7th Class Computers Science Heredity and Evolution Question Bank

done Evolution of Computers Total Questions - 20

• question_answer1)
  Match the following.

  Column - I	Column - II
  (a) John Mauchly & J. Presper Eckert	(i) IBM Mark I Computer
  (b) Howard H. Aiken	(ii) Invented the Difference Engine and Analytical Engine
  (c) Charles Babbage	(iii) Invented electro-mechanical tabulator to help with the U.S. Census
  (d) Herman Hollerith	(iv) Created the ENIAC

   
  A)
  (a) - (iv), (b) - (i), (c) - (ii), (d) - (iii) done clear
  B)
  (a) - (ii), (b) - (iii), (c) - (i), (d) - (iv) done clear
  C)
  (a) - (iii), (b) - (i), (c) - (ii), (d) - (iv) done clear
  D)
  (a) - (iv), (b) - (ii), (c) - (iii), (d) - (i) done clear
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• question_answer2)
  Which among the following is a mechanical analog computer that uses wheel and disc mechanisms to solve differential equations?
  A)
  ENIAC done clear
  B)
  Differential Analyser done clear
  C)
  EDSAC  done clear
  D)
  UNIVAC done clear
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• question_answer3)
  Which of the following is NOT a feature of second generation computers?
  A)
  Transistors were used. done clear
  B)
  Magnetic core memory was developed and used. done clear
  C)
  Timesharing operating systems were used. done clear
  D)
  Easier to program than first generation computers. done clear
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• question_answer4)
  ________generation of computers used magnetic disks as backing store medium and introduced programming languages such as COBOL and BASIC.
  A)
  First                  done clear
  B)
  Second done clear
  C)
  Third     done clear
  D)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer5)
  Identify the following:

  - It is larger than microcomputer.

  - CDC-160A and Micro VAX 3100 are its examples.

  A)
  Supercomputer done clear
  B)
  Minicomputer done clear
  C)
  Mobile PC done clear
  D)
  DeskComputer done clear
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• question_answer6)
  Intel 4004 was the ________.
  A)
  First single chip microprocessor done clear
  B)
  First multi-tasking operating system done clear
  C)
  Portable micro-computer for general purpose done clear
  D)
  One of the first generation device done clear
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• question_answer7)
  A technology used to produce machines like Computer and robots that display intelligence quite similar to the intelligence shown by human beings is called _______.
  A)
  Biotechnology done clear
  B)
  Cross-over technology done clear
  C)
  Simulation done clear
  D)
  Artificial Intelligence done clear
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• question_answer8)
  A _______ is a multiuser computer system capable of supporting hundreds of users simultaneously.
  A)
  Tablet PC done clear
  B)
  Personal computer done clear
  C)
  Mini Computer done clear
  D)
  Terminal done clear
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• question_answer9)
  A marvel of technology, the _________are computers that perform complex scientific calculations speedily.
  A)
  Servers              done clear
  B)
  Supercomputers done clear
  C)
  Laptops             done clear
  D)
  PDA done clear
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• question_answer10)
  These are specially designed computer chips. They reside inside other devices. Examples of such devices can be your car's dashboard, washing machines and microwave ovens, or the electronic thermostat in air conditioners.
  A)
  Servers done clear
  B)
  Embedded system done clear
  C)
  Robotic computers done clear
  D)
  Mainframes done clear
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• question_answer11)
  Which among the following computing devices was built by Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz?
  A)
                 done clear
  B)
    done clear
  C)
    done clear
  D)
    done clear
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• question_answer12)
  Which of the following statements hold(s) true about first generation of computers?

  Statement 1: They required magnetic drums for memory.

  Statement 2: The inner working of these computers was quite unsophisticated.

  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_answer13)
  Which of the following is NOT an advantage of second generation computers over first generation computers?
  A)
  More reliable   done clear
  B)
  More faster done clear
  C)
  Generated less-heat done clear
  D)
  No need of AC done clear
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• question_answer14)
  Second generations computers moved from cryptic binary machine language to symbolic _______ language.
  A)
  Assembly    done clear
  B)
  High level done clear
  C)
  Pascal               done clear
  D)
  Basic done clear
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• question_answer15)
  Which of the following was considered as hallmark of fourth generation computers?
  A)
  Transistor      done clear
  B)
  Minicomputer done clear
  C)
  Microprocessor done clear
  D)
  Robots done clear
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• question_answer16)
  First generation computers were replaced by second generation computers because __________.
  A)
  Operating speed of first generation computers was higher than second generation computers done clear
  B)
  Power consumption of first generation computers was higher than second generation computers done clear
  C)
  ICs were used as the main component in first generation computers done clear
  D)
  They were easily portable than second generation computers done clear
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• question_answer17)
  Match the computer types given in Column-I with their descriptions in Column-II.

  Column-I	Column-II
  (a) Server	(i) Expensive computer that perform complex calculations extremely rapidly.
  (b) Super Computer	(ii) Provides resources to other computers connected to a network.
  (c) Embedded Computer	(iii) A Small mobile computing device.
  (d) PDA	(iv) A self- contained device which performs pre-programmed functions.

   
  A)
  (a) - (i), (b) - (iii), (c) - (iv), (d) - (ii) done clear
  B)
  (a) - (iii), (b) - (i), (c) - (ii), (d) - (iv) done clear
  C)
  (a) - (ii), (b) - (i), (c) - (iv), (d) - (iii) done clear
  D)
  (a) - (i), (b) - (iii), (c) - (ii), (d) - (iv) done clear
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• question_answer18)
  Which of the following computers was developed by Tommy Flowers as the World's first programmable electronic digital computer?
  A)
  Colossus     done clear
  B)
  Mark I done clear
  C)
  UNIVAC-I      done clear
  D)
  Z4 done clear
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• question_answer19)
  Which of the following statements hold(s) true about Apple Lisa Computer?

  Statement 1: It was a personal computer with a GUI.

  Statement 2: It featured drop-down menu and icons.

  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)
  Identify the device given here and select the statement which is CORRECT about it.   

  (i) It was designed during third generation of computers.

  (ii) It was designed to automatically calculate and tabulate polynomial functions.

  (iii) It used magnetic disk as storage medium.

   
  A)
  Only (i)        done clear
  B)
  Only (ii) done clear
  C)
  Only (iii)                    done clear
  D)
  (i), (ii) and (iii) done clear
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