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Y. Arunveera Kumar

First electronic computer in the world?

Subject Expert
IACE, Nellore

COMPUTER
GENERATIONS
Generation in computer terminology is a change in technology a computer is/was being used. Initially,
the generation term was used to distinguish between varying hardware
technologies. But nowadays, generation includes both hardware and software, which together make up an entire computer system. There are totally five computer generations known
till date.

FIRST GENERATION

The period of first generation

was 1942-1954.
First generation of computer
started with using vacuum tubes
as the basic components for memory and circuitry for CPU
(Central Processing Unit).
In this generation mainly batch
processing operating system were used.
In this generation Punched cards,
Paper tape, Magnetic tape Input
& Output device were used.
The main features of First
Generation are:
Supported Machine language only.
Very costly.
Generate lot of heat.
Slow Input/output device.
Huge size.
Need of A.C.
Non portable.

MODEL QUESTIONS
1. The first microprocessor built by
the Intel Corporation was called_____
1) 8008
2) 8080 3) 4004
4) 8800
5) None of these
2. Daisy wheel printer is a type
of_______
1) Matrix primer
2) Impact printer
3) Laser printer
4) Manual printer
5) None of these
3. The first electronic computer in
the world was________
1) UNIVAC
2) EDVAC
3) ENIAC
4) All of above
5) None of these
4. Before a disk can be used to
store data it must be _____
1) Formatted 2) Reformatted
3) Addressed 4) Readdressed
5) None of the above
5. _____is network operating system
1) DOS 2) Win-95 3) Win-98
4) WIN-2000 server 5) None
6. Orkut was officially launched
______
1) 20-jan-2004 2)15- jan-2004

Still very costly.

A.C. needed.
Some computers of this generation
were:

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The period of second generation

was 1952-1964.
This generation using the transistor was cheaper, consumed less
power, more compact in size,
more reliable and faster than the
first generation machines made
of vacuum tubes.
In this generation, magnetic cores were used as primary memory and magnetic tape and magnetic disks as secondary storage
devices.
In this generation assembly language and high level programming language were used.
There was Batch processing and
Multiprogramming
Operating
system used.
The main features of Second
Generation are:
Reliable as compared to First
generation computers.
Smaller size as compared to First
generation computers.
Generate less heat as compared
to First generation computers.
Consumed less electricity as compared to First generation computers.
Faster than first generation
computers.
3) 26-jan-2006 4)24-jan -2004
5) None
Malicious
Hacker
known
as_______
1) White hat hacker
2) Hacker
3) Cracker
4) Ethical
5) None
AltaVista, Google and Bing are
the example of_____
1) Search engine
2) Brand name 3) Virus name
4) Antivirus program 5) None
What is the Transmission rate of
fiber optics cable?
1) 10 mbps
2) 1000 mbps
3) 100 mbps 4) 1000 bps
5) None
______ is a search engine
introduced by MICROSOFT?
1) Google 2) Khoj.com
3) Bing
4) Yahoo 5) None
Tally is __________
1) Open S/W 2) System S/W
3) Application S/W
4) Closed S/W 5) None
Keyboard Converts typed in
character to ___________code
1) Binary
2) ASCII
3) Decimal
4) EBCIDIC
5) None

SECOND GENERATION

Consumed lot of electricity.

Some computers of this generation were:
ENIAC, EDVAC, UNIVAC,
IBM-701, IBM-650

BANK
POs, Clerks

Special
Computer
Awareness

IBM 1620, IBM 7094, CDC

1604, CDC 3600, UNIVAC 1108

THIRD GENERATION

The period of third generation

was 1964-1972.
The third generation of computer
is marked by the use of Integrated Circuits (IC's).
This development made computers smaller in size, reliable and
efficient.
In this generation Remote processing, Time-sharing, Real-time,
Multi-programming Operating
System were used.
High level languages were used
during this generation.
The main features of Third
Generation are:
More reliable.
Smaller size.
Generate less heat.

13. Which of the following sequence is correct?

1) Source code -linker - object code- compiler - executable code
2) Source code - compiler - object
code - linker - executable code
3) Object code - compiler - source
code - linker - executable code
4) Object code -linker - source code - compiler - executable code
5) None
14. Who developed the language C#?
1) Dennis Ritchie
2) Brian Kernighan
3) Anders Hejlsberg
4) John McCarthy
5) None
15. An affordable technology that
uses existing telephone lines to
provide high-speed connections
is called ____
1) ISDN
2) Cable modem
3) Microwave 4) DSL
5) DSN
16. Codes consisting of lines of varying widths or lengths that are
computer readable are known
as____
1) an ASCII code
2) a magnetic tape
3) a bar code

duced.
Great developments in the fields
of networks.
Computers became easily available
Some computers of this generation were:
DEC 10, STAR 1000, PDP 11,
CRAY-1(Super
Computer),
CRAY-X-MP (Super Computer)
FIFTH GENERATION

FOURTH GENERATION

Faster.
Lesser maintenance.
Still costly.
A.C needed.
Consumed lesser electricity.
Support high level language.
Some computers of this generation were:
IBM-360 series, Honeywell-6000
series, PDP (Personal Data Processor), IBM-370/168, TDC-316

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The period of Fourth Generation

was 1972-1990.
The fourth generation is made of
Very Large Scale Integrated
(VLSI) circuits.
Fourth Generation computers became more powerful, compact,
reliable, and affordable. As a
result, it gave rise to personal
computer (PC) revolution.
In this generation Time sharing,
Real time, Networks, Distributed
Operating System were used.
All the Higher level languages
like C and C++, DBASE etc.
were used in this generation.
The main features of Fourth
Generation are:
VLSI technology used.
Very cheap.
Portable and reliable.
Use of PC's.
Very small size.
Pipeline processing.
No A.C. needed.
Concept of internet was intro4) an OCR scanner
5) None of these
Time required by a sector to
reach below the head is known
as_____
1) Seek time 2) Latency time
3) Access time 4) Disk time
5) None of these
IP-Address 192.5.48.3 belong
to________
1) Class A
2) Class B
3) Class C
4) Class D
5) None of these
Internet-like networks within an
enterprise known as______
1) Intranet
2) Internet
3) Extranet
4) Network
5) None of these
What is standard Layout of
keyboard?
1) QWERTY 2) DVORAK
3) AZERTY 4) 1 and 2
5) None
Most powerful computer in a
typical network is________
1) Desktop 2) Network client
3) Network server
4) Network 5) None
_______Viruses are often transmitted by a floppy disk left in

The period of Fifth Generation is

1990-till date.
In the fifth generation, the VLSI
became ULSI (Ultra Large Scale
Integration) technology.
This generation is based on parallel processing hardware and AI
(Artificial Intelligence) software.
All the Higher level languages
like C and C++, Java, .Net etc.
are used in this generation.
The main features of Fifth
Generation are:
ULSI technology.
Development of true artificial
intelligence.
Development of Natural language processing.
Advancement in Parallel Processing.
Advancement in Superconductor
technology.
More user friendly interfaces
with multimedia features.
Availability of very powerful and
compact computers at cheaper
rates.

the floppy drive

1) Trojan horse 2) Boot sector
3) Script
4) Logic bomb
5) None of these
23. ______is a combination of black
hat and white hat hacker.
1) White hat 2) Grey hat
3) Blue hat
4) Red hat
5) None
24. The ability to recover and read
deleted or damaged files from a
criminals computer is an
example of a law enforcement
specialty called_____
1) Robotics.
2) Simulation
3) Computer forensics.
4) Animation. 5) None of these
25. How many types of database
objects are there in MS Access?
1) 5
2) 6
3) 7
4) 8
5) None of these

KEY
1) 3
5) 4
9) 2
13) 2
17) 2
21) 3
25) 3

2) 2
6) 4
10) 3
14) 3
18) 3
22) 2

3) 3
7) 3
11) 3
15) 4
19) 1
23) 3

4) 1
8) 1
12) 2
16) 3
20) 1
24) 3