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The document contains a series of questions and answers regarding the history of computers, covering key figures, milestones, and technological advancements. Notable topics include the identification of Charles Babbage as the 'father of computers,' the introduction of the first electronic computer ENIAC, and the creation of the first computer virus in 1983. It also highlights significant developments such as the first personal computer by Apple and the first graphical web browser, Mosaic.

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Gen Information of Computer Quiz

The document contains a series of questions and answers regarding the history of computers, covering key figures, milestones, and technological advancements. Notable topics include the identification of Charles Babbage as the 'father of computers,' the introduction of the first electronic computer ENIAC, and the creation of the first computer virus in 1983. It also highlights significant developments such as the first personal computer by Apple and the first graphical web browser, Mosaic.

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HISTORY OF COMPUTERS

Question No1:
1. Who is known as the "father of computers"?

A. Charles Babbage
B. Alan Turing
C. Bill Gates
D. John von Neumann
Correct answer:

a. Charles
Babbage
Question No2:
2. Which was the first electronic computer?

A. UNIVAC
B. Z3
C. IBM 701
D. ENIAC
Correct answer:

D. ENIAC
Question No3:
3. In what year was the first computer virus discovered?
A. 1990
B. 1986
C. 1980
D. 1983
Correct answer:

D. 1983
Question No4:
4. The first mechanical computer was created by:

A. Herman Hollerith
B. Blaise Pascal
C. John von Neumann
D. Charles Babbage
Correct answer:

D. Charles
Babbage
Question No5:
5. Which company developed the first personal computer?

A. IBM
B. APPLE
C. MICROSOFT
D. XEROX
Correct answer:

B. APPLE
Question No6:
6. What does the term "ENIAC" stand for?

A. Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer


B. Early Numerical Integrator and Computer
C. Experimental Numerical Integrator and Computing
D. Electronic New Information and Computing
Correct answer:
A. Electronic
Numerical
Integrator and
Computer
Question No7:
7. Who invented the first practical telephone?

A. NICOLA TESLA
B. THOMAS EDISON
C. ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL
D. SAMUEL MORSE
Correct answer:

C. ALEXANDER
GRAHAM BELL
Question No8:
8. Which of the following is considered the first general-purpose
programmable computer?

A. COLLOSUS
B. Z3
C. ENIAC
D. TURING MACHINE
Correct answer:

B. Z3
Question No9:
9. What year was the first "Macintosh" computer introduced?

A. 1979
B. 1984
C. 1990
D. 1995
Correct answer:

B. 1984
Question No10:
10. Who is considered the "father of the modern computer"?

A. JOHN VON NEUMANN


B. ALAN TURING
C. CHARLES BABBAGES
D. BILL GATES
Correct answer:

A. JOHN VON
NUEMANN
Question No11:
11. Which generation of computers used integrated circuits?

A. THIRD GENERATION
B. FIRST GENERATION
C. SECOND GENERATION
D. FOURTH GENERATION
Correct answer:
A. THIRD
GENERATION
Question No12:
12. The first computers used which type of circuitry?

A. TRANSISTORS
B. MICROPROCESSORS
C. VACUUM TUBES
D. INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
Correct answer:
C. VACUUM
TUBES
Question No13:
13. The "UNIVAC" was the first computer to:

A. Use transistors
B. Be mass-produced
C. Use vacuum tubes
D. Predict presidential elections
Correct answer:
D. Predict
presidential
elections
Question No14:
14. What was the name of the first computer virus to spread via floppy
disk?

A. BRAIN
B. MYDOOM
C. MELISSA
D. ILOVEYOU
Correct answer:

A. BRAIN
Question No15:
15. Which of these was a major development in the fourth generation
of computers?

A. Microprocessors
B. Integrated circuits
C. Vacuum tubes
D. Punch cards
Correct answer:

a. Microprocessors
Question No16:
16. Which of the following is known as the first "killer app" for the
personal computer?

A. Microsoft Word
B. Lotus 1-2-3
C. VisiCalc
D. Excel
Correct answer:

C. VisiCalc
Question No17:
17. The Apple II was introduced in what year?

A. 1973
B. 1975
C. 1977
D. 1980
Correct answer:
C. 1977
Question No18:
18. The first graphical web browser was called:

A. Mosaic
B. Netscape Navigator
C. Internet Explorer
D. Firefox
Correct answer:

A. Mosaic
Question No19:
19. Which device was the predecessor of the modern hard drive?

A. Floppy disk
B. Magnetic drum
C. Punch cards
D. Magnetic tape
Correct answer:
B. Magnetic
drum
Question No20:
20. The first widely popular personal computer was the:

A. Commodore 64
B. Apple Macintosh
C. IBM PC
D. Altair 8800
Correct answer:
C. IBM PC
Question No21:
21. Who is credited with inventing the first spreadsheet software?

A. Bill Gates
B. Steve Jobs
C. Dan Bricklin
D. Alan Turing
Correct answer:

C. Dan Bricklin
Question No22:
22. The first computer virus, "Creeper," was created in the:

A. 1970s
B. 1980s
C. 1990s
D. 2000s
Correct answer:

A. 1970s
Question No23:
23. Which of the following was the first home video game console?

A. Atari 2600
B. Magnavox Odyssey
C. Nintendo Entertainment System
D. Sega Genesis
Correct answer:
B. Magnavox
Odyssey
Question No24:
24. The first high-level programming language was:

A. Fortran
B. Assembly
C. COBOL
D. LISP
Correct answer:
A.
FORTRAN
Question No25:
25. The first computer to perform complex calculations for the U.S.
military was the:

A. ENIAC
B. UNIVAC
C. Colossus
D. Mark I
Correct answer:
A. ENIAC
Question No26:
26. Which company developed the first personal computer with a
graphical user interface (GUI)?

A. IBM
B. Apple
C. Microsoft
D. Xerox
Correct answer:
D. XEROX
Question No27:
27. What year did IBM release the first PC?

A. 1975
B. 1980
C. 1981
D. 1985
Correct answer:
C. 1981
Question No28:
28. Which of the following is the first commercially successful
computer programming language?

A. Python
B. C++
C. COBOL
D. Java
Correct answer:

C. COBOL
Question No29:
29. What is the primary purpose of a computer's CPU?

A. Store data
B. Perform calculations
C. Display graphics
D. Control input devices
Correct answer:
B. Perform
calculations
Question No30:
30. Which was the first computer to successfully run the UNIX
operating system?

A. PDP-8
B. PDP-11
C. IBM 701
D. Altair 8800
Correct answer:

b. PDP-11
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