THE RENAISSANCE EDUCATION SYSTEM
Monthly Assessment 2024-2025
Term I
Student Name ______________________ Subject: computer 5
Class/section _________________ Time Allowed: 40 min
Date _________________ Total Marks: 20
Objective Total marks: 10
1. Choose the correct option. /5
a. ………………………………… invented the difference engine.
i. Charles Babbage ii. Blaise Pascal iii. John Napier
b. The first fully automatic calculator was the ………………………………….
i. Mark 1 ii. ENIAC iii. EDSAC
c. A ……………………………… has all the components of the CPU on a single chip.
i. Vacuum tube ii. Transistors iii. None of these
d. A print output is called the ……………………………
i. Soft copy ii. Copy iii. Hard copy
e. A ………………………….is similar to a TV screen.
i. VDU ii. Printer iii. Keyboard
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2. Arrange the following according to their generations. /5
Mark 1, EDSAC, UNIVAC, Abacus, Napier bones, supercomputer, microprocessor,
Artificial intelligence, laptops, tablets.
Early calculating First generation 4th generation 5th generation
devices computers computers computers
Subjective Total marks : 10
3. Answer the following questions.
a. What were the limitations of first generation computers?
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b. Name any three early calculating devices.
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c. What are the input devices of computer? Give an example.
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d. What is the difference between hard and soft copy?
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e. Define artificial intelligence.
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