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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2018 — General Studies · Question 119 of 200

Q119
General ScienceComputer Awareness & Technology
Errors in computer programme are called
  1. a.Spam
  2. b.Follies
  3. c.Virus
  4. d.Bugs

Answer: (D) Bugs

An error or fault in a computer program is called a 'bug', and finding and removing it is 'debugging'; the term became popular after Grace Hopper's team found a moth stuck in the Harvard Mark II computer in 1947. Spam is unwanted bulk e-mail, and a virus is a malicious program that copies itself and damages data. Errors may be syntax errors, logical errors or run-time errors.

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