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Comprehensive MCQ Quiz on Generations of Computers

1. What was the primary component used in first-generation computers?

A) Transistors B) Vacuum Tubes C) Integrated Circuits D) Microprocessors

2. Which of the following was a common storage medium in first-generation computers?

A) Magnetic Drums B) SSD C) USB Drives D) Hard Disks

3. What language did first-generation computers primarily use?

A) Assembly Language B) High-level Language C) Machine Language D) None of the Above

4. Which computer is an example of a first-generation machine?

A) IBM PC B) UNIVAC I C) IBM 360 D) Apple Macintosh

5. First-generation computers operated at speeds measured in:

A) Nanoseconds B) Microseconds C) Milliseconds D) Seconds

6. What was the main disadvantage of vacuum tubes used in first-generation computers?

A) They were very expensive

B) They consumed a lot of power and generated heat

C) They were lightweight and fragile

D) They couldn't store data

7. Which was the first general-purpose electronic computer?

A) EDVAC B) ENIAC C) UNIVAC D) Mark I

8. How was input fed into first-generation computers?

A) Through keyboards B) Through punch cards C) Through touchscreens D) Through voice

commands

9. Which one of these was NOT a characteristic of first-generation computers?

A) Large and bulky size B) High-speed processing


C) Use of vacuum tubes D) High heat generation

10. First-generation computers were mainly used for:

A) Entertainment B) Military calculations and scientific research

C) Data mining D) Artificial intelligence

11. Which of the following replaced vacuum tubes in second-generation computers?

A) Microprocessors B) Magnetic Cores C) Transistors D) Integrated Circuits

12. What was a significant improvement in programming introduced in the second generation?

A) Assembly Language B) Machine Language

C) High-Level Languages like FORTRAN and COBOL D) Object-Oriented Programming

13. Which of these computers is a second-generation example?

A) IBM 1401 B) ENIAC C) IBM PC D) Deep Blue

14. Second-generation computers were faster because they used:

A) Magnetic drum memory B) Optical fibers

C) Transistors for switching D) Cloud storage

15. What was a key feature of second-generation computers?

A) Use of integrated circuits B) Smaller size compared to first-generation computers

C) Use of natural language processing D) Internet connectivity

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