WorksheetsYear-6 (unit-1)- exercises Computer Generations Quiz
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
What was the primary technology used in first-generation computers?
Transistor
Integrated circuit
Microprocessor
Vacuum tube
Second-generation computers primarily used which technology?
Vacuum tube
Transistor
Integrated circuit
Microprocessor
What innovation characterized third-generation computers?
Vacuum tube
Transistor
Integrated circuit
Microprocessor
Fourth-generation computers saw the introduction of which key component?
Vacuum tube
Transistor
Integrated circuit
Microprocessor
Fifth-generation computers are based on which principle?
High-level languages
Portable computing
Vacuum tubes
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Which type of computer is typically used in classrooms, homes, banks, and universities?
Mainframe computer
Microcomputer
Minicomputer
Supercomputer
What refers to the physical components of a computer that you can touch and feel?
Software
Operating system
Hardware
Microprocessor
Which component is considered the hallmark of fourth-generation computers?
Transistors
Integrated circuits
Microprocessor
Artificial Intelligence
What acts as a bridge between computer system hardware and application software?
Microprocessor
Hardware
Operating system
Application software
Computers are generally classified on the basis of their size and speed as:
Vacuum tube, transistor, IC, microprocessor
Desktop, laptop, tablet, smartphone
Microcomputer, Mainframe computer, Minicomputer, Supercomputer
Input, output, processing, storage
What does ALU stand for?
Advanced Logic Unit
Arithmetic Logic Universal
Arithmetic Logic Unit
Automated Logic Utility
What does OCR stand for?
Online Character Recognition
Optical Code Reader
Optical Character Reader
Output Computer Reader
What does MICR stand for?
Magnetic Ink Code Reader
Manual Ink Character Recognition
Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
Micro Integrated Circuit Reader
What does LCD stand for?
Light Crystal Display
Liquid Control Display
Logic Circuit Display
Liquid Crystal Display
What does VDU stand for?
Video Data Unit
Variable Display Unit
Visual Display Utility
Visual Display Unit
Which individual is credited with inventing the analytical engine?
Alan Turing
John von Neumann
Charles Babbage
Ada Lovelace
Laptops are best categorized as what type of computer?
Desktop computers
Mainframe computers
Supercomputers
Portable computers
An Assembler is a language translator that converts assembly language to which other language?
High-level language
Natural language
Machine language
Scripting language
Which term refers to Secondary memory?
Primary memory
Cache memory
Auxiliary memory
Volatile memory
Transistors were introduced in (a) generation computers.
Third generation computers were based on (a) languages.
Our laptops are (a) computers.
(a) is a language translator which converts assembly language to machine language.
The physical components of the computer are known as (a) .
The (a) is the hallmark of fourth generation computers.
True or False: The first generation of computers was based on integrated circuits.
True
False
True or False: Secondary memory is also known as auxiliary memory.
True
False
True or False: Business software is application programs that assist the computer by performing housekeeping functions.
True
False
True or False: In an inkjet plotter, the pen moves in a horizontal and vertical directions.
True
False
True or False: The Pascaline was one of the first mechanical calculators to be developed.
True
False
