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1. The transition from vacuum tubes to transistors occurred in which computer generation?

2. Which characteristic of digital computers allows them to execute identical complex calculations multiple times without producing a single variation or mistake?

3. The complete cycle of converting raw inputs into meaningful outputs is called the:

4. Computers used by the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology in Nepal for weather forecasting and seismic research fall under which category?

5. Which unit acts as the supervisor or central coordinator of all activities taking place inside a computer system?

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6. What are the three sequential steps executed during a single CPU Instruction Cycle?

7. A microprocessor built into a household device like a smart washing machine or a microwave oven to control its operations is called an:

8. Which electronic component characterized the first-generation computers?

9. Which unit of the CPU performs actual arithmetic calculations like addition, subtraction, and logical operations like comparisons?

10. Who invented the mechanical calculator called the "Pascaline"?

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11. The component of the first electronic computer, ENIAC, was designed by:

12. The first computer brought to Nepal for a national census was the IBM 1401. In which Bikram Sambat (BS) year was it introduced?

13. Software that is permanently stored in ROM or EPROM at the time of manufacturing is called:

14. Which of the following is a system software?

15. When raw data is manipulated, structured, and organized into a meaningful context for a user, it becomes:

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16. Operating Systems (OS) were first developed to manage memory and execution workflows during which computer generation?

17. A high-performance standalone computer designed for advanced graphics engineering, architectural modeling, or desktop publishing by a single user is known as a:

18. Which network topology requires a central controller or hub to connect all nodes?

19. A sector on a typical physical hard disk platter contains how many bytes of data by default?

20. The material used to manufacture Integrated Circuit (IC) chips is:

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21. Which of the following is an example of a dedicated computer?

22. Which of the following is considered an invalid wild card character pair used in file searching within paths?

23. High-level programming languages like FORTRAN and COBOL were first extensively developed and utilized during which generation?

24. Microcomputers were made possible by the invention of:

25. Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing (NLP), and Quantum Computing are core focus areas of which generation?

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