Welcome to your Grade 8 Information Technology chapter 1
After carefully reading the following 30 questions, choose the correct answer.
1.
Which period of development is associated with the first generation of computers?
2.
What was the basic component used in first-generation computers for electric circuits?
3.
Which electronic device controls the flow of electrons in a vacuum?
4.
When was the transistor invented?
5.
Which generation of computer emerged due to the development of the integrated circuit (IC)?
6.
What is an integrated circuit (IC) developed from?
7.
What technology is used in the fourth generation of computers?
8.
What is the goal of the fifth generation of computers?
9.
Which application is an example of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in fifth-generation computers?
10.
What is the process of inserting data into a computer called?
11.
Which computer function refers to the transformation of data into information?
12.
What is the result of processed data that is useful to the user?
13.
Which type of computer is used in large organizations for critical applications like bulk data processing?
14.
Which computer is the fastest, most powerful, and most expensive?
15.
What is another name for microcomputers?
16.
Which type of computer represents data as physical quantities?
17.
A computer that combines the features of both analog and digital computers is called a:
18.
Which category of computers is designed to solve a vast variety of problems?
19.
Computers designed to solve a single problem are known as:
20.
Which characteristic refers to a computer's ability to perform tasks without manual intervention?
21.
What does "versatility" mean in relation to computers?
22.
Which characteristic describes a computer's freedom from fatigue or lack of concentration?
23.
Why is a computer said to have "No IQ"?
24.
The ability of a computer to give consistent results for a similar set of data is called:
25.
Which computer characteristic indicates that it does not have feelings or emotions?
26.
What refers to the period of development of computers?
27.
Which technology is used to increase mathematical calculation speed through simultaneous tasks in the fifth generation?
28.
Which generation of computers were very large and generated a lot of heat?
29.
What does VLSI stand for?
30.
Which computer type is typically smaller than a mainframe but larger than a microcomputer?
