CDS 2026 (I) General Knowledge, question 14

Topic: Science and technology

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Q14

Which one among the following generation computers used microprocessors in their hardware technology ?

  1. (a) Second Generation
  2. (b) Third Generation
  3. (c) Fourth GenerationCorrect answer
  4. (d) Fifth Generation

Solution.

Answer: (c) Fourth Generation

  1. Fourth-generation computers introduced microprocessor-based hardware.
  2. The usual sequence is vacuum tubes, transistors, integrated circuits and then microprocessors.