Question

Generation of computer with 1st to 5th example.

Answer 1

First Generation: Vacuum Tubes (1940-1956) The first computer systems used vacuum tubes for circuitry and magnetic drums for memory, and were often enormous, taking up entire rooms. ... The UNIVAC and ENIAC computers are examples of first-generation computing devices.

Answer 2

1st generation:

1. very big in size

2. uses punch card

Example ENIAC,IBM etc..

2nd generation

1. uses transistor

2. supports machine language only

Example CDC 1604,UNIVAC

3rd generation

1. Uses IC with transitors

2. supports high level language like cobol and fortran

Example IBM 360

4th generation

1. Uses Very large scale integrated circuit

2. less power consumption

5th generation

1. Uses Ultra large scale integrated

2. Uses HLL like java, python etc