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History and Generations of Computers

1. : Who is known as the “Father of Computers”?

(A) Charles Babbage


(B) Alan Turing


(C) Blaise Pascal


(D) John von Neumann




2. : The first mechanical calculator, Pascaline, was invented by:

(A) Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz


(B) Blaise Pascal


(C) Charles Babbage


(D) John Napier




3. : Which of the following was used in First Generation Computers?

(A) Transistors


(B) Vacuum tubes


(C) Integrated Circuits


(D) Microprocessors




4. : Which generation of computers introduced transistors?

(A) First Generation


(B) Second Generation


(C) Third Generation


(D) Fourth Generation




5. : Integrated Circuits (ICs) were used in which generation of computers?

(A) First Generation


(B) Second Generation


(C) Third Generation


(D) Fourth Generation




6. : The Fourth Generation of computers is based on:

(A) Vacuum tubes


(B) Transistors


(C) Microprocessors


(D) Artificial Intelligence




7. : The latest Fifth Generation of computers focuses on:

(A) Assembly language


(B) Artificial Intelligence


(C) Microprocessors


(D) Vacuum tubes




8. : ENIAC, the first general-purpose electronic computer, was developed in:

(A) 1936


(B) 1946


(C) 1956


(D) 1966




9. : The Abacus, one of the earliest computing devices, was invented in:

(A) China


(B) Greece


(C) India


(D) Egypt




10. : Who introduced the concept of the stored-program computer?

(A) Blaise Pascal


(B) Alan Turing


(C) John von Neumann


(D) Charles Babbage




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