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Which one of the following is a stored program machine?

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Micro-processor
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Calculator
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Analog-computer
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Micro-computer
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Solution

The correct option is D Micro-computer

Micro-computer is a stored program machine.

A stored-program computer is a computer that stores program instructions in electronic memory. This contrasts with machines where the program instructions are stored on plugboards or similar mechanisms.

Manchester Small-Scale Experimental Machine, an experimental computer that successfully ran a stored program on June 21, 1948. It was subsequently developed into the Manchester Mark 1, which ran its first program in early April 1949.

The definition of a small personal computer with a microprocessor as a central processor is an example of a microcomputer. A tiny little handheld computer device similar to a SmartPhone that has a central microprocessor is an example of a microcomputer.

A microcomputer is a small, relatively inexpensive computer with a microprocessor as its central processing unit (CPU). It includes a microprocessor, memory, and minimal input/output (I/O) circuitry mounted on a single printed circuit board. Microcomputers became popular in the 1970s and 1980s with the advent of increasingly powerful microprocessors. The predecessors to these computers, mainframes and minicomputers,


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