03 Introduction to the Computer (Part 03)
22 Feb 2015
41. The first microprocessor built by the Intel Corporation was called
(1) 8008
(2) 8080
(3) 8800
(4) 4004
(5) None of these
42. Who built the world’s first electronic calculator using telephone relays, light bulbs and batteries ?
(1) Claude Shannon
(2) Konrard Zues
(3) None of these
(4) Howard H. Aiken
(5) George Stibits
43. IBM 7000 digital computer
(1) Belongs to second generation
(2) Uses VLSI
(3) Has modular constructions
(4) Employs semi conductor memory
(5) None of these
44. In the third Generation of computers
(1) Distributed data processing first became popular
(2) Online real time systems first become popular
(3) High level procedural language were first used
(4) An operating system was first developed
(5) None of these
45. The first firm to mass-market a microcomputer as a personal computer was
(1) IBM
(2) Super UNIVAC
(3) Data General Corporation
(4) Radio Shaks
(5) None of these
46. A digital computer did not score over an analog computer in terms of
(1) Accuracy
(2) Speed
(3) Reliability
(4) Cost0
(5) None of these
47. In 1830, Charles Babbage designed a machine called the analytical engine, which he showed at the parts exhibition. In which year was it exhibited?
(1) 1820
(2) 1860
(3) 1970
(4) 1855
(5) None of these
48. Which was the world’s first minicomputer and when was it introduced?
(1) PDP-11, 1961
(2) IBM System/36, 1960
(3) PDP-I, 1958
(4) VAX 11/780, 1962
(5) None of these
49. You organize files by storing them in_____
(1) archives
(2) folders
(3) indexes
(4) lists
(5) None of these
50. The proper definition of a modern digital computer is
(1) An electronic automated machine that can solve problems involving words and numbers
(2) A more sophistic and modified electronic pocket calculator
(3) Any machine that can perform mathematical operations
(4) None of these
(5) A machine that works on binary code
51. A modern electronic computer is a machine that is meant for
(1) Doing quick mathematical calculations
(2) Electronic data processing
(3) Input, storage, manipulation and outputing of data
(4) Performing repetitive tasks accurately
(5) None of these
52. Most important advantage of an 1C is its
(1) Easy replacement in case of circuit failure
(2) Lower power consumption
(3) Reduced cost
(4) Extremely high reliability
(5) None of these
53. Where was India’s’first computer installed and when?
(1) Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, 1977
(2) Indian Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., 1968
(3) Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 1971
(4) Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta, 1955
(5) None of these
54. Chief component of first generation computer was
(1) Vacuum Tubes and Valves
(2) Transistors
(3) Integrated Circuits
(4) None of above
(5) None of these
55. Second Generation computers were developed during
(1) 1949 to 1955
(2) 1970 to 1990
(3) 1965 to 1970
(4) 1956 to 1965
(5) None of these
56. The computer size was very large in
(1) Third Generation
(2) Second Generation
(3) First Generation
(4) Fourth Generation
(5) None of these
57. Microprocessors as switching devices are for which generation computers
(1) First Generation
(2) Second Generation
(3) Third Generation
(4) None of these
(5) Fourth Generation
58. Which generation of computer is still under development
(1) Fifth Generation
(2) Fourth Generation
(3) Sixth Generation
(4) Seventh Generation
(5) None of these
59. Artificial Intelligence is associated with which generation?
(1) First Generation
(2) Second Generation
(3) Sixth Generation
(4) Fifth Generation
(5). None of these
60. Which operation is not performed by computer
(1) Inputting
(2) Understanding
(3) Controlling
(4) Processing
(5) None of these
Answers: 41. (4) 42. (5) 43. (3) 44. (2) 45. (4) 46. (1) 47. (4) 48. (3) 49. (2) 50. (5) 5l. (3) 52. (4) 53. (2) 54. (1) 55. (4) 56. (3) 57. (3) 58. (1) 59. (4) 60. (2)
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