Description : How do electromechanical computers differ from the mechanical computers?
Last Answer : Electromechanical computers use electrical components to perform some of the calculations.
Description : Why ABC is considered electro-mechanical computer? A) Because it was invented before electronic computers were developed B) Because there are wheels, drums, bars to rotate and move to produce result C) Because they use the flow of electrons in different component D) None of above
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Using table 1-1, name two synchros that provide a mechanical output.
Last Answer : The torque receiver (TR) and the torque differential receiver (TDR).
Description : What are the three causes of mechanical drift in a gyro?
Last Answer : Unbalanced gyro, inertia of gimbals, bearing friction
Description : Generators convert mechanical motion to electrical energy using what principle?
Last Answer : Magnetic induction
Description : What is the term applied to the rate at which a mechanical or electrical force causes motion?
Last Answer : Power
Description : With early computers, the programmer had to translate instructions into what type of language form?
Last Answer : Machine.
Description : What type of computers are small and inexpensive yet provide a lot of computing power?
Last Answer : Microcomputers and minicomputers.
Description : The software (computer program) used on first generation computers was what type?
Last Answer : Unsophisticated and machine oriented.
Description : Early analog computers were what type of devices?
Last Answer : Mechanical or electromechanical.
Description : All analog computers are what type of computers?
Last Answer : Special-purpose.
Description : Computers built before the First Generation of computers were: A) Mechanical B) Electro-mechanical C) Electrical D) None of these
Description : Which of the following statement is false? A) Mechanical analog computers have existed for thousands of years B) There are mechanical analog computers and electronic analog computers. C) All electronic computers are digital computers D) All of above are false
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Computers built before the first generation of computer were: a) Mechanical b) Electro-mechanical c) Electrical d) Both 1 and 2 e) None of these
Last Answer : b) Electro-mechanical
Description : Computers built before the first Generation of computers were 1) Mechanical 2) Electro-mechanical 3) Electrical 4) None of these
Last Answer : 2) Electro-mechanical
Description : Computers built before the first Generation of computers were 1 Mechanical 2 Electro-mechanical 3 Electrical 4 None of these
Last Answer : 2 Electro-mechanical
Description : What type of job is considered a Graduate Mechanical job?
Last Answer : Most Graduate Mechanical jobs tend to center around engineering. This can include many different job types, including: medical, aerospace, and many more.
Description : What is the great advantage of computers over typewriters?
Last Answer : Correcting errors.
Description : On third generation computers, what results are gained by faster internal processing speeds?
Last Answer : Faster execution of instructions.
Description : What do the smaller circuits in third generation computers allow for?
Last Answer : Faster internal processing speeds.
Description : In second generation computers, how was the storage capacity greatly increased?
Last Answer : With the introduction of magnetic disk storage and the use of
Description : How were processing speed and reliability increased in second generation computers?
Last Answer : By the use of small, long lasting transistors.
Description : In first generation computers, internal processing functions were measured by what division of time?
Last Answer : Thousandths of a second (millisecond).
Description : How did vacuum tubes cause a problem for first generation computers
Last Answer : They were unreliable, required a lot of power to run, and produced so much heat that air conditioning was needed to protect computer parts.
Description : What were computers of the first generation characterized by?
Last Answer : The vacuum tube.
Description : What is the fundamental difference between analog and digital computers?
Last Answer : Digital computers deal with discrete quantities, while analog computers deal with continuous physical variables.
Description : Digital computers are generally used for what purposes?
Last Answer : Business and scientific data processing
Description : What are computers called that combine the functions of both analog and digital computers?
Last Answer : Hybrid computers.
Description : What are analog computers designed to measure?
Last Answer : Continuous electrical or physical conditions.
Description : Rather than using a stored program, a special-purpose computer's applicability to a particular problem is a function of what?
Last Answer : Its design
Description : In electronic computers, vacuum tubes were replaced by transistors and transistors have been replaced by what device?
Last Answer : Integrated circuits.
Description : The Navy uses analog computers primarily for what purpose?
Last Answer : Gun fire control
Description : How are computers classified?
Last Answer : Technology (mechanical, electromechanical, electronic), purpose (special or general), type of data they handle (analog or digital), cost, physical size (handheld to room size)
Description : When computers use the cylinder method to store data on a hard disk pack, what three items make up the address that tells the computer where on a specific disk to store the data?
Last Answer : . a. Cylinder number. b. Recording surface number.
Description : Any system composed of one or more computers and terminals can be defined as what?
Last Answer : A network.
Description : What is another name for computers designed to be character-oriented or character-addressable?
Last Answer : Variable-word-length or byte-addressable.
Description : What area in the computer's primary storage area holds the processing instructions (the program)?
Last Answer : Program storage area.
Description : What were the first computers designed to manipulate in order to solve arithmetic problems?
Last Answer : Numbers.
Description : How can sound be considered to be mechanical energy?
Last Answer : Mechanical energy is the energy possessed because of the motionand position of an object. Sound is the vibration (motion) ofparticles.
Last Answer : As hysteresis motors are free from mechanical and magnetic vibrations therefore these are considered as suitable for sound equipment.
Description : What determines whether these components are considered series or shunt?
Last Answer : . The relationship of the components to the output-signal path.
Description : What three factors must be considered in the transmission of a surface wave to reduce attenuation?
Last Answer : (a) electrical properties of the terrain (b) frequency (c) polarization of the antenna
Description : . A non-resonant line is a line that has no standing waves of current and voltage on it and is considered to be flat. Why is this true?
Last Answer : The load impedance of such a line is equal to Z0.
Description : List the three types of cable designs being considered by the Navy.
Last Answer : Optical fiber cable component (OFCC), stranded, and ribbon cables designs.
Description : For a circuit to be considered to be in the quiescent condition, what
Last Answer : The input signal
Description : Can any rapidly spinning object be considered a gyroscope?
Last Answer : Yes.
Description : List the types of fiber optic components considered part of a fiber optic cable plant.
Last Answer : Optical fiber cables, connectors, splices, mounting panels, jumper cables, and other passive components.
Description : List five system design parameters considered when system designers choose the system operational wavelength and link components.
Last Answer : Launch power, connection losses, bandwidth, cost, and reliability
Description : Is it considered safe for a person to touch any energized low-voltage conductor with the bare hand?
Last Answer : NEVER! All energized electric circuits should be considered potentially dangerous.
Description : At what voltage is a NICAD battery considered to be fully discharged?
Last Answer : At 1.1 volts.