Q1. Integrated circuits are related to which generation of computers?
A First Generation
B Second Generation
C Third Generation Correct
D Fourth Generation
Explanation
Integrated circuits are the hallmark of third-generation computers, which replaced the transistor-based design of the second generation and made machines smaller, faster, and more reliable. First-generation computers used vacuum tubes, so they were large and generated much heat. Second-generation computers used transistors, an important improvement but not integrated circuits. Fourth-generation computers are associated mainly with microprocessors, where many circuits are placed on a single chip at a still higher level of integration. Therefore, integrated circuits point to the third generation.