Which language was used in the first generation of computer technology?

Correct option is D

The correct answer is (d) Machine language
Explanation:
• The First Generation of computers (roughly 1940–1956) relied on Machine Language.
• Machine language is the lowest-level programming language, consisting entirely of binary digits (0s and 1s).
• These computers could only solve one problem at a time and were difficult to program.
• The main electronic component used in this generation was the Vacuum Tube.
Information Booster:
• ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer) and UNIVAC are classic examples of first-generation computers.
• Second Generation computers (1956–1963) moved to Assembly Language (using symbolic codes) and used Transistors.
• Third Generation computers (1964–1971) used Integrated Circuits (ICs) and high-level languages.
• Fourth Generation (1971–Present) uses Microprocessors.
Additional Knowledge:
(a) COBOL
• Common Business Oriented Language: A high-level language developed in the late 1950s/early 60s, associated with the Second Generation onwards.
(b) FORTRAN
• Formula Translation: Developed by IBM in the 1950s, it is a high-level language associated with the late First/early Second Generation, but not the defining language of the First Generation.
(c) Assembly language
• This language allows the use of mnemonics instead of binary code and was the hallmark of the Second Generation of computers.