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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2019

16. When did the Online Etymology Dictionary first attested the use of the word "computer" as
one who calculates?
A. 1613 1613 1620s
B. 1680s
C. 1670s
D. 1640s

17. Which of the following is seen as the earliest mechanical analog computer?
A. Tally Stick
B. Antikythera mechanism
C. Planisphere
D. Astrolabe

18. Which of the following devices incorporated a mechanical calendar computer?
A. Astrolabe
B. Gear-wheels
C. Abacus
D. Gear-train

19. Who is considered as the father of the computer?
A. William Thomson
B. Lord Kelvin
C. Charles Babbage
D. Pierre Jaquet-Droz

20. What parts did the first Analytical Engine incorporate which made it the first design for a
general-purpose computer?
A. Integrated memory
B. Arithmetic Logic Unit
C. Control Flow
D. All of the above

21. Who gave the first successful demonstration of use of a simplified analytical engine in
computing tables in 1888?
A. Charles Babbage
B. Henry Babbage
C. Vannevar Bush
D. H.W. Nieman

22. Which of the following is the first example of an electromechanical relay computer?
A. Differential Analyzer
B. Torpedo Data Computer
C. Z2
D. Jacquard Loom

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