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Computer Generations Quiz

Authored by Thushara Herath

Computers

10th Grade

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Computer Generations Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the major hardware technology used in the first generation of computers?

Transistors

Integrated Circuits

Vacuum Tubes

Microprocessors

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a characteristic of second generation computers?

High heat generation

Smaller in size

Consumes a lot of electricity

Not portable

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which software was used in the first generation of computers?

High-level programming language

Assembly language

Machine language

Object-oriented language

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which system was invented during the first generation of computers?

IBM 7090

UNIVAC

CDC 1604

Honeywell 400

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a common use for punch cards in the first generation of computers?

Secondary storage

Input, process, output, and storage of data

High-speed calculations

Networking

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which generation of computers used Integrated Circuits (IC)?

Third Generation

Fourth Generation

Second Generation

First Generation

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a characteristic of Fourth Generation computers?

Use of LSI and VLSI

Use of vacuum tubes

Use of transistors

Use of mechanical parts

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