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2.  Who invented the first ever mechanical calculator?

                         a. Charles Babbage                              b. John Mauchly


                         c. Blaise Pascal                                d. Ada Lovelace

                     3.  When was Mark-I built?

                         a. 1944                                         b. 1948

                         c. 1940                                         d. 1942

                     4.  In which generation was microprocessor developed?

                         a. Third                                        b. Fifth

                         c. Fourth                                       d. Second

                     5.  Who is the first computer programmer?

                         a. Charles Babbage                              b. Blaise Pascal

                         c. Ada Lovelace                                 d. John Mauchly


                  B.  Fill in the blanks using the words given below.

                                           Hints: second, tabulating, third, ENIAC, UNIVAC

                     1.  Herman Hollerith invented ................................ machine in 1890.

                     2.  ................................ is the first electronic general computer.

                     3.  ................................ could handle both numeric and textual information.
                     4.  Transistors and magnetic tapes were used in ................................ generation.

                     5.  The invention of integrated circuits occurred in ................................ generation.

                  C.  Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false.

                     1.  Blaise Pascal is known as the ‘father of computers.’                              ......................
                     2.  IBM introduced PC-XT in 1983.                                                     ......................

                     3.  Cathode Ray tube is an example of third generation.                               ......................
                     4.  ENIAC was faster than Mark-I.                                                     ......................

                     5.  Abacus was invented 3000 years ago in India.                                      ......................

                  D.  Match the following:
                     1.  First Generation                      a.  Artificial Intelligence
                     2.  Second Generation                     b.  Integrated Chip
                     3.  Third Generation                      c.  Vacuum Tubes
                     4.  Fourth Generation                     d.  Transistors
                     5.  Fifth Generation                      e.  Microprocessor




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