MICROLINK INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS 101

Prelim Examination

NAME:______________________ SCORE:____________
YR./SEC.:____________________ MR. Jerwin T. Palecpec

I. Identify the following:

MEMORY 1. It is an area of a computer that holds data that is waiting to be process.

Manual-mechanical device 2. This type of device requires some sort of physical effort
from the user when used.
Charles Babbage 3. He was called “The Father of Modern Computer.
CPU 4. It is a device that the computer use to process data.
DATA 5. It refers to the symbols that represent facts and ideas.
Electronic device 6. This device has principal (printed) circuit board and solid-state
components and integrated circuit (IC).
STORAGE 7. It is an area where the data can be left on a permanent basis while it is not
needed for processing.
Electro-mechanical device 8. It is usually powered by an electric motor and uses
switches and relays.
PROCESS 9. It is a systematic series of actions that a computer uses to manipulate data.
Augusta Ada Byron (Lady Lovelace) 10. She wrote the demonstration program for
Analytical Engine and recognized as the first “First Computer
Programmer”.

II. Write the meaning of the following acronym words. (2pts each)

1. EDVAC - Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer

2. UNIVAC - Universal Automatic Computer

3. ENIAC - Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator
4. EDSAC - Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator
5. MARK - Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator

III. Enumerate the following;

Types of card used by an analytical engine 14. Main frame

1. Operation Card 15. Super Computer
2. Variable Car

Components of Computer System PC Configurations

3. Hardware 16. Desktop
4. Software 17. Mini Desktop
5. Peripheral Device 18. Tower
6. User/Person 19. Mini Tower
20. Laptop / Tablet PC
Computer Generations 21. One PC
7. First Generation: Vacuum Tube
(1940 – 1956) Types of Memory
8. Second Generation: Transistor 22. RAM
(1956 – 1963) 23. ROM
9. Third Generation: Integrated Circuit 24. CMOS
(1964 – 1970) 25. Virtual Memory
10. Fourth Generation - 1971-Present:
Microprocessors Types of devices to assist Man in
11. Fifth Generation - Present and Beyond: calculating and processing data.
Artificial Intelligence 26. Manual-mechanical device
27. Electro-mechanical device
Categories of Computer 28. Electronic device
12. Micro Computer
13. Mini Computer
Other Called for Mother Board
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29. System Board 30. Mainboard / Logic Board