TS ICET 2024 5th June 2024 Shift 1

Question Numbers : (191 to 195)
Civilizations have flourished in the past and gone on to establish themselves based on the foundations of singular inventions like use of iron or copper or bronze. While the past can boast of the iron and the Bronze Ages, our presents days' singular invention, which has become as omnipresent as the iron and bronze tools in the past ages, is the computer. An invention of miraculous dimensions, computers have revolutionized our lifestyles for the better and continue to do so. In less than fifty years they have influenced practically every field of activity. The Computer Age is our new reality.
No one could have imagined that the initial computing machines would so soon be developed into the highly sophisticated present day computers. And this stupendous revolution has been carried out by the computer without a shot being fired or a drop of blood being shed. Computers have taken up key roles in all fields of activity including agriculture, weather forecast, scientific research, designing, banks and financial institutions, space research and technology, communication and media, medicine, aviation, railways, traffic control, language learning, literature and entertainment.
A computer is an electronic device that can carry out calculations and process information. Vast amounts of data can be handled effectively and efficiently at a very fast rate. A computer can virtually carry out any activity but it cannot think, at least for now! It thus requires a human operator and a set of detailed instructions, called a program.