Basic Computer MCQs Questions and Answers

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