COMPUTER BASE QUESTION

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The device that can be programmed to carry out a set of arithmetic or logical operations automatically

Ans : Computer

The term 'computer' is originated from the of
Ans : Latin

The term computer is originated from the word
Ans : Computerae

'Computerae' means
Ans : To compute or calculate

The book which used the word 'computer' for the first time
Ans : Yong Mans Gleanings

Yong Mans Gleanings was authored by
Ans : Richard Braithwaite

The invention which is known as the beginning history of computer
Ans : Abacus

Father of computer
Ans : Charles Babbage

Autobiography of Charles Babbage
Ans : A passage from the life of a philosopher

Main features of a computer
Ans : Speed, Accuracy, Storage Diligence, Capacity and Versatility

The digital calculator invented by Blaise language  pascal
Ans : Pascaline (1642)

The person who invented Tabulator using punched card
Ans : Herman Hollerith

The company founded by Herman Hollerith
Ans : Tabulator Machine Company

Tabulator Machine Company was later came to be known as
Ans : IBM (International Business Machine)

Father of Computer
Ans : Charles Babbage

The outline of analytical engine was prepared for the first time by
Ans : Charles Babbage 

Father of computing age
Ans : Wilhelm Schickard 

Mechanic calculator was invented by
Ans : Wilhelm Schickard 

Father of Computer Science
Ans : Alan Turing

Punch Card was invented by
Ans : Herman Hollerith

Father of data processing
Ans : Herman Hollerith 

Father of Information Theory
Ans : Claude Shannon

Father of electronic digital computer
Ans : John Vincent 

Father of internet
Ans : Vinton Cerf

Father of information technology in India
Ans : Rajiv Gandhi 

Father of free software
Ans : Richard Stallman 

Father of Binary Code
Ans : Eugene Paul Curtis

Father of personal computer
Ans : Henry Roberts and Philip Don Estridge

Father of Super Computer
Ans : Seymur Cray

Father of Indian Super Computer
Ans : Vijay.P.Bhatkar 

Father of video game
Ans : Ralph Baer

Father of artificial intelligence
Ans : John McCarthy

Abacus was invented by the
Ans : Chinese 

Father of WWW
Ans : Tim Berners Lee 

Father of E-mail
Ans : Ray Tomlinson

Father of Computer Architecture
Ans : John Von Neumann 

Father of Compact Disc
Ans : James T Russell

Father of Floppy Disc
Ans : Alan Shugart 

Father of Mouse
Ans : Douglas Engelbert 

Father of barcode reader
Ans : Norman Joseph Woodland


First computer programmer
Ans : Ada Lovelace