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1. Questions
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1. Generation in computer terminology is
a. A change in technology a computer is/was being
used
b. Newer computers produced by older computers
c. Classification based on the company who
manufactured it
d. None of above
2. Third generation computers used
a. Transistors
b. VLICs
c. ICs
d. ULSI
3. The duration of second generation is generally
accepted
a. 1946-1954
b. 1959-1965
c. 1965-1971
d. 1971-1980
4. Support for machine language only, generating lot
of heat and so on are characteristics of
a. First Generation
b. Second Generation
c. Third Generation
d. Fourth Generation
5. Popular computers such as ENIAC, EDVAC, UNIVAC
are of which generation?
a. First Generation
b. Second Generation
c. Third Generation
d. Fourth Generation
6. Which devices were used in second generation for
primary memory and secondary storage?
a. vacuum tube and magnetic drum
b. magnetic core and magnetic tapes
c. silicon chips and flash drives
d. magnetic tapes and magnetic disks
7. In which generation of computers the assembly
programing language developed?
a. First Generation
b. Second Generation
c. Third Generation
d. Fourth Generation
8. In second generation, high level programming
language started. Which high level languages were
used in second generation computers?
a. C / C++
b. BASIC
c. COBOL
d. JAVA
9. What is the full form of FORTRAN?
a. Formula Transfer.
b. Functional Translator
c. Function Transfer
d. Formula Translator
10.In first generation only batch processing was
possible. What’s the newer development in second
generation in operating systems?
a. multiprogramming
b. multiprocessing
c. parallel processing
d. all of above
11.What caused the reduction in size for second
generation computers compared with first
generation?
a. due to the use of magnetic core and magnetic
tapes
b. due to the replacement of vacuum tubes by
transistors
c. introducing assembly language in addition to
machine language
d. all of above
12. Computers like IBM1620, IBM 7094, CDC 1604,
CDC3600 & UNIVAC 1108 are example of which
generation?
a. First generation
b. Second generation
c. Third generation
d. Fourth generation

2. 13. The computers manufactured during 1965 to 1971
are the computers of
a. First generation
b. Second generation
c. Third generation
d. Fourth generation
14.A small device consisting many transistors,
registers and capacitors along with the associated
circuitry is known as?
a. Vacuum tubes
b. Transistors
c. Integrated Circuits
d. All of above
15.Remote processing, time-sharing, multi-
programming are the development of which
generation?
a. First generation
b. Second generation
c. Third generation
d. Fourth generation
16.Which of the following programming language was
developed during third generation of computers?
a. FORTRAN
b. COBOL
c. MACHINE
d. BASIC
17.Computers likek IBM360, Honeywell6000, PDP,
IBM370, TDC316 are from which generation?
a. First generation
b. Second generation
c. Third generation
d. Fourth generation
18.A chip having 5000 transistors and other circuit
elements and their associated circuits is known as?
a. IC chip
b. LSI chip
c. VLSI chip
d. ULSI chip
19.Time sharing, real time, networking, distributed
operating systems are the features from which
generation?
a. First generation
b. Second generation
c. Third generation
d. Fourth generation
20.From which generation portable computers are
developed?
a. First generation
b. Second generation
c. Third generation
d. Fourth generation
21.Super computers such as CRAY-1, CRAY-X-MP were
developed during which generation?
a. Second generation
b. Third generation
c. Fourth generation
d. Fifth generation
22.Features such as parallel processing hardware,
artificial intelligence and using natural language is
for which generation?
a. Second generation
b. Third generation
c. Fourth generation
d. Fifth generation
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