2024 First Term Examination on Computer for JSS1

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Welcome to your 2024 First Term Examination on Computer for JSS1

SECTION A (OBJECTIVE)

Which of the following was an early counting device?

What were cowries primarily used for in early counting?

Who designed the slide rule?

The abacus was first used by which civilization?

What is a key disadvantage of early counting devices?

Who invented the analytical engine?

The first mechanical counting device was:

Which of the following was NOT an electro-mechanical device?

Which device introduced the use of punched cards?

What is a major characteristic of electronic devices?

The ENIAC is categorized as:

Which of the following was used to measure land area?

Which component was used as the processor in the first generation of computers?

What was the major technological advancement in the third generation of computers?

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of the fourth generation computers?

What was the storage medium used in first-generation computers?

Which generation of computers introduced assembly language?

The term "LSI" in fourth-generation computers stands for:

Which scientist is credited with inventing the integrated circuit?

What technology replaced transistors in third-generation computers?

SECTION B (SUB-OBJECTIVE)

Outline the main difference between the first and second generations of computers

Another name for processor is _______________

Describe the role of magnetic drums in first-generation computers.

Outline the role of Ted Hoff in the development of computers

list three disadvantages of the first generation computer

List two disadvantages of first generation computer

List one disadvantage of the fifth generation computer

Section C ( Theory )

List two differences between the second generation computer and the fourth generation computer

Define Data and Information

What are the types of data

List the processor of the first generation, second generation, third generation and fourth generation computer

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