INTRODUCTION TO IT - C182 // UNIT 3 COMPUTER
HARDWARE AND HISTORY EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS UPDATED 2026 – 2027 .
What is the Abacus? - correct Answers -Strings of beads strung on rods, which are mounted on a
rectangular frame used to carry out additions
Identify features of computer hardware found within the four computer generations. - correct
Answers -first gen used vacuum tubes to store information.
second gen used transistors.
third gen used integrated circuits
fourth gen used transistors
What is the fifth generation computer? - correct Answers -The fifth generation started in the
early 1980s when microprocessor chips were able to accommodate tens of millions of electronic
components using ultra-large-scale integration (ULSI).
What is quantum computing? - correct Answers -Quantum computers are expected to reduce
power consumption from 100 to 1000 times and will allow computing to surpass any and all
limits that traditional computing has set.
What is nanotechnology? - correct Answers -Nanotechnology and molecular manufacturing
involves the use of nanoscale (extremely small) tools and nonbiological processes to build
structures, devices, and systems at the molecular level.
What is a CPU? - correct Answers -responsible for processing all information from programs run
by your computer
What is RAM? - correct Answers -temporarily stores on-the-fly information created by programs
and to do so in a way that makes this data immediately accessible.
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HARDWARE AND HISTORY EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS UPDATED 2026 – 2027 .
What is the Abacus? - correct Answers -Strings of beads strung on rods, which are mounted on a
rectangular frame used to carry out additions
Identify features of computer hardware found within the four computer generations. - correct
Answers -first gen used vacuum tubes to store information.
second gen used transistors.
third gen used integrated circuits
fourth gen used transistors
What is the fifth generation computer? - correct Answers -The fifth generation started in the
early 1980s when microprocessor chips were able to accommodate tens of millions of electronic
components using ultra-large-scale integration (ULSI).
What is quantum computing? - correct Answers -Quantum computers are expected to reduce
power consumption from 100 to 1000 times and will allow computing to surpass any and all
limits that traditional computing has set.
What is nanotechnology? - correct Answers -Nanotechnology and molecular manufacturing
involves the use of nanoscale (extremely small) tools and nonbiological processes to build
structures, devices, and systems at the molecular level.
What is a CPU? - correct Answers -responsible for processing all information from programs run
by your computer
What is RAM? - correct Answers -temporarily stores on-the-fly information created by programs
and to do so in a way that makes this data immediately accessible.
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