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What was the main improvement in second generation computers compared to the first generation?
What was the main improvement in second generation computers compared to the first generation?
- They were more expensive
- They were smaller in size (correct)
- They generated more heat
- They consumed more electricity
What was used in place of transistors in the third generation of computers?
What was used in place of transistors in the third generation of computers?
- High-level languages
- Integrated circuits (IC's) (correct)
- Assembly languages
- Very Large Scale Integrated (VLSI) circuits
What was the main feature of fourth generation computers that led to the personal computer (PC) revolution?
What was the main feature of fourth generation computers that led to the personal computer (PC) revolution?
- They supported high-level languages
- They generated less heat
- They were still very costly
- They used Very Large Scale Integrated (VLSI) circuits (correct)
What type of languages were used in the third generation of computers?
What type of languages were used in the third generation of computers?
What was the main advantage of second generation computers over the first generation?
What was the main advantage of second generation computers over the first generation?
What is a characteristic of all computers from the second to the fourth generation?
What is a characteristic of all computers from the second to the fourth generation?
What is the primary purpose of this tutorial?
What is the primary purpose of this tutorial?
What is the primary function of a computer?
What is the primary function of a computer?
What is the base of the first generation of computers?
What is the base of the first generation of computers?
What is the characteristic of the fifth generation of computers?
What is the characteristic of the fifth generation of computers?
What is the time period of the fourth generation of computers?
What is the time period of the fourth generation of computers?
How many computer generations are known till date?
How many computer generations are known till date?
What was the time period for the first generation of computers?
What was the time period for the first generation of computers?
What were used as input and output devices in the first generation of computers?
What were used as input and output devices in the first generation of computers?
What was the main feature of the first generation of computers?
What was the main feature of the first generation of computers?
What was the programming language used in the first generation of computers?
What was the programming language used in the first generation of computers?
What was the advantage of the second generation of computers over the first generation?
What was the advantage of the second generation of computers over the first generation?
What was used as primary memory in the second generation of computers?
What was used as primary memory in the second generation of computers?
What was the main feature of the fourth generation?
What was the main feature of the fourth generation?
What is the main goal of Artificial Intelligence in computer science?
What is the main goal of Artificial Intelligence in computer science?
Which technology was used in the fifth generation?
Which technology was used in the fifth generation?
What was the main advancement in the fifth generation?
What was the main advancement in the fifth generation?
What was the effect of the fifth generation on computers?
What was the effect of the fifth generation on computers?
What is the feature of fourth generation that made computers easily available?
What is the feature of fourth generation that made computers easily available?
