Chief component of first generation computer was
Transistors
Vacuum Tubes and Valves
Integrated Circuits
None of above
Correct Answer :
B. Vacuum Tubes and Valves
Related Questions
Access time is
seek time + latency time
seek time
seek time
latency time
A paper printout of a document is known as
Softcopy output
Hardcopy output
Permanent Output
All of above
High density double sided floppy disks could store _____ of data
1.40 GB
1.44 MB
1.40 MB
1.44 GB
What is the latest write-once optical storage media?
Digital paper
Magneto-optical disk
WORM disk
CD-ROM disk
What is the first stage in software development?
Specification and design
Testing
System Analysis
Maintenance
A digital computer did not score over an analog computer in terms of
Speed
Accuracy
Reliability
Cost
Which of the following statements is true?
Minicomputer works faster than Microcomputer
Microcomputer works faster than Minicomputer
Speed of both the computers is the same
The speeds of both these computers cannot be compared with the speed of advanced
Which is the type of memory for information that does not change on your computer?
RAM
ROM
ERAM
RW / RAM
Which of the following memories needs refreshing?
SRAM
DRAM
ROM
All of above
Bit stands for
Binary digits
bit of system
a part of byte
All of above
Light pen and joystick are________
Algorithm
Input devices
Output devices
Portals
Which of the following is not a feature of first generation computers
They used vacuum tubes or valves as main electronic component
They consumed lots of electricity and produced excessive heat
They used machine language and assembly language to program the machine
None of above
What are the stages in the compilation process?
Feasibility study, system design and testing
Implementation and documentation
Lexical Analysis, syntax analysis, and code generation
None of the above
If in a computer, 16 bits are used to specify address in a RAM, the number of addresses will be
216
65,536
64K
Any of the above
IBM 1401 is the first computer to enter in Nepal. It belonged to
First Generation
Second Generation
Third Generation
Froth Generation
Which converts the user data into machine readable form?
Input unit, output unit, control unit
Central processing unit
Output unit
Decoder unit
Which of the following is not a class based on size?
Mainframe Computer
Micro Computer
Mini Computer
Digital Computer
When was the first electro-mechanical computer developed?
1880
1990
1944
None of above
Programs designed to perform specific tasks is known as
system software
application software
utility programs
operating system
UNIVAC was a first generation computer. What is its full form?
Universal Automatic Computer
Universal Array Computer
Unique Automatic Computer
Unvalued Automatic Computer
On a PC, how much memory is available to application software?
1024 KB
760 KB
640 KB
560 KB
Which method is used to connect a remote computer?
Device
Dialup
Diagnostic
Logic circuit
Who suggested Stored Program Concept
John Mauchley
J.P. Eckert
John Neumann
Joseph Jacquard
The word processing task associated with changing the appearance of a document is
Editing
Writing
Formatting
All of above
The value of each bead in heaven is
1
3
5
7
An _________ Device is any device that provides information, which is sent to the CPU
Input
Output
CPU
Memory
Compilers and interpreters are themselves
High-level language
Codes
Programs
Mnemonics
Which of the following memories must be refreshed many times per second?
Static RAM
Dynamic RAM
EPROM
ROM
Which of the following generation computers had expensive operation cost?
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Is an OOP principle
Structured programming
Procedural programming
Inheritance
Linking