Learn With Computer (4) Lesson 3: Kinds of COMPUTER

EXERCISE

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1. Multiple Choice Question. Tick (✔) the correct option:

(a) Micro Computer is also called..

i. Mini computer

ii. Personal computer (✔)

iii. Super computer

(b) The computer are classified into ........... type.

i. Four types (✔)

ii. Five type

iii. Six types

(c) ............ is a India's super computer.

i. PRAM (✔)

ii. CRAY

iii. Micro computer

(d) Micro computer are .......... type of computer.

i. Smallest (✔)

ii. Greater

iii. None of these

2. Fill in the blanks:

(i) Micro computers use a chip called .........

Ans: micro processor

(ii) .......... is the Indian super computer.

Ans:  PRAM

(iii) .......... are  used fo handling complicated application.

Ans: Super computer 

(iv) Mini computer are also called .......... computer.

Ans: Midrange computer 

(v) .......... are used for personal use.

Ans: Micro computer.

3. Mark these statement as correct (✔) or incorrect (×).

(i) Micro computer are used for personal use. 

Ans: (✔)

(ii) Super are better than Personal computer.

Ans: (✔)

(iii) Mainframe computer are powerful than super computer.

Ans: (×)

(iv) Micro computer are designed as single uses system.

Ans: (✔)

(v) Super computer consume very less power.

Ans: (×)

4. Answer the following questions:

1. How are computers classified on the basis of their shape and size.

Ans: Computers are classified into four kinds on the basis of their safe and size. Those are as follows:

(i) Microcomputer or personal computer 

(ii) Mini computer or Midrange computer 

(iii) Mainframe computer 

(iv) Super computer

2. What are the mainframe computer?

Ans: Mainframe computers are the largest type of computers. It has very high storage capacity. They process large amounts of data at a very high speed.

3. What are Midrange computer?

Ans: Mini computer or Midrange  computer got their name because of their small size compared to other computer of that period. These computers are more powerful than micro computers and can support more than one user at a time.

4. Difference between micro computer and mini computer.

Ans: Micro computer is known as personal computer and support one user at a time but many computer is larger than micro computer and support more than one user at a time.

Micro computer has low storage capacity but many computer have larger storage capacity.

5. Define super computer. Give two examples.

Ans: Super computer is the most powerful computer and physically they are the largest. 

Two examples are CRAY-3600 and PRAM