Question

Name the technology or the basic component used in different generations of computers?​

Answer 1

Answer:

1940 – 1956: First Generation – Vacuum Tubes. These early computers used vacuum tubes as circuitry and magnetic drums for memory. ...

1956 – 1963: Second Generation – Transistors. ...

1964 – 1971: Third Generation – Integrated Circuits. ...

1972 – 2010: Fourth Generation – Microprocessors.

Answer 2

Answer:

Each generation is defined by a significant technological development that changes fundamentally how computers operate – leading to more compact, less expensive, but more powerful, efficient and robust machines. These early computers used vacuum tubes as circuitry and magnetic drums for memory