Who is considered the “father of the computer”?
a) Bill Gates
b) Charles Babbage
c) Alan Turing
d) Steve Jobs
In which year was the first programmable computer, the Zuse Z3, created?
a) 1936
b) 1941
c) 1950
d) 1960
What was the name of the first mechanical computer created by Charles Babbage?
a) Analytical Engine
b) Colossus
c) ENIAC
d) UNIVAC
Which company introduced the first personal computer, the Apple I, in 1976?
a) Microsoft
b) IBM
c) Apple
d) Dell
What was the first commercially successful personal computer?
a) IBM 701
b) Altair 8800
c) Apple II
d) Commodore 64
Which of the following was the first general-purpose electronic computer?
a) ENIAC
b) UNIVAC
c) Z3
d) Colossus
What major technological development occurred in the 1950s that led to the second generation of computers?
a) Vacuum tubes replaced by transistors
b) Introduction of integrated circuits
c) Use of microprocessors
d) Development of software programming
Which generation of computers introduced the use of integrated circuits?
a) First generation
b) Second generation
c) Third generation
d) Fourth generation
Which programming language was first developed for the IBM 704 in the 1950s?
a) Fortran
b) COBOL
c) Java
d) Python
Which of the following is true about the fourth generation of computers?
a) They used vacuum tubes for processing
b) Microprocessors were introduced
c) Magnetic tapes were used for storage
d) They were not programmable
What was the major advancement in the fifth generation of computers?
a) Use of quantum computing
b) Introduction of integrated circuits
c) Artificial intelligence and parallel processing
d) Use of vacuum tubes
In which year was the first commercially successful computer, the UNIVAC, introduced?
a) 1945
b) 1950
c) 1955
d) 1960
What was the primary material used in the first generation of computers?
a) Silicon
b) Magnetic core
c) Vacuum tubes
d) Transistors
What is the name of the first computer to use stored-program concepts?
a) ENIAC
b) Colossus
c) Manchester Mark I
d) UNIVAC
Which of the following innovations occurred during the third generation of computers?
a) Use of vacuum tubes
b) Introduction of magnetic tapes
c) Development of the first personal computer
d) Introduction of integrated circuits
Which generation of computers introduced the concept of time-sharing?
a) First generation
b) Second generation
c) Third generation
d) Fourth generation
Which company created the first desktop personal computer in 1977?
a) IBM
b) Apple
c) Commodore
d) Dell
Who is credited with the development of the first computer “bug”?
a) Alan Turing
b) Charles Babbage
c) Grace Hopper
d) John von Neumann
What was the main feature of the first generation of computers?
a) Use of silicon chips
b) Use of vacuum tubes for processing
c) Introduction of microprocessors
d) Development of personal computers
Which early computer was used to crack codes during World War II?
a) Zuse Z3
b) ENIAC
c) Colossus
d) UNIVAC
Which generation of computers was characterized by the development of miniaturized transistors?
a) First generation
b) Second generation
c) Third generation
d) Fourth generation
What was the main difference between second and third generation computers?
a) Use of microprocessors in third generation
b) Use of transistors in second generation
c) Use of vacuum tubes in second generation
d) Introduction of personal computers in third generation
Which computer is regarded as the first commercially successful general-purpose computer?
a) ENIAC
b) UNIVAC
c) IBM 701
d) Apple II
In which generation did the computer systems first begin to use high-level programming languages like COBOL and Fortran?
a) First generation
b) Second generation
c) Third generation
d) Fourth generation
Which company introduced the first personal computer with a GUI (graphical user interface)?
a) IBM
b) Microsoft
c) Apple
d) Xerox
What advancement was introduced during the fifth generation of computers?
a) Introduction of artificial intelligence
b) Use of integrated circuits
c) Use of vacuum tubes
d) Introduction of microprocessors
Which of the following was an early type of computer primarily used for scientific calculations?
a) IBM 1401
b) ENIAC
c) Altair 8800
d) Macintosh
What technological development in the 1960s significantly increased the computing power of computers?
a) Introduction of microprocessors
b) Use of transistors
c) Development of operating systems
d) Development of integrated circuits
Which development in computing allowed the introduction of personal computers in the 1970s?
a) Miniaturization of computers
b) Introduction of software development kits
c) Invention of the Internet
d) Development of large-scale integration circuits
Which of the following was the first generation of computers that made use of high-level programming languages?
a) First generation
b) Second generation
c) Third generation
d) Fourth generation
