History & Generations MCQs with Answers

What was the name of the computer developed by Charles Babbage?

• A.Difference Engine
• B.Analytical Engine
• C.ENIAC
• D.UNIVAC

Past Paper MCQ

In which generation of computers did procedural programming languages become widely used?

• A.Second Generation
• B.Third Generation
• C.Fourth Generation
• D.Fifth Generation

Who were the inventors of the first electronic computer in 1940?

• A.Alan Turing and Tommy Flowers
• B.Charles Babbage and Ada Lovelace
• C.John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert
• D.John Atanasoff and Clifford Berry

What is considered the earliest calculating device in history?

• A.Abacus
• B.Napier's Bones
• C.Pascaline
• D.Difference Engine

Humanoid robots are an example of which generation of computers?

• A.Third Generation
• B.Fourth Generation
• C.Fifth Generation
• D.Second Generation

Modern computers are composed of how many elementary electronic components?

• A.Thousands
• B.Millions
• C.Hundreds
• D.Billions

Which of the following was considered a first-generation computer?

• A.ENIAC
• B.IBM 1401
• C.Leo
• D.PDP-8

Which language did the second generation of computers move to from the cryptic binary machine language?

• A.Assembly language
• B.FORTRAN
• C.COBOL
• D.C language

During which generation of computers was the one-line computer concept widely adopted?

• A.First Generation
• B.Second Generation
• C.Third Generation
• D.Fourth Generation

Which technology is a hallmark of fourth-generation computers?

• A.Transistor
• B.Microprocessor
• C.Vacuum Tube
• D.Integrated Circuit (IC)