Selected MCQ

Current Question
The father of the second generation of computers is ____.
  • A. John Bardeen
  • B. William B. Shockley
  • C. Walter H. Brattain
  • D. All of these
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
John Bardeen, William Shockley, and Walter Brattain invented the transistor that defined the second generation.
Related Question 1
Which of the following is the first generation of computers?
  • A. EDSAC
  • B. IBM-1401
  • C. CDC-1604
  • D. ICL-2900
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
EDSAC (1949) is a first-generation computer that used vacuum tubes.
Related Question 2
Which generation of computers used transistors for the first time?
  • A. Fourth
  • B. Third
  • C. Second
  • D. First
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
Second-generation computers (1950s–1960s) used transistors.
Related Question 3
Procedural language used in which generation of computers?
  • A. First
  • B. Second
  • C. Third
  • D. Fourth
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
Procedural languages were widely used in third-generation computers.
Related Question 4
Who is called the Father of Computers?
  • A. Charles Babbage
  • B. Thomas Kurtz
  • C. Konrad Zuse
  • D. Bill Gates
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
Charles Babbage is universally known as the Father of the Computer.
Related Question 5
Microprocessors as switching devices are for which generation of computers?
  • A. First Generation
  • B. Second Generation
  • C. Third Generation
  • D. Fourth Generation
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
Microprocessors (single-chip CPUs) are a defining feature of fourth-generation computers.