Selected MCQ

Current Question
Fifth generation of computer is referred to ____.
  • A. Use a natural language
  • B. Artificial Intelligence
  • C. Bio Chips
  • D. All of these
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
The fifth generation focuses on Artificial Intelligence and parallel processing.
Related Question 1
A computer system that is old and perhaps not satisfactory is referred to as a(n) ____.
  • A. Ancient system
  • B. Historical system
  • C. Age-old system
  • D. Legacy system
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
Systems that are still in use are called legacy systems.
Related Question 2
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 3
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 4
In which generation of computer operating systems was it used for the first time?
  • A. 1st
  • B. 2nd
  • C. 3rd
  • D. 4th
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
Operating systems became common in the third generation (1960s) with the advent of integrated circuits.
Related Question 5
The chief component of the first-generation computer was ____.
  • A. Transistors
  • B. Vacuum Tubes and Valves
  • C. Integrated Circuits
  • D. None of these
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
First-generation computers (1940s–1950s) primarily used vacuum tubes.