6th Class Computers Science History of Computer Question Bank

done History and Generation of Computers Total Questions - 20

• question_answer1)
  The image shows a vital component of the first generation computers. Identify it.   
  A)
  Integrated Circuits done clear
  B)
  Silicon Chips done clear
  C)
  Transistors done clear
  D)
  Vacuum Tubes done clear
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• question_answer2)
  Identify the computer generation.

  -  Microprocessor based systems.

  - Development of computer languages like C, PASCAL, BASIC.

  - Computer networking was introduced.

  - APPLE II is its example

  A)
  First done clear
  B)
  Third done clear
  C)
  Fifth done clear
  D)
  Fourth done clear
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• question_answer3)
  Identify the following.

  - It was the web browser with support of multiple internet protocols.

  - This program was developed in 1993

  - It is often known as the first graphical web browser to display images inline.

  - It was a navigation tool for interactive material.

  A)
  Mosaic done clear
  B)
  Internet Explorer done clear
  C)
  Safari done clear
  D)
  Netscape Navigator done clear
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• question_answer4)
  Match the following.

  Column -I	Column -II
  (i) First Generation Computers	(a)
  (ii) Second Generation Computers	(b)
  (iii) Third Generation Computer	(c)
  (iv) Fourth Generation Computer	(d)

   
  A)
  (i) - (d), (ii) - (b), (iii) - (a), (iv) - (c) done clear
  B)
  (i) - (d), (ii) - (c), (iii) - (a), (iv) - (b) done clear
  C)
  (i) - (b), (ii) - (a), (iii) - (d), (iv) - (c) done clear
  D)
  (i) - (a), (ii) - (d), (iii) - (b), (iv) - (c) done clear
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• question_answer5)
  Match the following.

  Column-I	Column -II
  (i) ENIAC	(a) Howard H. Aiken and Grace Hooper
  (ii) MARK I	(b) Charles Babbage
  (iii) Difference Engine	(c) Early calculating device also called as counting frame
  (iv) Abacus	(d) J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly

   
  A)
  (i) - (a), (ii) - (c), (iii) - (d), (iv) - (b) done clear
  B)
  (i) - (d), (ii) - (a), (iii) - (b), (iv) - (c) done clear
  C)
  (i) - (d), (ii) - (a), (iii) - (c), (iv) - (b) done clear
  D)
  (i) - (a), (ii) - (d), (iii) - (c), (iv) - (b) done clear
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• question_answer6)
  Which of the following is NOT associated with fifth generation of computers?
  A)
  ULSI done clear
  B)
  CUI system done clear
  C)
  Electronic-commerce done clear
  D)
  WWW done clear
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• question_answer7)
  Which among the following was the first electronic general purpose computer?
  A)
  UNIVAC done clear
  B)
  EDVAC done clear
  C)
  ENIAC done clear
  D)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer8)
  The computers developed during fourth generation of computers were smaller in size but yet were quite powerful. The main concept behind their computation power was __________.
  A)
  Magnetic tape done clear
  B)
  Microprocessor done clear
  C)
  Artificial Intelligence done clear
  D)
  MSI chips done clear
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• question_answer9)
  Apple computers were first developed in the 1970s. Who invented the first Apple computer?
  A)
  Bill Gates done clear
  B)
  John von Neumann done clear
  C)
  Steve Wozniak done clear
  D)
  Larry Page done clear
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• question_answer10)
  Identify the device shown in this picture.   
  A)
  Analytical Engine done clear
  B)
  Jacquard Loom  done clear
  C)
  Pascanne   done clear
  D)
  Napier's Bones done clear
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• question_answer11)
  Which one of the following technology was developed during Fourth Generation of Computers?
  A)
  Artificial Intelligence done clear
  B)
  VLSI done clear
  C)
  Integrated Circuits done clear
  D)
  VALVE done clear
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• question_answer12)
  The machine shown in the given image records the rate of heartbeat of a patient and display it in digits, it is an example of _______________.   
  A)
  Analog computer   done clear
  B)
  Digital computer done clear
  C)
  Hybrid computer done clear
  D)
  Calculating computer done clear
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• question_answer13)
  Match the names of the early calculating devices with their corresponding pictures.

  Column-I	Column-II
  (i) Difference Engine	(a)
  (ii) Napier's Bones	(b)
  (iii) Pascaline	(c)

   
  A)
  (i) - (a), (ii) - (c), (iii) - (b) done clear
  B)
  (i) - (a), (ii) - (b), (iii) - (c) done clear
  C)
  (i) - (c), (ii) - (b), (iii) - (a) done clear
  D)
  (i) - (c), (ii) - (a), (iii) - (b) done clear
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• question_answer14)
  Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
  A)
  Tablet computer is a kind of microcomputer. done clear
  B)
  Minicomputers are a class of multi-user computers. done clear
  C)
  Mainframe computer's speed is measured in MIPS (Millions of Instructions per Second) done clear
  D)
  All of these done clear
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• question_answer15)
  Which of the following is NOT true for Third Generation of Computers?
  A)
  Integrated circuit was introduced done clear
  B)
  Transistors were the main building blocks done clear
  C)
  Relatively small and could be placed on a small table done clear
  D)
  All of these done clear
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• question_answer16)
  Match the following.

  Column-I	Column-II
  (i) Lady Augusta Lovelace	(a) British mathematician and considered as a father of computers
  (ii) Charles Babbage	(b) Mechanical calculator
  (iii) John von Neumann	(c) The first lady programmer
  (iv) Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz	(d) Suggested stored program concept

   
  A)
  (i) - (d), (ii) - (b), (iii) - (a), (iv) - (c) done clear
  B)
  (i) - (a), (ii) - (b), (iii) - (c), (iv) - (d) done clear
  C)
  (i) - (c), (ii) - (a), (iii) - (d), (iv) - (b) done clear
  D)
  (i) - (d), (ii) - (c), (iii) - (b), (iv) - (a) done clear
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• question_answer17)
  Given table represents the difference between first and fourth generations of computer. Now, answer the question that follows.

  Generation	Circuitry	Input	Output	Examples
  1st	Vaccuum tubes	(1)	(2)	UNIVAC
  4th	(3)	Mouse, Keyboard, Scanner, etc.	(4)	(5)
  Replace the options (1) and (2) in the give table with the following options.
  (Note : (1) and (2) are the device(s) that is used as an input and output device(s) in first generation of computers)

   
  A)
  (1) - Punched cards, (2) - Punched cards done clear
  B)
  (1) - Magnetic tape, (2) - Punched cards done clear
  C)
  (1) - Punched cards, (2) - Magnetic tape done clear
  D)
  (1) - Magnetic tape, (2) - Magnetic tape done clear
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• question_answer18)
  Given table represents the difference between first and fourth generations of computer. Now, answer the question that follows.

  Generation	Circuitry	Input	Output	Examples
  1st	Vaccuum tubes	(1)	(2)	UNIVAC
  4th	(3)	Mouse, Keyboard, Scanner, etc.	(4)	(5)
  Replace the options (3), (4) and (5) with the following options.
  (Note :( 3) - The technology used in 4th generation of computer.
  (4) - Output device used with 4th generation of computers.
  (5) - Example of 4th generation of computers.)

   
  A)
  (3) - Microprocessor; (4) - Monitor; (5) - Intel 4004 done clear
  B)
  (3) - Tansistors; (4) - Monitor, Printers; (5) - Intel 4004 done clear
  C)
  (3) - Artificial Intelligence? (4) - Printer; (5) - Apple 1 done clear
  D)
  (3) - IC; (4) - Printer; (5) - Honeywell 200 done clear
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• question_answer19)
  Which of the following statements hold (s) true regarding UNIVAC 1?

  Statements 1: It was the first commercial electronic computer developed by J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly.

  Statements 2: It was also the first computer to handle both numeric and text data.

  A)
  Only Statement 1 done clear
  B)
  Only Statement 2 done clear
  C)
  Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 done clear
  D)
  Neither Statement 1 nor Statement 2 done clear
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• question_answer20)
  Arrange the following technologies in the increasing order of their speed and reliability?

  (1) - Honeywell 200

  (2) - UNIVAC

  (3) - Intel Processors

   
  A)
  (2)\[\to\](1)\[\to\](3) done clear
  B)
  (3)\[\to\](1)\[\to\](2) done clear
  C)
  (3)\[\to\](2)\[\to\](1) done clear
  D)
  (1)\[\to\](3)\[\to\](2) done clear
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