PLUS ONE COMPUTER SCIENCE
First Year Computer Science Previous Questions Chapter wise ..
Chapter 1 The Discipline of Computing
1. Who is known as the father of Modern Computer Science?
a) Alan Turing
b) John Von Neumann
c) Charles Babbage
d) Ada Lovelace
Ans.a
2. Match the following:
a) First Generation Computer i) Microprocessor
b) Second Generation Computer (ii) Vacuum Tube
c) Third Generation Computer (iii) Transistor
d) Fourth Generation Computer (iv) Integrated Circuit
Ans. a---ii
b----iii
c-----iv
d-------i
3. Compare any three features of five generations of computers.
4. Order the following technologies according to different generations of computers (First to Fifth Generation)
a) Transistor
b) Vacuum tube
c) Artificial intelligence
d) Microprocessor
Ans. b,a,d,c
5. Following are some facts related to the evolution of computers: (Usage of transistors, Introduction to Very Large Scale Integration Circuit, Construction of ENIAC) Categorise these under respective generations and briefly explain each.
6. Which is the first automatic electro mechanical computer?
a) Pascaline
b) Abacus
c) Mark I
d) Analytical Engine
7. Find the correct match for each item in column A and column B.
A B
a) Abacus i) Preprogrammed
b) Pascaline ii) Computing Machine
c) Jacquard’s Looms iii) Punched cards
d) Mark I iv) Counting frame
Ans.a--- iv
b-----
8. Write the number represented by the following Abacus.
9. Briefly write the major changes in the technology during the different generations of computers.
- 1940 – 1956: First Generation – Vacuum Tubes. These early computers used vacuum tubes as circuitry and magnetic drums for memory. ...
- 1956 – 1963: Second Generation – Transistors. ...
- 1964 – 1971: Third Generation – Integrated Circuits. ...
- 1972 – 2010: Fourth Generation – Microprocessors.
- Present and yet to come -Artificial intelligence
