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Generations of Computers - Part 2 - Topic Guide and MCQs

Part of Computer > 03 Generations Of Computers - 25 questions, about 12.5 min, with an explanation after every answer.

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about 12.5 min
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02 Nov 2026
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Generations of Computers - Part 2 is a topic inside Computer (03 Generations Of Computers). It runs 25 untimed MCQs - roughly 12.5 min - and the review explains every answer once you submit.

Topic introduction

What Generations of Computers - Part 2 covers

The shape of the set before you start it.

Generations of Computers - Part 2 sits inside Computer, under the 03 Generations Of Computers lane, and the portal keeps it as one self-contained set: 25 questions, four options each, no clock and a written explanation behind every answer.

Attempt it once to find the gaps, read why each distractor is wrong, then retake the same set a few days later. The questions you miss twice are the ones worth writing down.

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Question bank

Generations of Computers - Part 2: all 25 questions

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  1. What was the period of Fourth Generation computers?

    1. 1965–1971
    2. 1980–Present
    3. 1971–1980
    4. 1959–1965
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    Answer: (C) 1971–1980

    Explanation: Fourth Generation computers: 1971–1980.

  2. What is the full form of VLSI?

    1. Very Large Scale Integration
    2. Very Long Scale Integration
    3. Variable Large Scale Integration
    4. Very Large System Integration
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    Answer: (A) Very Large Scale Integration

    Explanation: VLSI stands for Very Large Scale Integration, the main technology of the Fourth Generation.

  3. The Microprocessor was introduced in which generation?

    1. Third
    2. Second
    3. Fifth
    4. Fourth
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    Answer: (D) Fourth

    Explanation: Exam Point: Microprocessor was introduced in the Fourth Generation.

  4. With the introduction of the microprocessor in the Fourth Generation:

    1. Vacuum tubes were placed on a single chip
    2. A complete CPU was placed on a single chip
    3. Transistors replaced vacuum tubes
    4. Magnetic drum became the main memory
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    Answer: (B) A complete CPU was placed on a single chip

    Explanation: In the Fourth Generation, a complete CPU was placed on a single chip (microprocessor).

  5. In VLSI technology of the Fourth Generation, how many transistors were placed on a single chip?

    1. Millions
    2. Only one
    3. Tens
    4. Hundreds
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    Answer: (A) Millions

    Explanation: In VLSI, millions of transistors were placed on a single chip.

  6. Real-Time OS and Distributed OS were operating systems of which generation?

    1. First
    2. Second
    3. Third
    4. Fourth
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    Answer: (D) Fourth

    Explanation: Fourth Generation operating systems: Real-Time OS, Time Sharing OS and Distributed OS.

  7. Which programming languages are associated with the Fourth Generation?

    1. COBOL and FORTRAN
    2. Machine Language only
    3. C and C++
    4. PL/1 and ALGOL-68
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    Answer: (C) C and C++

    Explanation: Fourth Generation languages: C, C++ and Database Languages.

  8. GUI (Graphical User Interface) was introduced in which generation?

    1. Second
    2. Third
    3. First
    4. Fourth
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    Answer: (D) Fourth

    Explanation: Exam Point: GUI was introduced in the Fourth Generation.

  9. In which generation did the Mouse become popular?

    1. Third
    2. Second
    3. First
    4. Fourth
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    Answer: (D) Fourth

    Explanation: Exam Point: Mouse became popular in the Fourth Generation.

  10. Personal Computers (PCs) emerged in which generation?

    1. Third
    2. Fourth
    3. Second
    4. Fifth
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    Answer: (B) Fourth

    Explanation: Personal Computers emerged in the Fourth Generation.

  11. In which year did IBM introduce the IBM PC?

    1. 1977
    2. 1984
    3. 1981
    4. 1971
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    Answer: (C) 1981

    Explanation: In 1981, IBM introduced the IBM PC.

  12. In 1984, Apple introduced which computer with GUI?

    1. Apple II
    2. Commodore PET
    3. Macintosh
    4. IBM PC
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    Answer: (C) Macintosh

    Explanation: 1984: Apple introduced the Macintosh with GUI; Apple Macintosh popularized GUI.

  13. CRAY-1 and CRAY X-MP are examples of which generation of computers?

    1. Second
    2. Fourth
    3. Third
    4. First
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    Answer: (B) Fourth

    Explanation: DEC 10, PDP 11, STAR 1000, CRAY-1 and CRAY X-MP were Fourth Generation computers.

  14. What is the period of Fifth Generation computers?

    1. 1971–1980
    2. 1980–Present
    3. 1965–1971
    4. 1990–Present
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    Answer: (B) 1980–Present

    Explanation: Fifth Generation computers: 1980–Present.

  15. What is the full form of ULSI?

    1. Ultra Large Scale Integration
    2. Ultra Long Scale Integration
    3. Universal Large Scale Integration
    4. Ultra Large System Integration
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    Answer: (A) Ultra Large Scale Integration

    Explanation: ULSI stands for Ultra Large Scale Integration, used in the Fifth Generation.

  16. What is the main focus (hallmark) of Fifth Generation computers?

    1. Vacuum Tubes
    2. Artificial Intelligence (AI)
    3. Batch Processing
    4. Magnetic Core Memory
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    Answer: (B) Artificial Intelligence (AI)

    Explanation: Exam Point: AI is the hallmark of the Fifth Generation.

  17. ULSI chips of the Fifth Generation contain:

    1. Only a few hundred transistors
    2. A single vacuum tube
    3. Millions to billions of electronic components
    4. Only magnetic cores
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    Answer: (C) Millions to billions of electronic components

    Explanation: ULSI chips contain millions to billions of electronic components.

  18. Java, .NET and Python are programming languages associated with which generation?

    1. Fifth
    2. Second
    3. Third
    4. First
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    Answer: (A) Fifth

    Explanation: Fifth Generation languages: C, C++, Java, .NET, Python and AI languages.

  19. Parallel Processing is a feature of which generation of computers?

    1. Fifth
    2. First
    3. Second
    4. Third
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    Answer: (A) Fifth

    Explanation: Exam Point: Parallel Processing is used in the Fifth Generation.

  20. Ultrabooks, Chromebooks and AI-based systems are examples of which generation?

    1. Fourth
    2. Third
    3. Second
    4. Fifth
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    Answer: (D) Fifth

    Explanation: Fifth Generation examples include desktops, laptops, notebooks, ultrabooks, Chromebooks and AI-based systems.

  21. Which was the first complete personal computer?

    1. Apple II
    2. Commodore PET
    3. IBM PC
    4. Macintosh
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    Answer: (B) Commodore PET

    Explanation: The first complete personal computer was the Commodore PET.

  22. When was the Commodore PET introduced?

    1. January 1977
    2. January 1981
    3. January 1984
    4. January 1971
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    Answer: (A) January 1977

    Explanation: The Commodore PET was introduced in January 1977.

  23. Soon after the Commodore PET, which highly popular computer was introduced by Apple?

    1. Macintosh
    2. IBM PC
    3. PDP 11
    4. Apple II
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    Answer: (D) Apple II

    Explanation: Soon after Commodore PET, Apple introduced Apple II, which became highly popular.

  24. Which personal computer became the most successful and established the PC standard used today?

    1. IBM PC
    2. Commodore PET
    3. Apple II
    4. Macintosh
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    Answer: (A) IBM PC

    Explanation: IBM PC became the most successful personal computer and established today's PC standard.

  25. In the memory trick "V-T-I-M-A" for generations, the letter "M" stands for:

    1. Magnetic Drum
    2. Machine Language
    3. Microprocessor
    4. Mainframe
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    Answer: (C) Microprocessor

    Explanation: V-T-I-M-A: Vacuum Tubes, Transistors, Integrated Circuits, Microprocessor, Artificial Intelligence.

Why it matters

Why Generations of Computers - Part 2 is worth the hours

Where the marks actually come from.

Generations of Computers - Part 2 is factual rather than analytical: you either recall it in seconds or you lose the mark to somebody who did. That makes it one of the cheapest sections to convert - a handful of short sittings usually settles the whole cluster.

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