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PARAM was India’s first supercomputer developed in 1991.
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All the physical components of a computer system are called hardware.
A computer accepts data and instructions through input devices.
A computer converts the input into meaningful information through the
processing device.
A computer displays the results of the processed data through the output
devices.
When you have finished working with your data, you can store it permanently
on storage devices.
Stepwise instructions are called software. There are mainly two types of
software: System software and Application software.
System software controls and manages the overall activities of a computer
system.
Application software is used to perform a specific task.
Microcomputers, Minicomputers, and Supercomputers are the different
types of computers.
One Touch Learn Section A (Objective)
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A. Tick (3) the correct option.
1. What is the data or instructions we give to the computer called?
a. Input b. Output c. Storage
2. Which of the following is an example of system software?
a. Paint b. Adobe c. Operating System
3. On which cycle is the work of a computer based?
a. IPU b. IPO c. IOP
4. Which type of computer requires as large a space as that of a room?
a. Mainframe b. Mini c. Micro
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