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first genration computers
• First computers used vacuum tubes
• First generation from 1940 to 1956
• Magnetic drums for memory and were often enormous
• Lowest level programing language
• They were expensive -
first generation computer
• First computers used vacuum tubes
• First generation from 1940 to 1956
• Magnetic drums for memory and were often enormous
• Lowest level programing language
• They were expensive -
Period: to
second genration
• Made in 1956 to 1963
• Second generations moved from cryptic binary machine language
• Developed for the atomic energy industry
• Such as early versions of Cobol and Fortran
• Transistors replaced vacuum tubes and ushered -
second generation computer
• Made in 1956 to 1963
• Second generations moved from cryptic binary machine language
• Developed for the atomic energy industry
• Such as early versions of Cobol and Fortran
• Transistors replaced vacuum tubes and ushered -
third generation computer
• 1964 to 1971
• Smaller and cheaper
• Keyboards and monitors and interfaced with an operating system
• Development of the integrated circuit was the hallmark -
Period: to
thrid generation
• 1964 to 1971
• Smaller and cheaper
• Keyboards and monitors and interfaced with an operating system
• Development of the integrated circuit was the hallmark -
Period: to
fourth generation
• 1971 presents microprocessors
• In 1981 ibm introduced its first computer for the home user
• In 1984 apple introduced the macintosh
• Central processing unit -
fourth generation computer
• 1971 presents microprocessors
• In 1981 ibm introduced its first computer for the home user
• In 1984 apple introduced the macintosh
• Central processing unit -
Period: to
fith generation
• Artificial intelligence
• Natural language
• Parallel processing
• Voice recognition
• Quantum computation -
fith generation computers
• Artificial intelligence
• Natural language
• Parallel processing
• Voice recognition
• Quantum computation
