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    COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE

    Special compilation for EPFO Exam

    Course By – Dikshant Sharma


    LECTURE 1 - Scope
    I. Brief history
    II. Generations of Computers
    III. Definition & Working
    IV. Types of computers
    By Type
    By Size
    By Purpose
    V. Components
    Hardware – Motherboard, CPU, Input & Output Devices & Memory
    Brief History of Computers
    4000 Years ago – Chinese invented ABACUS
    • Known to be the first mechanical calculating device used to perform addition & subtraction
    Napier's Bones
    • Manually-operated calculating device which was invented by John Napier (1550-1617) – It
    could perform multiplication & division
    Pascal Calculator or Pascaline
    • Arithmetic Machine invented between 1642 and 1644 by a French mathematician-
    philosopher Blaise Pascal.
    • Pascaline was the first calculating device with a capability to perform additions and
    subtractions on whole numbers
    Analytical Engine
    • Developed by Charles Babbage in 1830.
    • It was capable of solving any mathematical problem and storing information as a
    permanent memory

    The first electronic computer ENIAC weighed more than 27 tons and took up 1800 square feet.
    Generation of Computers

    The First Known Computer Programmer was a Woman – Ada Lovelace


    What is a Computer?
    DEFINITION –
    It is an electronic programmable device for storing and processing data, typically in
    binary form, according to instructions given to it in a variable program.
    Types of Computers
    Components of Computers
    Hardware Software
    • Motherboard • System Software
    • CPU (Operating System)
    • Input Devices • Application Software
    • Output Devices • Utility Software
    • Memory / Storage
    Devices
    Computer Hardware
    MOTHERBOARD
    • Also known as system board
    • All the other boards are connected to this board
    • It contains – CPU chip, Memory Chip, RAM/ROM, Input Output controller etc.
    Computer Hardware
    CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT
    • The part of a computer in which operations are controlled and
    executed.
    • Also called a central processor or main processor
    • Control Unit
    • Controls the machine cycle

    • Arthematic logic unit


    • Executes the computers commands
    • Can do either arthematic operations or logical operations
    Computer Hardware
    INPUT DEVICES
    • Provides man to machine communication
    • Input can be in any form such as – Mechanical, Graphical, Audio, Visual
    • Important Input Devices –
    • MICR
    • OMR
    • Bar Code Reader
    Computer Hardware
    OUTPUT DEVICES
    • Used to produce data and information generated by a computer
    • Converts electronic signals from machine to human understandable
    form
    • Important Output Devices –
    • Monitors
    • Printers (Impact & Non-impact Printers)
    • Projectors
    Computer Hardware
    INPUT / OUTPUT DEVICES
    • MODEM – Modulator – Demodulator
    First converts from analog to digital & then digital to analog
    Enables transmission through telephone lines
    • TOUCHSCREEN – Simultaneous input-output
    LECTURE 1 - Scope
    I. Brief history
    II. Generations of Computers
    III. Definition & Working
    IV. Types of computers
    By Type
    By Size
    By Purpose
    V. Components
    Hardware – Motherboard, CPU, Input & Output Devices & Memory
    PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS
    1. Which one of the following is not a basic function of a computer?
    A. Accept & Process Data B. Store Data
    C. Scan Text D. Accept Input

    2. Which one of the following is hardware?


    A. Power Point B. Control Unit
    C. Pointer Driver D. Operating System

    3. The devices that work with computer systems as soon as they are connected are also
    described as –
    A. Hot Swapping B. Bay Swap
    C. Plug-N-Play D. USB Swapping
    PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS
    4. Which of the following are components of Central Processing Unit (CPU) ?
    A. Arithmetic logic unit, Mouse B. Arthematic Logic Unit, Control Unit
    C. Arthematic Unit, Integrated Circuits D. Control Unit, Monitor

    5. Which among following first generation of computers had ?


    A. Vaccum Tubes and Magnetic Drum B. Integrated Circuits
    C. Magnetic Tape & Transistors D. All of the above

    6. What is the name of first super computer of India ?


    A. SAGA 220 B. PARAM 8000
    C. ENIAC D. PARAM 6000

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