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This section includes 12 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Computer Science knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Identify the given machine. |
| A. | Pascaline |
| B. | Difference Engine |
| C. | Abacus |
| D. | MARK - I |
| Answer» C. Abacus | |
| 2. |
What is this device called? |
| A. | Microchip |
| B. | Vacuum tube |
| C. | Transistor |
| D. | VLSI |
| Answer» C. Transistor | |
| 3. |
The second generation computers depended on _________. |
| A. | Vacuum tubes |
| B. | Transistors |
| C. | Microprocessors |
| D. | Integrated circuits |
| Answer» C. Microprocessors | |
| 4. |
Which of the following is NOT a feature of second generation computers? |
| A. | Transistors were used. |
| B. | Magnetic core memory was developed and used. |
| C. | Timesharing operating systems were used. |
| D. | Easier to program than first generation computers. |
| Answer» D. Easier to program than first generation computers. | |
| 5. |
Which among the following is a mechanical analog computer that uses wheel and disc mechanisms to solve differential equations? |
| A. | ENIAC |
| B. | Differential Analyser |
| C. | EDSAC |
| D. | UNIVAC |
| Answer» C. EDSAC | |
| 6. |
Match the following.Column - IColumn - 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) |
| B. | (a) - (ii), (b) - (iii), (c) - (i), (d) - (iv) |
| C. | (a) - (iii), (b) - (i), (c) - (ii), (d) - (iv) |
| D. | (a) - (iv), (b) - (ii), (c) - (iii), (d) - (i) |
| Answer» B. (a) - (ii), (b) - (iii), (c) - (i), (d) - (iv) | |
| 7. |
Which of the following is NOT an advantage of second generation computers over first generation computers? |
| A. | More reliable |
| B. | More faster |
| C. | Generated less-heat |
| D. | No need of AC |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
Second generations computers moved from cryptic binary machine language to symbolic _______ language. |
| A. | Assembly |
| B. | High level |
| C. | Pascal |
| D. | Basic |
| Answer» B. High level | |
| 9. |
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 |
| B. | Only Statement 2 |
| C. | Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 |
| D. | Neither Statement 1 nor Statement 2 |
| Answer» C. Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 | |
| 10. |
Which of the following statements hold(s) true regarding first generation computers? Statement 1: They were massive structure that occupied a lot of space. Statement 2: ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer) and UNIVAC (Universal Automatic Computer) were the popular computers of this generation. |
| A. | Only Statement 1 |
| B. | Only Statement 2 |
| C. | Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 |
| D. | Neither Statement 1 nor Statement 2 |
| Answer» D. Neither Statement 1 nor Statement 2 | |
| 11. |
_______and_________ are supercomputers made in India. |
| A. | PARAM, AAKASH |
| B. | PARAM, ANUPAM |
| C. | PARAM, DHARAM |
| D. | KALAM, BHABHA |
| Answer» C. PARAM, DHARAM | |
| 12. |
MARK-I was the first electro-mechanical computer. It was invented by __________. |
| A. | Howard H. Aiken |
| B. | J. Presper Eckert |
| C. | John Napier |
| D. | Charles Babbage |
| Answer» B. J. Presper Eckert | |