computer
/kəmˈpjuːtə(r)/noun
उच्चारण कम्प्यूटर
कंप्यूटर, संगणक
Basic word
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an electronic machine that can store, organize and find information, do calculations and control other machines
कंप्यूटर, संगणक
- She works on a computer.
- The school has a new computer lab with thirty machines.
- My computer crashed just before I could save the file.
+ 2 more examples
- Most banks now keep their records on computers.
- She uses a computer to design posters.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
on a / the computer
Use on with computer for work done with one: on a computer, on my computer, on the computer; at the computer means sitting in front of it.
कंप्यूटर पर किए गए काम के लिए 'on' आता है: on a computer; 'at the computer' का अर्थ उसके सामने बैठना है।
- Radhika typed her resume on a computer.
- He spends hours at the computer.
computer (countable)
A computer is countable, so it needs a/the in the singular. Computing as a subject is uncountable.
'Computer' countable है, इसलिए singular में a/the चाहिए। विषय के रूप में 'computing' uncountable है।
- We have one computer in the library.
- A computer can store millions of words.
computer + noun
Computer works as a modifier before nouns, always singular: computer science, computer game, computer lab.
'Computer' संज्ञाओं से पहले modifier की तरह आता है, हमेशा singular में: computer science, computer lab।
- She teaches computer science at the school.
- The computer lab opens at nine.
the computer crashed / hung / is down
A computer that stops working has crashed or hung (not hanged); hanged is used only for executed people.
जो कंप्यूटर काम करना बंद कर दे वह crashed या hung है ('hanged' नहीं); 'hanged' केवल फाँसी पर लटकाए गए लोगों के लिए आता है।
- The computer hung in the middle of my test.
- The server is down, so the computer cannot connect.
+Collocations 5
adjective + computer
personaldesktoplaptoptabletquantumold
- She bought a laptop computer for college.
verb + computer
switch onturn offrestartuserepairinstall
- Restart the computer if it freezes.
computer + noun
screenvirusprogramcourseskillsnetwork
- A computer virus damaged the files.
on / in the computer
save ontype onwork onstore insearch on
- I saved the file on my computer.
computer + related terms
hardwaresoftwarememorykeyboardmouse
- Computer memory is measured in gigabytes.
“More examples 5
- Every school in the district now has a computer lab.
ज़िले के हर स्कूल में अब कंप्यूटर प्रयोगशाला है।
- The first computers filled whole rooms.
पहले कंप्यूटर पूरे कमरे भर देते थे।
- Radhika learned basic computer skills before college.
राधिका ने कॉलेज से पहले कंप्यूटर के बुनियादी कौशल सीखे।
- Please save your answers on the computer before the time ends.
कृपया समय समाप्त होने से पहले अपने उत्तर कंप्यूटर पर सहेज लीजिए।
- The online exam is taken on a computer at an approved centre.
ऑनलाइन परीक्षा एक अनुमोदित केंद्र पर कंप्यूटर पर दी जाती है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He is working in computer.
✓ He is working on a computer.
Use on a computer for working with one; computer also needs an article.
कंप्यूटर पर काम के लिए 'on a computer' आता है; 'computer' के साथ article भी चाहिए।
✗ My computer is hanged again.
✓ My computer has hung again.
The past participle of hang for a stuck machine is hung; hanged is only for executions.
अटकी हुई मशीन के लिए hang का past participle 'hung' है; 'hanged' केवल फाँसी के लिए होता है।
◇Word family
AaSpelling
com·put·er
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Computer GK, asked very often: Charles Babbage is called the father of the computer; the CPU (central processing unit) is the brain of the computer; RAM is temporary memory and ROM is permanent memory; input devices include the keyboard and mouse, output devices the monitor and printer; 1 byte = 8 bits; India's first supercomputer was PARAM 8000 (1991), developed by C-DAC.
Computer GK में यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: Charles Babbage को कंप्यूटर का जनक कहा जाता है; CPU (central processing unit) कंप्यूटर का मस्तिष्क है; RAM अस्थायी स्मृति और ROM स्थायी स्मृति है; इनपुट उपकरणों में keyboard और mouse, आउटपुट उपकरणों में monitor और printer शामिल हैं; 1 byte = 8 bits; भारत का पहला सुपरकंप्यूटर PARAM 8000 (1991) था, जिसे C-DAC ने विकसित किया।