Information and Communications Technology Third Term Quiz 1

Who developed the first general-purpose electronic computer in 1946?

• John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert

• Jon Von Neumann

• Lee DeForest

• Mark I

What was the major drawback of first-generation computers?

• Consumed lots of electricity

• Used transistors for CPU components

• Used high-level languages

• Small in size

Which computer was the first to display real-time video and use core memory?

• ENIAC

• IBM 1620

• Whirlwind

• CDC 3600

What replaced the bulky Vacuum tubes in the second generation computers?

• Transistors

• Magnetic disks

• Ferrite cores

• Acoustic delay lines

Which programming language was developed during the second generation of computers?

• Binary serial computer

• Propagating sound waves

• Machine level language

• COBOL

What was the world's first commercially available computer?

• IBM 1401

• ENIAC

• UNIVAC

• EDVAC

What was the main electronic component used in first-generation computers?

• Magnetic drums

• Ferrite cores

• Transistors

• Vacuum tubes

Which computer was used for arithmetic operations and to calculate the trajectory of artillery shells?

• UNIVAC

• CDC 3600

• ENIAC

• IBM 1400

What was the size of the second-generation computers compared to the first generation?

• Larger

• Smaller

• Varied

• Same

Which computer was used mostly for scientific purposes in the second generation?

• IBM 1620

• CDC 3600

• IBM 1401

• UNIVAC