Basic Computer General Knowledge Quiz
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Basic Computer General Knowledge Quiz
Basic Computer General Knowledge Quiz
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1. Who is known as the "father of the computer"?
Charles Babbage
Charles Babbage KH FRS (/ˈbæbɪdʒ/; 26 December 1791 – 18 October 1871) was an English polymath. A mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer, Babbage originated the concept of a digital programmable computer.
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2. What is the intersection of a row and a column in a worksheet called?
Cell
A cell is the intersection point of a column and a row.
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3. Which of the below is also known as the brain of the computer?
CPU
The CPU is the brain of a computer, containing all the circuitry needed to process input, store data, and output results.
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4. What is the main web page of a website?
Home page
A home page (or homepage) is the main web page of a website. The term may also refer to the start page shown in a web browser when the application first opens.
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5. What is the name of the first computer virus?
Creeper
As noted by Discovery, the Creeper program, often regarded as the first virus, was created in 1971 by Bob Thomas of BBN. Creeper was actually designed as a security test to see if a self-replicating program was possible.
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6. Who was the inventor of the world wide web?
Tim Berners Lee
Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1989. Sir Tim Berners-Lee is a British computer scientist.
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7. Who developed the C programming language?
Dennis richie
C, computer programming language developed in the early 1970s by American computer scientist Dennis M. Ritchie at Bell Laboratories (formerly AT&T Bell Laboratories).
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9. What was the first Internet search engine?
Archie
Archie was the first search engine, which debuted on 10 September 1990. Yahoo was founded in 1994 by Jerry Yang and David Filo. AltaVista was founded in 1995 by Paul Flaherty.
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10. Who invented the QWERTY keyboard layout?
Christopher Latham Sholes
QWERTY refers to the first six letters on the upper row of the keyboard. The key arrangement was devised by Christopher Latham Sholes
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