Name: ___Zaeem Sultan_____________________   Grade IV   Sec: _A__   Date: __4 Sep

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1. What is meant by the word computer? Provide at least two characteristics of a

computer. 

Ans.  The word computer means to compute. It means to calculate.

The characteristics of computer are

1. work very fast

2. gives accurate result

2. What are super computers? Why are they expensive?. 

Ans.  Supercomputers are state of the art computers with the highest processing speed.

They are made up of hundreds or thousands of computers. They can work on only one

problem unlike mainframe. They are expensive and bulky. They are used in military,

school and colleges ec.

3. Compare the following in terms of data, speed and use. 

Analog Digital Hybrid

cannot be read with great read with great reduce time and speed in
Data 
precision  precision processing 

Spee
extraordinary slower  they're fast
d

Uses gas meter, car speedometer, homes and offices medical field
fuel meter

4. Differentiate between the following:

Minicomputer Microcomputer Mainframe

 They are smaller. Not Micro computers are They are bulky and expensive and

much expensive. the cheapest and they have large storage capacity.

Medium size companies smallest computers. 100s of people can use the

use them. They are less They are used in homes mainframe at a time. They are

powerful than and offices eg laptops used in large organizations like

mainframe and fewer and PC banks.                           

users can use it at t time.

5. Explain the following terms:

a. input and input device

Ans.    entering data into the computer is input.

input devices:    keyboard , mouse , microphone, touchpad etc

b. output and output device

Ans.   output is the data that has been processed.

output devices:  monitor, speaker, printer, scanner etc.