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EVOLUTION OF COMPUTERS (CH-1) G5

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. Differentiate between Abacus and Napier’s Bones.

2. Write the feature of the second generation computers.

3. Write a note on fifth generation computers.

4. Write any three characteristics of a computer.

5. What was the role of Herman Hollerith in Jacquard's Loom?

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2.

Describe the following devices in a few lines.

1. Abacus

2. Leibniz Calculator

3. Harvard Mark I

4. ENIAC

5. EDSAC

6. Jacquard's Loom

7. TED Holf

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3.

The Heaven part of Abacus has _______ beads on each rod.

a)

Two

b)

Three

c)

Four

d)

All

e)

None

4.

________ is a perfect example of a mechanical calculator.

a)

Pascaline

b)

Taximeter

c)

Abacus

d)

All

e)

None

5.

The _______ engine had five units to work.

a)

Difference

b)

Tabulating

c)

Analytical

d)

All

e)

None

6.

The second generation computers used ________ in place of vacuum tubes.

a)

Transistors

b)

Microprocessors

c)

Punched cards

d)

All

e)

none

7.

________ refers to the degree of perfection of operations performed by a computer.

a)

Speed

b)

Reliability

c)

Accuracy

d)

All

e)

None

8.

who designed the theory of Boolean Logic?

a)

Howard Aiken

b)

John Mauchly

c)

George Boole

d)

all

e)

none

9.

_______ were used to store data during fourth generation computers.

a)

Magnetic disks

b)

Punched cards

c)

Paper tapes

d)

all

e)

none

10.

Full form of EDVAC is _________.

a)

Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator

b)

Electric Digital Storage Automatic Calculator

c)

Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer

d)

all

e)

none

11.

_____ is the capacity of a computer to store data.

a)

Storage

b)

Speed

c)

Accuracy

d)

all

e)

none

12.

Who introduced the first microprocessor in 1971 for Intel?

a)

Jacquard 's Loom

b)

Ted Holf

c)

Trio John

d)

all

e)

none

13.

Which of the following statements is true for Fourth Generation Computers?

a)

They are very slow, expensive, and large in size.

b)

They rely on magnetic tape.

c)

They are portable, reliable, and cheapest among all other generations of computers.

d)

They are still in development.

14.

Who invented the Pascaline?

a)

Blaze Pascal

b)

Blaise Pascal

c)

Blair Pascal

d)

Belle Pascal

15.

Identify the circuitry in the given image. It was used in the Second Generation Computers.

a)

Microprocessors

b)

Integrated Circuits

c)

Transistors

d)

Vacuum Tubes

16.

Fifth Generation computers include

a)

Integrated Circuits

b)

Artificial intelligence

c)

Transistors

d)

Vacuum tubes