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V. Match the following:
                     1.  First generation                a.  Artificial Intelligence

                     2.  Second Generation               b.  Integrated Circuits
                     3.  Third Generation                c.  Vacuum Tubes
                     4.  Fourth Generation               d.  Transistors

                     5.  Fifth Generation                e.  Microprocessor

                  VI. Answer the following questions:

                     1.  What is a Step Reckoner?
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                     2.  Who invented Mark-I and in which year?
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                     3.  Write down two features of the third generation.

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                     4.  What is a microprocessor?

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                     5.  Write down two features of the fifth generation.

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                  VII. Competency-based/Application-based questions.

                      1.   Shubhangi found an old computer at her grandparents' house. Her
                         grandfather mentioned it was his first personal computer (PC), which he
                         bought in the early 1980s. Which generation of computers does it belong to?

                      2.  Shreya uses her smartphone to make calls, send messages, and watch videos. Why
                         do you think a smartphone is more convenient for her to do these tasks compared to
                         using a bigger device like a tablet or a computer?
                      3.  Arjun is reading about old computing devices. He learns about a machine that used
                         punch cards to process data. Which device is this, and who invented it?

                      4.  Riya  wants to  explain  how computers  have evolved  from using  vacuum  tubes  to
                         microprocessors. How should she describe the key changes?
                      5.  Mohit is researching the contributions of Lady Ada Lovelace to computing. What was
                         her major contribution?


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