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History and Generations of Computers.

This topic from Basic Computer Knowledge introduces Class 12 General Knowledge students to the historical development of computers and the major stages known as computer generations. Students learn how early machines using vacuum tubes evolved through transistors, integrated circuits, microprocessors, and modern intelligent technologies. It explains the changing size, speed, storage, reliability, programming methods, and applications of computers, helping learners connect key technological advances with the way computers are used in education, business, science, communication, and everyday life.

Medium · Level 4 · 25 questions

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  1. Both are linked with personal computer history
  2. Both were vacuum tube machines
  3. Both were types of abacus
  4. Both were punch card looms
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  1. They inspired graphical interface and mouse based use
  2. They increased number of vacuum tubes
  3. They changed abacus beads
  4. They made punch cards main memory
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  1. It showed a way to control screen objects with a pointer
  2. It removed vacuum tubes
  3. It created the first microprocessor
  4. It made punch cards memory
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  1. Its ideas influenced many modern systems
  2. It made the first abacus
  3. It invented vacuum tubes
  4. It made the first punch card machine
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  1. Because its development is linked with the open source community
  2. Because it runs on vacuum tubes
  3. Because it was the first punch card
  4. Because it is only personal computer hardware
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  1. Connecting computer networks and enabling communication
  2. Increasing abacus beads
  3. Heating vacuum tubes
  4. Turning punch cards into cloth
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  1. Internet is the base network and Web is a service running on it
  2. Both are always the same abacus
  3. Web is electric wire and Internet is printer
  4. Both are only vacuum tubes
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  1. Development of the World Wide Web
  2. Invention of transistor
  3. Microprocessor manufacturing
  4. Vacuum tube manufacturing
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  1. They made viewing web pages easier and visual
  2. They repaired vacuum tubes
  3. They made abacus faster
  4. They made punch cards into printers
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  1. Mainframes are famous for large data transactions and supercomputers for complex computations
  2. Both are only abacus
  3. Mainframe is printer and supercomputer is mouse
  4. Both are only punch cards
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  1. They were a middle category in size cost and use
  2. They were always smaller than abacus
  3. They were only vacuum tubes
  4. They were only web browsers
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  1. They were small user computers based on microprocessors
  2. They were vacuum tube rooms
  3. They were only census machines
  4. They were punch card weaving devices
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  1. Indian supercomputing development
  2. Creation of first punch card
  3. Use of first abacus
  4. Creation of first web browser
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  1. Whether data is continuous or in discrete digital form
  2. Whether computer color is red or blue
  3. Whether printer has paper or not
  4. Whether mouse is small or big
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  1. Medical or scientific control system
  2. Only cutting paper
  3. Only counting abacus beads
  4. Only listening to radio
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  1. With the increase of transistors and capability on a chip
  2. With heat of vacuum tubes
  3. With beads of abacus
  4. With printer ink
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  1. It placed many components on one chip and made small powerful systems
  2. By increasing vacuum tubes
  3. By making punch cards main processor
  4. By making abacus a modern browser
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  1. Data storage and reuse became more convenient
  2. Computers became fully without electricity
  3. Programming became impossible
  4. Every computer became only abacus
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  1. Floppy is older removable media and pen drive is newer flash media
  2. Both are vacuum tubes
  3. Floppy is microprocessor and pen drive is abacus
  4. Both are only web browsers
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  1. Because it was a memory technology of older computers
  2. Because it was the first web browser
  3. Because it was the first mouse
  4. Because it was modern social media
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  1. Because it is linked with efforts for computers to understand human language
  2. Because it cools vacuum tubes
  3. Because it counts abacus beads
  4. Because it prints punch cards
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  1. Automation and artificial intelligence
  2. Vacuum tube calculation
  3. Punch card stitching
  4. Abacus trade
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  1. Components became smaller efficient and integrated
  2. Computers became more wooden
  3. Vacuum tubes became larger
  4. Programming ended
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  1. Check whether it was for many tasks or one specific task
  2. Check only its color
  3. Check only its name length
  4. Treat every old computer as general purpose
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  1. Match person machine technology period and use in a table
  2. Treat every answer as microprocessor
  3. Remember only old names
  4. Call every machine Internet

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