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    c.  Select the primary characteristic of a microprocessor.

                             (i)  Uses vacuum tubes
                            (ii)  Uses transistors

                           (iii)  An integrated chip with the entire CPU

                           (iv)  Only performs specific tasks
                        d.  Name the generation of computers that is associated with artificial intelligence.

                             (i)  Second Generation                          (ii)  Third Generation

                           (iii)  Fourth Generation                         (iv)  Fifth Generation
                        e.  Choose the electronic device used for reading printer barcodes.

                             (i)  Optical Mark Reader                        (ii)  Barcode scanner

                           (iii)  Magnetic Ink Character Reader             (iv)  Code Reader

                     2.  Fill in the blanks using the words from the help box.

                        Embedded Computer, Digital Computer, Supercomputers, Gaming Console, Intel 4004

                        a.  The first microprocessor chip introduced by Intel in 1971 was the ______________.

                        b.  A ______________ is a computing device specially designed to play video games.

                        c.   A ______________ refers to a computer that uses digits (binary numbers 0’s and 1’s) to
                           generate, process and display data.

                        d.   An ______________ is a special type of microprocessor-based system that is developed for
                           performing a specific task.

                        e.  ______________ computers are very powerful machines for performing complex scientific
                           calculations.

                     3.  Write 'T' for true and 'F' for false.

                        a.  Minicomputers are designed to be used by only one person at a time.

                        b.  A tablet is a type of microcomputer with a touchscreen interface.

                        c.  Optical Character Reader (OCR) is an output device that gives the output on paper.

                        d.  The Control Unit (CU) in a CPU checks the result given by the ALU.

                        e.   Drum Plotter is an input device used for capturing human-marked data in
                           document forms.

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