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    Computer Generations

    Rumman Ansari November 30, -0001 10 views Subject Details

    Test your knowledge of computer generations with these multiple-choice questions (MCQ). Get insights into the advancements made in computer technology through the years. Study the history of computers and its evolution through different generations.

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    MCQ 1
    Which among following first generation of computers had ?
    MCQ 2
    What is the name of the first supercomputer of India?
    MCQ 3
    The second generation of computers consists of which of following?
    MCQ 4
    From which year 5th generation of computers is considered?
    MCQ 5
    Which language was used as first generation language?
    MCQ 6
    What is unit of speed of Super Computer?
    MCQ 7
    In which generation of computers microprocessor was introduced?
    MCQ 8
    The Napier
    MCQ 9
    Pascaline is also known by
    MCQ 10
    Which of the following is known as father of computer?
    MCQ 11
    The Analytical Engine developed during first generation of computers used ________ as a memory unit.
    MCQ 12
    The first computer which provides storage is
    MCQ 13
    Computer size was very large in
    MCQ 14
    Computer built before the first generation computer was
    MCQ 15
    First generation computers used ______ languages.
    MCQ 16
    Chip is a common nickname for a(n)
    MCQ 17
    A complete electronic circuit with transistors and other electronic components on a small silicon chip is called a(n)
    MCQ 18
    PCs are considered fourth-generation and contain
    MCQ 19
    Artificial Intelligence is an example of
    MCQ 20
    In latest generation computers, the instructions are executed
    MCQ 21
    First generation computers were based on
    MCQ 22
    Speed of first generation computer was in
    MCQ 23
    The period of the second generation computers was
    MCQ 24
    Time sharing became possible in ______ generation of computers.
    MCQ 25
    Integrated Chips or IC
    MCQ 26
    Microcomputer hardware consists of three basic categories of physical equipment
    MCQ 27
    Which of the following options correctly expresses the meaning of the term
    MCQ 28
    Which of the following is a small microprocessor based computer designed to beused by oneperson ata time?
    MCQ 29
    Tablet PC is a type of
    MCQ 30
    Computers that are portable and convenient to use for users who travel, are known as
    MCQ 31
    Desktop and personal computers are also known as
    MCQ 32
    Which of the following uses a handheld operating system?
    MCQ 33
    The third generation computers were made with
    MCQ 34
    Palmtop computer is also known as
    MCQ 35
    A central computer that holds collections of data and programs for many PCs, workstations and other computers is a
    MCQ 36
    Which computer is used for Computer Aided Design (CAD) calculations?
    MCQ 37
    Which of the following is generally costlier?
    MCQ 38
    The user generally applies ________ to access mainframe or supercomputer.
    MCQ 39
    These are specially designed computers that perform complex calculations extremely rapidly.
    MCQ 40
    A ______ is a large and expensive computer capable of performing scientific and business applications.
    MCQ 41
    First supercomputer developed in India is
    MCQ 42
    Pratyush is _____ fastest supercomputer in the world.
    MCQ 43
    Pratyush supercomputer is dedicated for
    MCQ 44
    Analog computer works on the supply of
    MCQ 45
    Seismograph is an example of
    MCQ 46
    These computers work by calculating the binary digits.
    MCQ 47
    Choose the odd one out.
    MCQ 48
    A hybrid computer is the one having the combined properties of
    MCQ 49
    Which of the following is the India
    MCQ 50
    Which types of computer are used in hospitals like ECG and DIALYSIS?
    MCQ 51
    Which type of computer is used in automatic aircraft landing?
    MCQ 52
    Which of the following is the smallest and fastest computer imitating brain working?
    MCQ 53
    In which of the following computers are used?
    MCQ 54
    It is the science that attempts to produce machines that display the same type of intelligence that humans do
    MCQ 55
    Which of the following deals with the design, construction, operation and use of robots?
    MCQ 56
    What did the term "computer" refer to in the early days?
    MCQ 57
    If vaccum tubes is related to first generation of computers then Integrated circuits are related to
    MCQ 58
    What is a computer?
    MCQ 59
    What is the operating system?
    MCQ 60
    What is a computer network?
    MCQ 61
    What is Moore's law?
    MCQ 62
    Who invented the slide rule?
    MCQ 63
    Who devised the Perpetual Calendar machine?
    MCQ 64
    What is the purpose of the Astrolabe?
    MCQ 65
    What are peripheral devices?
    MCQ 66
    What is the name of the first digital electronic calculating machines developed during World War II?
    MCQ 67
    What is the name of the law that predicted that the transistor count in microprocessors would double roughly every two years?
    MCQ 68
    What is the name of the processing element in a modern computer system?
    MCQ 69
    What was the first known use of the term "computer" according to the Oxford English Dictionary?
    MCQ 70
    Who invented the perpetual calendar machine?
    MCQ 71
    Who is considered the "father of the computer"?
    MCQ 72
    What was the name of the first mechanical computer designed by Babbage?
    MCQ 73
    How was data input provided to the Analytical Engine?
    MCQ 74
    What is the definition of a computer system?
    MCQ 75
    What was the first modern analog computer?
    MCQ 76
    Who built the differential analyzer?
    MCQ 77
    When did the first digital electronic calculating machines appear?
    MCQ 78
    What is the function of a processing element in a modern computer?
    MCQ 79
    What is the purpose of peripheral devices in a computer system?
    MCQ 80
    What is the earliest known mechanical analog computer?
    MCQ 81
    How many differential analyzers were built before becoming obsolete?
    MCQ 82
    What was the main advantage of punched cards as an input method for early computers?
    MCQ 83
    Who completed a simplified version of the Analytical Engine's computing unit in 1888?
    MCQ 84
    What is the slide rule?
    MCQ 85
    What is the purpose of the planimeter?
    MCQ 86
    What is the purpose of the differential analyzer?
    MCQ 87
    Who is credited with inventing the first mechanical geared lunisolar calendar astrolabe?
    MCQ 88
    What was the name of the mechanical integrators that the differential analyzer built upon?
    MCQ 89
    What was the purpose of the sector?
    MCQ 90
    What is a slide rule?
    MCQ 91
    Who invented the differential analyzer?
    MCQ 92
    What was the purpose of the Antikythera mechanism?
    MCQ 93
    What was the purpose of the planisphere?
    MCQ 94
    What was the purpose of the tide-predicting machine?
    MCQ 95
    What was the major problem in constructing Babbage's Analytical Engine?
    MCQ 96
    What is an analog computer?
    MCQ 97
    What was the differential analyzer?
    MCQ 98
    When was the differential analyzer conceptualized?
    MCQ 99
    What was the name of the first modern analog computer and who invented it?
    MCQ 100
    What was the main disadvantage of analog computers compared to digital computers?
    MCQ 101
    Who conceptualized the differential analyzer, a mechanical analog computer designed to solve differential equations by integration using wheel-and-disc mechanisms?
    MCQ 102
    What was the main reason for the obsolescence of analog computing machines by the 1950s?