History of Computers: From Abacus to Smartphones

Which generation of computer used integrated circuits?

• First generation

• Second generation

• Third generation

• Fourth generation

Use of microprocessors in computers increased-

• Speed

• Reliability

• Storage

• None of these

Which device was used by NASA engineers in the Apollo mission in the 1960s?

• Napier's bones

• Schickard's Calculating Clock with gears

• Slide rule

• Stepped Reckoner

What was built by Pascal?

• Abacus

• Palmtop

• Harvard Mark I

• Pascaline

What was built in 19th century to automate textile manufacturing?

• Rapier Loom

• Jacquard Loom

• Stepped reckoner

• Hattersley Loom

Explain the factors which resulted in the inventions of devices like Napier's Bones and Slide Rule in the 16th century

List some advantages of fifth generation computers compared to the other generations of computers

Harvard Mark I worked for how many years?

• 13

• 14

• 15

• 16

Palmtop is a miniature version of laptop with unlimited capabilities.

• True

• False

Which one is not true about the fifth generation computers?

• Developed in 1980's

• Used chips

• Desktops computers ar ebased in IC's