Question 1
• Who is known as the 'Father of Computers'?
– A) Alan Turing
– B) Charles Babbage
– C) John von Neumann
– D) Ada Lovelace
Question 2
• What significant machine did Charles Babbage
design?
– A) ENIAC
– B) Colossus
– C) Analytical Engine
– D) Abacus
Question 3
• In which century did the history of computers
begin?
– A) 18th century
– B) 19th century
– C) 20th century
– D) 21st century
Question 4
• What was the main component used in the
first generation of computers?
– A) Transistors
– B) Integrated Circuits
– C) Vacuum Tubes
– D) Microprocessors
Question 5
• Who invented the vacuum tube?
– A) Thomas Edison
– B) Alexander Graham Bell
– C) John Bardeen
– D) Jack Kilby
Question 6
• The first generation computers had main
memory capacities ranging from:
– A) 100 bytes to 2 kilobytes
– B) 2 kilobytes to 16 kilobytes
– C) 16 kilobytes to 64 kilobytes
– D) 64 kilobytes to 128 kilobytes
Question 7
• Which generation of computers used
transistors?
– A) First Generation
– B) Second Generation
– C) Third Generation
– D) Fourth Generation
Question 8
• Who were the inventors of the transistor?
– A) Charles Babbage and Ada Lovelace
– B) Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce
– C) John Bardeen, William Shockley, and Walter
Brattain
– D) Alan Turing and John von Neumann
Question 9
• What are the characteristics of second-
generation computers?
– A) Larger and slower
– B) Smaller, faster, and more reliable
– C) Used vacuum tubes
– D) Less efficient
Question 10
• Which generation of computers first used
integrated circuits?
– A) First Generation
– B) Second Generation
– C) Third Generation
– D) Fourth Generation
Question 11
• Integrated circuits were used in which
generation of computers?
– A) Third Generation
– B) Fourth Generation
– C) Second Generation
– D) Fifth Generation
Question 12
• What was the main characteristic of fourth-
generation computers?
– A) Vacuum tubes
– B) Transistors
– C) Microprocessors
– D) Artificial Intelligence
Question 13
• Which technology is associated with the fifth
generation of computers?
– A) Vacuum tubes
– B) Artificial Intelligence
– C) Transistors
– D) Integrated Circuits
Question 14
• The fourth generation of computers marked
the use of what kind of circuits?
– A) Vacuum Tubes
– B) VLSI Circuits
– C) Transistors
– D) Magnetic Core Memory
Question 15
• Fifth generation computers are based on
which type of processing hardware?
– A) Serial Processing
– B) Parallel Processing
– C) Quantum Processing
– D) Analog Processing
Question 16
• What is the size comparison of third-
generation computers?
– A) As large as a room
– B) Size of a stove or refrigerator
– C) As small as a smartphone
– D) The size of a building
Question 17
• Which generation of computers introduced
personal computers (PCs)?
– A) First Generation
– B) Second Generation
– C) Third Generation
– D) Fourth Generation
Question 18
• The main improvement in fifth-generation
computers over previous generations was:
– A) Use of vacuum tubes
– B) Introduction of integrated circuits
– C) Development of Artificial Intelligence software
– D) Larger physical size
Question 19
• The use of high-level programming languages
became standard in which generation?
– A) First Generation
– B) Second Generation
– C) Fourth Generation
– D) Fifth Generation
Question 20
• What does ULSI stand for, as used in fifth-
generation computers?
– A) Ultra Large Scale Integration
– B) Universal Logic System Integration
– C) Ultra Linear Signal Integration
– D) Universal Language Software Integration
Answer Key
• Question 1: B) Charles Babbage
• Question 2: C) Analytical Engine
• Question 3: B) 19th century
• Question 4: C) Vacuum Tubes
• Question 5: A) Thomas Edison
• Question 6: A) 100 bytes to 2 kilobytes
• Question 7: B) Second Generation
• Question 8: C) John Bardeen, William
