Railway Science (Computer – Inventions and Discoveries)

Total Questions: 24

11. Who was one of the founders of the American computer company Sun Microsystems, later acquired by oracle? [RRB NTPC CBT - I (20/1/2021) Evening]

Correct Answer: (a) Vinod Khosla
Solution:

Scott McNealy, Vinod Khosla, Andy Bechtolsheim, Bill Joy are the founders of American computer company Sun Microsystems, later acquired by oracle founded on February 24, 1982.

12. The first mechanical computer designed by Charles Babbage was called: [RRB NTPC CBT - I (21/01/2021) Evening]

Correct Answer: (b) Analytical Engine
Solution:

Analytical Engine (the first fully-automatic calculating machine).

13. Who invented HTML in 1990 ? [RRB NTPC CBT - I (22/01/2021) Morning]

Correct Answer: (a) Tim Berners - Lee
Solution:

The HyperText Markup Language is the standard markup language for documents designed to be displayed in a web browser.

14. Which of the following is NOT a Google product ? [RRB NTPC CBT - I (28/01/2021) Morning]

Correct Answer: (b) iTunes
Solution:

iTunes is a product of Apple. Google was founded in 1998.

15. Who is considered to be the Father of Modern Computers ? [RRB NTPC CBT - I (01/02/2021) Morning]

Correct Answer: (b) Alan Turing

16. From the given options, select the developer of ‘PARAM 10000’ a super computer of Indian origin. [RRB NTPC CBT - I (08/02/2021) Evening]

Correct Answer: (b) C-DAC, Pune
Solution:

PARAM is a series of supercomputers.

17. Who among the following is known as the ‘father of Indian Supercomputers’ ? [RRB NTPC CBT - I (22/02/2021) Morning]

Correct Answer: (d) Vijay Bhatkar
Solution:

He developed the first Indian supercomputer, the PARAM 8000, in 1991 and later the PARAM 10000 in 1998.

18. Who among the following pioneered binary logic and arithmetic in computer programming ? [RRB NTPC CBT - I (12/03/2021) Morning]

Correct Answer: (c) Claude Shannon
Solution:

He is known as "the father of information theory".

19. The term ‘byte’ was coined by: [RRB NTPC CBT - I (15/03/2021) Evening]

Correct Answer: (c) Werner Buchholz
Solution:

A byte consists of 8 adjacent binary digits (bits), each of which consists of a 0 or 1.

20. Who designed the ‘first’ small computer for home use? [RRB NTPC CBT - I (19/03/2021) Evening]

Correct Answer: (d) John Blankenbaker