1. Computer Generations - Std VII

 

1. Computer Generations

Std VII                                                        Extra Question 2022-23

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Fill in the blanks.

1.  The vacuum tubes produced a large amount of heat.
2. First generation computers required a large room for the installation.
3. FORTRAN is an example of a high-level language.
4. Fifth generation computers are based on artificial intelligence.
5. The period of the second generation computer was 1956-1963.
6. Between 1964 and 1971 computer started using Integrated Circuits (ICs).
7. In the second generation of computers, vacuum tubes were replaced by transistors.
8. Fifth generation computers are based on Artificial Intelligence.
9. The period of the first generation computer was 1940-1956.
10. The first fully- transistorized computer may have been the Harwell CADET.
11. The next generation of computing has been under development since 2010-Till.
12. The period of the fourth generation computer was 1972-2010.

Answer the following

1. What are vacuum tubes?

Ans. Vacuum tube is a device that was used in the first generation computers to amplify electronic signals.

 

2. Write any two second generations of computers.

Ans. The two second generations of computers are IBM 1620 and CDC 3600.

 

3. What was the use of punched card in first generation computers?

Ans. Punched cards were used to feed data into the first generation computers.

 

4. Write any two third generations of computers.

Ans. The two third generations of computers are IBM 360 and IBM 370.

 

5. Give Examples of fifth generations of computers?

Ans. The fifth generation examples of  Robot , D-Wave.

 

Full Form

A.    Soc:- System on a Chip

B.     IC  :- Integrated Circuits (ICs)

C.     AI :- Artificial Intelligence

D.    OS :-   Operating System

E.     ENIAC :- Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer

 

  

      Match the following      

                                                                                                

A	Answer	B
1) First Generation	b) ENIAC	a) IBM 5150
2) Second Generation	c) Harwell CADET	b) ENIAC
3) Third Generation	e) IBM 360	c) Harwell CADET
4) Fourth Generation	a) IBM 5150	d) Google D-Wave
5) Fifth Generation	d) Google D-Wave	e) IBM 360
6) Transistors	g) Second Generation	f) Frist Generation
7) Integrated Circuits (ICs)	h) Third Generation	g) Second Generation
8) Artificial Intelligence	j) Fifth Generation	h) Third Generation
9) Vacuum Tubes	f) Frist Generation	i) Fourth Generation
10) Microprocessor Chip	i) Fourth Generation	j) Fifth Generation

True or False.                                                                                                     

1.      Transistors are bigger than vacuum tubes.  False
2. Artificial Intelligence is currently under development.  True
3. Computers with integrated circuits are smaller than those with transistors. True
4.  The first generation of computers produced a lot of heat. True
5.  Fourth Generation computers are the biggest computers.  False
6.  The ENIAC worked on programs stored in memory cards.  False

Write the correct answers:-

1. What did the first generation of computers use?

Ans :- Vacuum tubes

2. The second generation of computers started in :

Ans:- 1953-1963

3. What did the second generation of computers use?

Ans:- Transistors

4. Which is example of a third generation computer?

Ans:- IBM -360 and IBM-370

5. Which is/are features of fourth generation of computers?

Ans:- Cheaper/Faster

6. Example of fifth generation of computers?

Ans :- Robot

7. What did the third generation of computers used?

Ans:- Integrated Circuits

8. What did the fourth generation of computers used?

Ans:- Microprocessor

9. What did the fifth generation of computers used?

Ans:-  Artificial Intelligence

10. ______________ is an example of first generation of computers.

Ans:- ENIAC

11. ___________ is an example of second generation of computers.

Ans:- IBM 140

12. ___________ is an example of fourth generation of computers.

Ans:- IBM 370

13. In which generation vacuum tubes were used?

Ans:- First

14. A computer language consists of :

Ans:- All

15. Which language is directly understood by computers?

Ans:- Machine language

16. Which of the following is a low level language?

Ans:- Assembly language

17. Example of third-generation language?

Ans:- BASIC

18. Which language helps in creating games?

Ans:- Java