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This document contains questions about the different generations of computers. It includes 10 objective multiple choice questions about the characteristics of each generation and the technologies they used. It also includes 3 short answer questions defining aspects of the first generation computers and microprocessors. Finally, it includes 2 long answer questions discussing the integrated circuits of the third generation and when computers started using assembly language.

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Assignment 5

This document contains questions about the different generations of computers. It includes 10 objective multiple choice questions about the characteristics of each generation and the technologies they used. It also includes 3 short answer questions defining aspects of the first generation computers and microprocessors. Finally, it includes 2 long answer questions discussing the integrated circuits of the third generation and when computers started using assembly language.

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Generation Of Computer

Objective Questions..............................................................................................................................1
Short Question Answers.......................................................................................................................2
Long Question Answers.......................................................................................................................3

Objective Questions
1. A term in computer terminology is a change in technology a computer is/was being used.
a) development
b) generation
c) advancement
d) growth

2. The fourth generation was based on integrated circuits.


a) True
b) False

3. The generation based on VLSI microprocessor.


a) 1st
b) 2nd
c) 3rd
d) 4th

4)______ generation of computer started with using vacuum tubes as the basic components.
a) 1st
b) 2nd
c) 3rd
d) 4th

5)Batch processing was mainly used in this generation.


a) 1st
b) 2nd
c) 3rd
d) 4th
6)___________ is an emerging branch in computer science, which interprets means and method of making
computers think like human beings.
a) Block chain
b) VR
c) AI
d) Cloud computing

7)ULSI stands for?


a) Ultra Large Scale Integration
b) Under Lower Scale Integration
c) Ultra Lower Scale Integration
d) Under Large Scale Integration

8)In this generation Time sharing, Real time, Networks, Distributed Operating System was used.
a) 1st
b) 2nd
c) 5th
d) 4th
9)HLL stands for?
a) High Level Language
b) High Layman’s Language
c) High Level Lesson
d) High Layman’s Lesson

10. The period of ________ generation was 1952-1964.


a) 1st
b) 2nd
c) 5th
d) 4th

Short Question Answers


Q1) Describe the Structure of first gen. Computers.
ans0The first computer systems used vacuum tubes for circuitry and magnetic drums for main memory, and
they were often enormous, taking up entire rooms.

Q2)Why were the first gen, computers not reliable?


and)These computers were very expensive to operate, and in addition to using a great
deal of electricity, the first computers generated a lot of heat, which was often the
cause of malfunctions. The maximum internal storage capacity was 20,000
characters. 

Q3) How did microprocessors work?

Ans) The microprocessor ushered in the fourth generation of computers, as thousands


of integrated circuits were built onto a single silicon chip. The technology in the first
generation that filled an entire room could now fit in the palm of the hand. The Intel
4004 chip, developed in 1971, integrated all the components of the computer, from
the central processing unit and memory to input/output controls, on a single chip.

Long Question Answers


Q1) Discuss the integrated circuit of third gen. Computers.
The development of the integrated circuit was the hallmark of the third generation of
computers. Transistors were miniaturized and placed on silicon chips,
called semiconductors, which drastically increased the speed and efficiency of
computers.

Instead of punched cards and printouts, users would interact with a third-generation
computer through keyboards, monitors, and interfaces with an operating system,
which allowed the device to run many different applications at one time with a
central program that monitored the memory. Computers, for the first time, became
accessible to a mass audience because they were smaller and cheaper than their
predecessors.

Q2)When did computers start using assembly language?


ans)Second-generation computers moved from cryptic binary language to symbolic,
or assembly, languages, which allowed programmers to specify instructions in
words. High-level programming languages were also being developed at this time,
such as early versions of COBOL and FORTRAN. These were also the first
computers that stored their instructions in their memory, which moved from a
magnetic drum to magnetic core technology.
The first computers of this generation were developed for the atomic energy industry.

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