BASIC COMPUTER CONCEPTS
HISTORY OF COMPUTERS
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Question
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Select the MOST appropriate answers related to 1st generation of computers i. Input was based on punch cards paper tapeii. Existed between the years 1951 to 1956iii. Normally take up an entire roomiv. Required special air-conditioned rooms
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A. i and iii only
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B. i, ii and iv
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C None of the above
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D All of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -vacuum tubes are known as first-generation computers.
Detailed explanation-2: -Punch cards, paper tape, and magnetic tape was used as input and output devices. The computers in this generation used machine code as the programming language.
Detailed explanation-3: -Examples of the first generation computers include ENIAC, EDVAC, UNIVAC, IBM-701, and IBM-650.
Detailed explanation-4: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is UNIVAC. Computers developed between 1946 – 1959, are the first generation of computers.
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