Nursing Informatics (LAB)

Which mechanical counting device is considered the original and is still used to illustrate the principles of counting?

• Clock-making

• Napier's Bone

• Pascaline Calculator

• Abacus

Who invented logarithms, allowing multiplication to be performed via addition?

• John Napier

• Blaise Pascal

• William Oughtred

• Gottfried Leibniz

Which German inventor built a four-function calculator using fluted drums and advocated for the binary number system?

• Blaise Pascal

• John Napier

• Gottfried Leibniz

• Charles Babbage

What was the first commercial microcomputer called?

• IBM PC

• Apple II Computer

• Altair 8800

• ENIAC

Which type of computer is known for being the most powerful and used by large organizations?

• Microcomputers

• Mainframe Computers

• Supercomputers

• Minicomputers

What type of software is developed by individual programmers and released into the public domain for public use?

• Open Source

• Shareware

• Freeware

• Commercial Software

Which category of portable computers is small enough to move easily from one place to another?

• Laptops

• Notebooks

• PDA

• Sub-notebooks

What is the main reason for using a computer system?

• To communicate with other computers

• To process data quickly and efficiently

• To store data permanently

• To create software applications

What is the main concept behind Open Source software?

• The software is free but cannot be modified

• The company or individual that develops the software retains ownership of the program

• The software can only be used by the developer

• The software can be used freely by anyone

Which operating system is commonly used in modern home computers?

• Windows

• MacOS

• Linux

• DOS