Generation of Computer MCQ SET -2
11. Which of the following was the first general-purpose computer built during the first generation?
A. ENIAC
B. EDVAC
C. UNIVAC
D. None of the above
Answer –A. ENIAC
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12. Who were the designers of the ENIAC?
A. John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert
B. John von Neumann and J. Presper Eckert
C. John Mauchly and Alan Turing
D. None of the above
Answer –A. John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert
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13. What was the main purpose of first-generation computers?
A. Communication
B. Gaming
C. Calculation, storage, and control
D. Education
Answer –C. Calculation, storage, and control
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14. Which of the following computers was designed by von Neumann and could store data as well as instructions?
A. ENIAC
B. EDVAC
C. UNIVAC
D. None of the above
Answer –B. EDVAC
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15. Which of the following computers was developed in 1952 by Eckert and Mauchly?
A. ENIAC
B. EDVAC
C. UNIVAC
D. None of the above
Answer –C. UNIVAC
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16. Why was programming on first-generation computers a tedious task?
A. Because they used high-level programming languages
B. Because they had no operating system
C. Because they were too small and lightweight
D. Because they used magnetic tapes for storage
Answer –B. Because they had no operating system
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17. What was the size and weight of first-generation computers?
A. Small and lightweight
B. Large and heavy
C. Medium-sized and lightweight
D. None of the above
Answer –B. Large and heavy.
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18. What was the primary technology used in second-generation computers?
A. Vacuum Tubes
B. Transistors
C. Microchips
D. Magnetic Tapes
Answer –B. Transistors
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19. What is a transistor?
A. A device that amplifies sound
B. A device that stores data
C. A device that amplifies a signal or opens/closes a circuit
D. A device that displays images on a screen
Answer –C. A device that amplifies a signal or opens/closes a circuit
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20. When were transistors invented?
A. 1940
B. 1956
C. 1963
D. None of the above
Answer –B. 1956
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