can be read or written in almost the same time regardless of where it physically sits, unlike tape or disk.

Q 03/05

Which 1977 personal computer was one of the first highly successful mass-produced microcomputers?

A) IBM PC

B) Commodore 64

C) Apple II

D) Altair 8800

Answer · why

C) Apple II

The Apple II, released in 1977, was a groundbreaking personal computer that achieved significant commercial success and helped popularize home computi...

Q 04/05

What is the full form of CPU in the context of computer hardware?

A) Central Power Unit

B) Central Processing Unit

C) Common Processing Utility

D) Computer Personal Unit

Answer · why

B) Central Processing Unit

Its circuitry carries out a program's arithmetic, logic, control and input/output instructions.

Q 05/05

What software manages hardware and resources and provides common services for programs?

A) Operating System

B) Utility Software

C) Application Software

D) Device Driver

Answer · why

A) Operating System

An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware and software resources and provides common services for computer programs.