COMPUTER NOTES

a.       What is meant by computer generation? The classification of computers on the basis of main component, their size, processing speed, system architecture etc. is known as computer generation. b.       List any two advantages of second generation computer over first generation computers. The advantages of second generation computer over first generation computers are as given below: -First generation computer user vacuum tube as a main component but second generation computer use transistor as main component. - First generation computer speed was up to milliseconds but second generation computer speed was up to microsecond. - First generation computer were huge in size but second generation computer were smaller and faster than first generation computer etc. c.        Differentiate between third and fourth generation computers. Third generation computer ...

a.       How did early people calculate? In early days, there were no facilities to count and calculate. At that time people used different means to count in informal ways such as using pebbles, drawing lines, scratching on walls etc. b.       Why is Charles Babbage known as father of computer science? Charles Babbage is known as the father of computer science because he gave the basic concept of computer in his Analytical engine. c.        Write the feature of Mark-I. The feature of Mark-I are: -           It used 18000 vacuum tubes. -           It consisted seven Lakh and fifty thousand parts. -           It was 51 feet long, 8 feet height and 3 feet wide. -           It consumed huge amount of electricity...

1.       What is computer graphics? Write two examples. =   Computer graphics is a representation of image data in digital form. Its two examples are: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe In design. 2.       What is photo editing? Write any two feature of Photoshop. = Photo editing is the application packages which allows to change and modify the image according to required style and format. Two feature's of Photoshop are: -           It is easy and effective for creating and editing images. -           It supports 2D to 3D image conversion. 3.       What is page layout? Name any two software used for page layout designing. = Page layout is also the type of graphics software that allows to arrange the text, images, and other objects on a page. Two software used for page layout designing are: a. Adobe pagemaker...

Ø   What is computer network? Write its any two advantages. =Connecting two or more computers using cable or wireless technologies for the purpose of resources sharing, data and information transfer etc is called computer network. It's advantages are: v   Data and information can be shared. v   Data processing is faster v   Data processing is economic Ø   What is network architecture? Write its types. =Network architecture is an interaction behavior or model which defines how the computer on the network interact and communicate each other. It's types are: -           Client/ Server network architecture -           Peer-to-peer network architecture                                   ...