Question

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Give two examples each of the following:
1. First Generation of Computer
2. Second Generation of Computer
3. Third Generation of Computer
4. Fourth Generation of Computer
5. Fifth Generation of Computer​

Answer 1

Answer:

First generation of computer - UNIVAC , IBM 701

Second generation of computer- IBM 140, IBM 7090

Third generation of computer- IBM 360, PDP

Fourth generation of computers- DEC 10, STAR 1000

Fifth generation of computers- Vaccum tubes, single chips CPU 's.

Answer 2

First generation- 1) Were heavy in weight and huge in size .

2)Generated a lot of heat as thousands of vacuum tubes were used .

Second Generation- 1)Generated less amount of heat .

2)Used punched cards for input.

Third Generation- 1)were faster and more efficient due to the use of ICs

2)Used keyboard to input data and monitor to diplay output .

fourth Generation- 1)Have more computing power and storage capacity.

2) can be linked (Network) together to share data,storage, capacity,etc.

fifth Generation- 1) have very high speed and storage capacity.

2) are used in areas such as robotics, scientific research and defence .

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