Basic Computer MCQs Questions and Answers

The language used to program the first-generation computers was:
a. Machine Language
b. Assembly Language
c. High-Level Language
d. Low-Level Language


In the 2nd generation of computers, by which the vacuum tubes were replaced?
a. Transistors
b. Microprocessors
c. Integrated Circuits
d. Nanotechnology


Which computer generation used high level languages FORTRAN and COBOL and also used transistors instead of vacuum tubes?
a. First generation
b. Second generation
c. Third generation
d. Fourth generation


When did the second generation of computers emerge?
a. 1950s
b. 1970s
c. 1990s
d. 2010s


In which generation of computers Integrated Circuits (ICs) were introduced first time?
a. First generation
b. Second generation
c. Third generation
d. Fourth generation


The IBM 360 and PDP-8 computers were part of which generation?
a. Second generation
b. Third generation
c. Fourth generation
d. Fifth generation


High-level programming languages were first introduced in which generation of computers?
a. First generation
b. Second generation
c. Third generation
d. Fourth generation


______ is a single user operating system.
a. MS-DOS
b. UNIX
c. Windows-XP
d. None of these


Which generation of computer is a microprocessor?
a. Third generation
b. Fourth generation
c. Fifth generation
d. Sixth generation


GUI (Graphical User Interface) and personal computers emerged in which generation of computers?
a. Third generation
b. Fourth generation
c. Fifth generation
d. Sixth generation


LSI (Large Scale Integration) and VLSI (Very Large Scale Integration) are associated with which generation of computers?
a. Fourth generation
b. Fifth generation
c. Sixth generation
d. Seventh generation


What marked the advancement in the fifth generation of computers?
a. Nanotechnology
b. Quantum Computing
c. Miniaturization
d. AI (Artificial Intelligence)


When were computers first introduced in the world?
a. 19th century
b. 20th century
c. 21st century
d. 18th century


Which among these is considered the first electronic computer?
a. Mark I
b. Z3
c. ENIAC
d. UNIVAC


The first-generation computers, also considered as Special Purpose Computers, were mainly used for which purpose?
a. Scientific and Engineering/Military calculations
b. Business Data Processing
c. Entertainment
d. Communication