Generation of Computer MCQ SET -4
31. What was the main technological shift during the third generation of computers?
A. From vacuum tubes to transistors
B. From huge transistors to integrated circuits
C. From integrated circuits to microprocessors
D. From magnetic tape to hard disks
Answer –B. From huge transistors to integrated circuits
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32. What are integrated circuits?
A. Huge transistors
B. Small transistors
C. Transistors on silicon chips
D. Transistors on magnetic tapes
Answer –C. Transistors on silicon chips
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33. What was the most notable feature of computers during the third generation?
A. Large size
B. Low reliability
C. High speed and reliability
D. Use of magnetic tapes
Answer –C. High speed and reliability
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34. What material were integrated circuits made from?
A. Vacuum tubes
B. Transistors
C. Silicon
D. Magnetic tapes
Answer –C. Silicon
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35. What is another name for integrated circuits?
A. Vacuum tubes
B. Silicon chips
C. Transistor chips
D. Magnetic tapes
Answer –B. Silicon chips
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36. What is an IC?
A. A computer program
B. A collection of electronic components on a circuit board
C. A type of transistor
D. A single thin slice of silicon with many electronic components
Answer –D. A single thin slice of silicon with many electronic components
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37. What is the advantage of having many electronic components on a single IC?
A. Reduced cost
B. Reduced size
C. Increased memory space
D. Increased processing speed
Answer –B. Reduced size
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38. Which of the following was a result of the increased memory space and processing efficiency during the third generation of computers?
A. Reduced cost of computers
B. Increased use of machine language programming
C. Development of higher-level programming languages like BASIC
D. Reduced need for minicomputers
Answer –C. Development of higher-level programming languages like BASIC
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39. What is a minicomputer?
A. A type of IC
B. A type of programming language
C. A small-sized computer
D. A type of transistor
Answer –C. A small-sized computer
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40. What was the shape of minicomputers during the third generation?
A. They were not developed during this era
B. Large and expensive
C. Small and affordable
D. Based on vacuum tubes
Answer –C. Small and affordable
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