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MCQS on History and Generation of Computer
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Q1SSC / JKSSBEasy
Who is known as the 'Father of the Computer'?
Q2Banking / RRBEasy
Which electronic component was primarily used in First Generation computers?
Q3State PSC / SSCMedium
ENIAC, one of the first electronic general-purpose computers, stands for:
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Q4SSC CGL / RailwayEasy
The use of Transistors marked the beginning of which generation of computers?
Q5RRB NTPC / IBPSMedium
Integrated Circuits (ICs) were introduced in which generation of computers?
Q6JKSSB / SSCMedium
Who is recognized as the first computer programmer?
Q7IBPS PO / SSC CGLEasy
The development of Microprocessors brought about which generation of computers?
Q8UPSC / State PSCEasy
Fifth Generation computers are primarily based on:
Q9SSC CHSL / RRBHard
Which of the following was the first commercial computer delivered to a business client?
Q10Banking / PoliceMedium
VLSI technology was used in which generation of computers?
Q11State PSC / IBPSHard
Who invented the punch card tabulating machine used in the 1890 US Census?
Q12RRB / SSCMedium
What does ULSI stand for in the context of fifth-generation computers?
Q13JKSSB / UPSCMedium
The concept of 'Stored Program' architecture was proposed by:
Q14SSC MTS / RRBEasy
Which of the following was a mechanical calculator invented by Blaise Pascal in 1642?
Q15Banking / PoliceMedium
First generation computers used which language for programming?
Q16SSC CGL / RRB NTPCHard
High-level languages like FORTRAN and COBOL were developed during which computer generation?
Q17State PSC / IBPSMedium
Which of the following is an example of a First Generation computer?
Q18SSC CHSL / PoliceEasy
The period of the Third Generation of computers is generally considered to be:
Q19Banking / SSCHard
Time-sharing, Real-time, and Multiprogramming Operating Systems were introduced in which generation?
Q20UPSC / RRBMedium
Who co-founded Intel and formulated the law stating that the number of transistors on a microchip doubles every two years?
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