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Package software Tailor software i. They are the generalized set of programs i. They are a special set of programs. ii. They are developed by software compares. ii. They are developed by individual uses. iii. E.g. MS-WORD, MS-EXCEL etc. iii. E.g. .....
Application software is the complete self-contained program that performs a specific function directly to the computer. Types of application software are: Package software Tailor .....
Assembler is a language processor which translates the assembly language program into machine language, e.g. pseudo .....
Compiler Interpreter 1. It converts the statement of highlevel language at once. 1. It converts the statement of high-levellanguage line by line. 2. It is difficult to debug. 2. It is easy to debug. 3. It executes faster. e.g. C, COBOL 3. It .....
The program which translates the program written in any programming language to machine level language is known as language processor or translator, e.g. compiler, interpreter, assembler .....
System software is the set of programs that are designed to control the operations of a computer system. They are: i. System management software ii. System development software. .....
The software is the collection of programs that makes the computer work. In another word, it is the set of programs that operates and control hardware and performs the specific task. Types of software are:i. System softwareii. Application .....
Minicomputers Microcomputers a. They are more powerful than micro computers. a. They are less powerful minicomputers. b. They are comparatively expensive. b. They are smaller in size. c. They are comparatively expensive. c. They are comparatively .....
Mainframe computers are large sized multi-user computers with fast processing, speed and high storage capacity and support thousands of users. They are mainly used in large-scale multinational .....
Supercomputers are special purpose, powerful, most expensive and fastest computer. The application of supercomputers in real life situation are aircraft launching, automobile designing .....
On the basis of size and processing speed the computers are classified as:- Supercomputer Mainframe computer Mini computer Microcomputers .....
Some of the features of digital computer are as follows: It works on the discontinuous or discrete data. It is applicable for the general purpose so this is very versatile for an application. It is based on the digits 0 and 1. It is faster. It has .....
Hybrid computer is the combination of analog and digital computer system. It works with continuous and discrete value. The good qualities of analog and digital computers are combined on this computer and made as the hybrid computer. These are used .....
Any three features of analog computer are as follows: It is specific to the particular task so we cannot use it for multiple applications. It works on continuous data and gives continuous output. It works on real time and has no storage capacity. .....
Analog computer Digital computer 1.They process continuous data. 1. They process discontinuous data 2.They are special purpose computers 2. They are general purpose computers. 3.They are expensive than digital computers. 3. They are cheaper than .....
The broad classifications of computer on the basis of work (function/activity) are: Analog computer: Analog computer is special purpose computers which are designed to measure the continuous physical values such as speed, pressure, etc.E.g. .....
The features of second generation computers are: Transistors were used as a main component. Their speed was up to the microsecond. They were smaller than the first generation. They used assembly language for programming. .....
The disadvantages of first generation computers are:- They were huge in size. They used to get very hot soon. They were difficult to maintain. They consumed more electric .....
Transistors are a semiconductor device used for controlling the flow of current between two terminals emitter and collector. It was developed by William Shockley, Walter H. Britain and Johan .....
The vacuum tube was the earliest electronic device developed by using filament which was used for controlling the flow of electronic current. It was developed by Lee De .....
The fifth generation computers will be based on biochips and superconductor chip. They will possess Artificial Intelligence and will be able to program themselves for the uses according to the user's instruction. The Deep Blue of IBM computer is .....
Artificial Intelligence is a branch of computer science that refers to the use of computers in such a way that they will be able to reason, learn and understand natural language as a human being. Robots are made by using this .....
Different computer generations, their duration and main component are: Generation Duration Main component First 1946-1958 Vacuum Tube Second 1959-1958 Transistors Third 1965-1964 IC(LSI) Fourth 1975-1974 IC(VLSI) Fifth Present &beyond Biochip .....
The phase wise development of computers on the basis of speed electronic component, performance and specific period is known as computer .....
Though Atanasoff-Berry computer was the best computer at that time it could not use decimal number system calculations. ENIAC was able to calculate using a decimal number system and was 300 times faster than Atanasoff-Berry .....
Atanasoff-Berry computer was made to solve multiple equations at the same .....
Mark-I was the first electro-mechanical computer developed by Howard Aiken. It was named as ASCC and was 8 ft high, 51 ft long and 2ft wide. It used more than 7 lakh 50 thousand parts and weighed more than 32 .....
History of the computer is based on mainly calculation devices. Therefore, it is classified into the following three eras: Mechanical era. Electro-mechanical era. Electronic era. .....
Dr. Herman Hollerith: Herman Hollerith was an American statistician invented Tabulating machine using punched cards for the counting purpose of mass data which was based on binary system. He was also the founder of IBM which was based on binary .....
Lady Augusta Ada Lovelace is known as first computer programmer because she was the person who suggested Charles Babbage to use binary number system in his Analytical engine and operated it for the first .....
The name of parts and their related functions of Analytical Engine developed by Charles Babbageare:Punched card: As Input device Mil: As processing Unit Suitable Output device Storage device, etc. .....
The concept of input, output, processing and storage used by Charles Babbage in his analytical engine became the basis for the evaluation of using bits in his machine. Since the dream of modern computers has come true only due to the Babbage's .....
English mathematician Charles Babbage is considered as the father of computer science. His inventions are Difference Engine and Analytical .....
computer is an electronic device that accept data ,processing data, storing data and release it an output. .....
Code Division Multiple .....
The collection of computer programs and related data that provide the instructions telling a computer what to do is called .....
The information processing cycle has four steps. They are as follows: Input: The computer gets data from the user through input devices such as keyboard, mouse etc. This is the very first step of the computer. Process: This is the second step of .....
Data is defined as the raw facts or symbols which are collected from various sources and need to be processed.Information is defined as the desired or meaning full result obtained after processing the data. .....
Since, the computer accepts raw data as input and converts into information by means of data processing, it is called information processing machine .....
Computer is an electronic data processing device capable of taking an input data, processing them and displaying the processed result at a very high speed under the control of set of instruction. The features of computer are:Speed Accuracy .....
Insurance provides benefits to an individual, family, businessman as well as a society. the main advantages of insurance can be described as follows: - Provides economic protectionsInsurance provides economic protection to the insured. It provides .....
Insurance provides benefits to an individual, family, businessman as well as a society. the main advantages of insurance can be described as follows: - Provides economic protectionsInsurance provides economic protection to the insured. It provides .....
Non- life insurance refers to the insurance of goods and properties. The insurance which is done for the physical properties other than human life is known as non-life insurance. The individual or organizations have to suffer a huge loss from the .....
The following are the types of miscellaneous insurance: Motor insurance The insurance which is done in order to get the financial compensation for the loss of motor or similar types of vehicles caused by accident, theft or other risk is called motor .....
Marine insurance is a type of insurance, which is taken for getting the financial compensation against the losses due to perils of the sea in the course of a sea voyage.The subject matter of the marine insurance is a ship, cargo, and freight. The .....
Fire insurance is a type of insurance, which is taken for getting financial compensation against the loss by fire. It is a contract in which the insurer promises to pay a certain sum of money to the insured in case of loss of properties caused by .....
The differences between life insurance and non-life insurance are as follows: Bases of differences Life Insurance Non-life Insurance Meaning The insurance of human being is called life insurance. The insurance of goods or properties is .....
Insurance is a way, which provides security to the man and his property against the risk and uncertainty. It is the cooperative method of distributing the risk of an individual caused by death, fire, accident, etc. over a large number of individuals .....
An index is a guide which helps in searching and finding out a particular topic in book, particular account in a ledger book, particular letter in the file and particular file in a filing cabinet. It is a means of arranging a large number of files .....