Fundamentals of Computer, Generation of Computers, Second Generation, Important Questions

Q1.      What was the period of second  generation of computers ?

a) 1929-1935

b) 1959-1965

c) 1845-1856

d) 1910-1925

 

Answer: b) b) 1959-1965

 

Q2: What component was used  in second generation computers ?

a) Transistors

b) Integrated circuits

c) Vacuum tubes

d) Printed circuits

 

Answer: a) Transistors 

 

Q3: What component was replaced by transistors in second generation computers?

a) Printed circuits

b) Integrated circuits

c) Vacuum tubes

d) Magnetic drums 

 

Answer: c) Vacuum tubes

 

Q4: Who invented the first working transistor at Bell Labs in 1947?

a) Walter Brattain

b) William Shockley 

c) John Bardeen

d) All of these

 

Answer: All of these

 

Q5: What type of programming languages were used as input for second generation computers?

a) Machine language

b) Assembly language

c) Python and JavaScript

d) None of these

 

Answer: b) Assembly language like COBOL and FORTRAN  

 

Q6. What type of memory technologies were used for primary and secondary storage in second generation computers?

 

a) Primary storage - semiconductor memory, secondary storage - hard drives

b) Primary storage - magnetic drum memory, secondary storage - paper tape

c) Primary storage - magnetic core memory, secondary storage - magnetic tape and disk

d) Primary storage - RAM, secondary storage - CD-ROM

 

Answer: c) Primary storage - magnetic core memory, secondary storage - magnetic tape and disk

 

 

Some examples of second generation computers are IBM 1401, IBM 7094, CDC 1604, CDC 3600, TX-0,