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    Name______________________________________ Date________________ Score_________

    LS6 – DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP


    Computer Generations
    Pre-Test (Computer Fundamentals)

    Direction: Encircle the letter of the correct answer:

    1. A term in computer terminology is a change in technology a computer is/was being used.


    a) development
    b) generation
    c) advancement
    d) growth

    2. The fourth generation was based on integrated circuits.


    a) True
    b) False

    3. The generation based on VLSI microprocessor.


    a) 1st
    b) 2nd
    c) 3rd
    d) 4th

    4. ______ generation of computer started with using vacuum tubes as the basic components.
    a) 1st
    b) 2nd
    c) 3rd
    d) 4th

    5. Batch processing was mainly used in this generation.


    a) 1st
    b) 2nd
    c) 3rd
    d) 4th

    6. ___________ is an emerging branch in computer science, which interprets means and method of making
    computers think like human beings.
    a) Block chain
    b) VR
    c) AI
    d) Cloud computing

    7. ULSI stands for?

    a) Ultra Large Scale Integration


    b) Under Lower Scale Integration
    c) Ultra Lower Scale Integration
    d) Under Large Scale Integration

    8. In this generation Time sharing, Real time, Networks, Distributed Operating System was used.
    a) 1st
    b) 2nd
    c) 5th
    d) 4th

    9. HLL stands for?


    a) High Level Language
    b) High Layman’s Language
    c) High Level Lesson
    d) High Layman’s Lesson

    10. The period of ________ generation was 1952-1964.


    a) 1st
    b) 2nd
    c) 5th
    d) 4th

    Prepared by:

    ODYLON P. VILLANUEVA
    DALSC
    ANSWER KEY: COMPUTER GENERATIONS (PRE-TEST)

    1. A term in computer terminology is a change in technology a computer is/was being used.


    Answer: b - generation
    Explanation: Generation in computer terminology is a change in technology a computer is/was being used. The term
    is used to distinguish between various hardware technologies.

    2. The fourth generation was based on integrated circuits.


    Answer: b - false
    Explanation: The statement is false. The third generation was based on integrated circuits.

    3. The generation based on VLSI microprocessor.


    Answer: d – 4th
    Explanation: The 4th gen was VLSI microprocessor based. The period of fourth generation: 1972-1990.

    4. ______ generation of computer started with using vacuum tubes as the basic components.
    Answer: a – 1st
    Explanation: First generation of computer started with using vacuum tubes as the basic components for memory and
    circuitry for CPU(Central Processing Unit).

    5. Batch processing was mainly used in this generation.


    Answer: a – 1st
    Explanation: Batch processing was mainly used in the 1st generation. In this generation Punched cards, Paper tape,
    Magnetic tape Input & Output device were used.

    6. ___________ is an emerging branch in computer science, which interprets means and method of making
    computers think like human beings.
    Answer: c - AI
    Explanation: AI is an emerging branch in computer science, which interprets means and method of making
    computers think like human beings.

    7. ULSI stands for?


    Answer: a – Ultra Large Scale Integration
    Explanation: It stands for Ultra Large Scale Integration. It is a part of the fifth generation computers.

    8. In this generation Time sharing, Real time, Networks, Distributed Operating System was used.
    Answer: d – 4th
    Explanation: The fourth generation of computers is marked by the use of Very Large Scale Integrated (VLSI) circuits.
    In this generation Time sharing, Real time, Networks, Distributed Operating System was used.

    9. HLL stands for?


    Answer: a – High Level Language
    Explanation: High Level Language(HLL) has languages like FORTRAN, COBOL. HLL isn’t in machine language. It is
    converted to machine language for further processing.

    10. The period of ________ generation was 1952-1964.


    Answer: b – 2nd
    Explanation: The period of the 2nd generation is 1952-1964. The period of the first generation was 1942-1954.

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