Important Computer Generation Questions
In which generation of computers Procedural language were used?
a. First Generation
b. Second Generation
c. Third Generation
d. Fourth Generation
Generations of computers and their technologies
– First Generation == Vacuum Tubes
– Second Generation == Transistors
– Third Generation == Integrated Circuits (IC)
– Fourth Generation == Microprocessors
– Fifth Generation == Artificial Intelligence (AI)
– Memory trick for generations: V-T-I-M-A (Vacuum Tubes, Transistors, Integrated Circuits, Microprocessors, Artificial Intelligence)
Which generation of computers utilized vacuum tubes for processing?
a. First generation
b. Second generation
c. Third generation
d. Fourth generation
In which computer generations Integrated circuits (ICs) were used first?
a. First generation
b. Second generation
c. Third generation
d. Fourth generation
When were transistors introduced in computer technology?
a. 1940s
b. 1950s
c. 1970s
d. 1990s
What is the generation of high level programming language?
a. First generation
b. Second generation
c. Third generation
d. Fourth generation
In which generation of computers were microprocessor used?
a. First generation
b. Second generation
c. Third generation
d. Fourth generation
What characterized the fourth generation of computers?
a. Use of vacuum tubes
b. Integrated circuits
c. Microprocessors or VLSI circuits
d. Transistors
From which generation of computers operating systems (OS) were developed?
a. Second generation
b. Third generation
c. Fourth generation
d. Fifth generation
In which generation of computer was the GUI introduced?
a. Fourth generation
b. Fifth generation
c. Sixth generation
d) Seventh generation
When did the fifth generation of computers witness the development of artificial intelligence (AI) and parallel processing?
a. 1980s
b. 1990s
c. 2000s
d) 2010s
The term “VLSI” (Very Large Scale Integration) is associated with which generation of computers?
a. Fourth generation
b. Fifth generation
c. Seventh generation
d. Eighth generation
Which technology was used in the first generation of computers?
a. Integrated Circuits
b. Vacuum Tubes
c. Transistors
d. Microprocessors
The UNIVAC and ENIAC computers belong to which computer generation?
a. Second generation
b. First generation
c. Third generation
d. Fourth generation
When were vacuum tubes primarily used in computers?
a. 1940s
b. 1960s
c. 1980s
d. 2000s