A computer system includes
1.Hardware
2.Software
3. Peripheral devices
4.All of these
During the second generation, the size of computers was decreased by replacing vacuum tubes with During the second generation, the size of computers was decreased by replacing vacuum tubes with
1. ICs
2.Semiconductors
3.Transistors
4.Microprocessor
Which language was used by computers during the first generation?
1.Machine language
2. Assembly language
3.Both a and b
4.None of these
Which of the following developed an Integrated circuit or chip (IC)?
1.Robert Nayak
2.C Babbage
3.J S Kilby
4.CV Raman
Who is known as the father of computer science?
1.John Moore
2.Alan Turing
3.Adam Osborne
4.Neal Stephenson
A hybrid computer is one having combined properties of
1. Super and microcomputers
2.Mini and microcomputers
3.Analog and digital computers
4.Super and minicomputers
Abacus can perform
1.Addition
2.Subtraction
3.Multiplication
4.Both (a) and (b)
An integrated circuit (IC), sometimes called a chip or microchip are fabricated with
1.Resistors
2.Capacitors
3.Transistors
4.All of these
Analog computer works on the supply of
1.Continuous electric pulses
2.Electric pulses but not continuous
3.Magnetic strength
4.Natural strength
Analog computers are used to measure
1.Data that varies continuously
2.Constant data
3.Both a and b
4.None of these
Analytical Engine invented during the first generation of computer used which memory unit?
1.RAM
2.Floppies
3.Counter wheels
4.Cards
Analytical Engine, the first fully automatic calculating machine was developed by
1.Charles Babbage
2.Blaise Pascal
3.Leibniz
4.John Von Neumann
Choose the odd one out.
1.Microcomputer
2.Minicomputer
3.Supercomputer
4.Digital computer
Computer developed before the first generation computer was
1.Mechanical
2.Electromechanical
3.Electrical
4.Electronics
Computer size was very large in
1.First generation
2.Second generation
3.Third generation
4.Fourth generation
Computers use which number system to store data and perform calculations?
1.Octal
2.Decimal
3.Binary
4.Hexadecimal
Fifth generation computers are based on the technique of
1.Microprocessor
2.Artificial Intelligence
3.LSI
4.VLSI
First-generation computer “UNIVAC and ENIVAC” was based on
1.Transistors
2.Semiconductors
3.Vacuum tubes
4.ICS
General purpose computers are used for
1.writing and editing (word processing)
2.performs scientific calculations
3.controlling organization’s security system
4.All of these
IC chips used in computers are made with
1.Gold
2.Silicon
3.Copper
4.Silver
In which generation of computers, operating system was developed?
1.First
2.Second
3.Third
4.Fourth
Integrated chips (IC) were started to be used from which generation of computers?
1.First generation
2.Second generation
3.Third generation
4.Fourth generation
Pascaline is a
1.Abacus
2. Adding Machine
3.Difference Machine
4.Multiplication Machine
Properly arranged data is known as
1.Field
2.Words
3.File
4.Information
Seismograph is an
1.Analog computer
2.Digital computer
3.Hybrid computer
4.None of these
Special purpose computers are used for
1.navigational systems in an aircraft
2.weather forecasting
3.satellite launch tracking
4.All of these
The example of fourth-generation computers are
1.Apple Macintosh
2.IBM PC
3.IBM 370
4.both a and b.
The first computer which provides storage is
1.EDSAC
2.EDBAC
3.MARK-I
4.ACE
The first electromechanical machine “Tabulating machine” was invented by
1. John Napier
2.Pascal
3.Howard Aiken
4.Herman Hollerith
The first supercomputer developed in India is
1.PARAM
2.ARYA Bhatt
3.BUDDHA
4.SHIVA
The fourth-generation computers were based on the invention of
1.Microprocessor
2. Artificial Intelligence
3.Semiconductors
4.Microprocessor and AI
The period of second-generation computer was started from
1.1946-1958
2.1940-1960
3.1956-1963
4.1957-1964
The second generation computers are
1. IBM 7094 series
2.IBM 1400 series
3. CDC 164
4.All
The third generation computers are
1. IBM 370
2. IBystem/360M S
3.UNIVAC 1108 and UNIVAC AC 9000
4.All of the above
The word Computer stands for
1. Commonly Oriented Machines Used in Technical and Educational Research
2.Commonly Operated Machines Used in Technical and Educational Research
3.Commonly Occupied Machines Used in Technical and Educational Research
4.Commonly Operated Machines Used in Technical and Environmental Research
Which language was used by the second generation of computers?
1.Assembly language
2.Machine language
3. Low-level language
4.High-level language
Which of the following are examples of digital computers?
1.Desktop
2.Personal computers and Tablet PC
3.Workstations
4.All of these
Which of the following computer is used in hospitals like ECG and Dialysis?
1.Analog
2.Digital
3.Hybrid
4.Microcomputer
Which of the following computers can be carried around easily?
1.Laptops
2.Supercomputers
3.PCs
4.Minicomputers
Which of the following computers uses the 8-bit code called EBCDIC?
1.Microcomputer
2.Minicomputer
3.Supercomputer
4.Mainframe computer
Which of the following is an example of analog computers?
1.Voltmeter
2.Ammeter
3.Voltmeter and Ammeter
4.Workstations
Which of the following is known as the fastest, biggest, and most expensive computer?
1.Notebook
2.Personal computer
3.Mainframe
4.Supercomputer
Which of the following is known as the father of computers?
1. Dennis Ritchie
2.Napier
3.Charles Babbage
4.Alan Turing
Which of the following is not a type of personal computer?
1.Tower model
2.Notebook
3.Laptop
4.Hand-held computer
Which of the following is the correct statement for the third generation of computers?
1.They were smaller in size as compared to previous generations.
2.They were more reliable and used less energy.
3.They provided better speed and could calculate data in nanoseconds
4.All are correct.
Which of the following is the most powerful computer?
1.Microcomputer
2.Mainframe
3.Supercomputer
4.Minicomputer
Which of the following is used as a storage device during first-generation computers?
1.Magnetic drum
2. Hard disk
3.Floppy
4.Both a and c
Which of the following statement is not correct about second-generation computers?
1.They were smaller in size as compared to the first-generation computers.
2.They provided better speed and could calculate data in microseconds.
3.They were used more energy and became heated.
4.None of these
Which of the following was the first computer developed by India?
1.IBM 370
2.PARAM
3.Siddhartha
4.CRAY-1
Which of the following was the first general-purpose electronic computer? Which of the following was the first general-purpose electronic computer?
1.ADVAC
2. ADSAC
3.UNIVAC
4.EDVAC
Which of the following was the most popular first-generation computer?
1. IBM 360
2. IBM 2700
3.IBM 1650
4. IBM 1130
Which system is used by digital computers to encode data and programs?
1.Semiconductor
2.Decimal system
3.Binary system
4.Both b and c
Which type of computer is used in a digital watch?
1.Mainframe
2.Embedded computer
3.Minicomputer
4.Microcomputer
Which type of computer is used in weather forecasting?
1.Embedded computer
2.Supercomputer
3.Mainframe
4.Workstation
Which was the first mechanical calculating device?
1.UNIVAC
2.Abacus
3.PASCALINE
4.Leibniz Calculator
Who designed the basic architecture of computer?
1.C Babbage
2.B Pascal
3.Jordan Murn
4.John Von Neumann
Who designed the first electronic computer- ENIVAC?
1.Von Neumann
2.Joseph M Jacquard and John W Mauchly
3. Presper Eckert and John W Mauchly
4.None of these