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History of Computers MCQs for Competitive Exams

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Which prominent industrialist was responsible for orchestrating the merger of several companies to form the entity that would eventually be known as IBM?
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What primary method was widely used for secondary data storage in computers prior to the widespread adoption of magnetic disk technology?
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Who is credited with inventing the system of punched cards used to regulate designs in textile weaving?
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Which pioneering technology company introduced the magnetic disk drive, a foundational innovation for random-access secondary data storage, during the 1950s?
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What was the first general-purpose, electronic digital computer, designed during WWII to calculate artillery firing tables?
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The IBM Deep Blue computer achieved a major milestone in artificial intelligence in 1997 by:
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The very first message sent over the ARPANET in 1969 was intended to be the word "LOGIN". What was actually transmitted before the system crashed?
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Which early computer system is famously associated with solidifying the use of the term "bug" to describe a programming or hardware error after a literal insect caused a malfunction?
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Which technology company is credited with the initial development and release of the Java programming language, renowned for its platform-independent 'Write Once, Run Anywhere' capability?
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Which of these consumer technologies was the very first to incorporate a microprocessor?
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