Punched cards were used as input device in first generation of computers. true or false
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Punched cards were used as input device in first generation of computers.
-false
Answer: True
Explanation:
First generation of computers were from 1946-1959. The computers of first generation mainly used vacuum tubes as the basic components for memory and circuitry for CPU (Central Processing Unit). These tubes produced a lot of heat and the installations were used to fuse frequently. These computers were very expensive and only large organizations were able to afford it. In the first generation of computers mainly batch processing operating system was used. Punch cards, paper tape, and magnetic tape was used as input and output devices in those first generation computers. Punch cards are paper cards where holes was punched by either hand or machine to represent computer data and instructions. These punch cards were fed into a card reader connected to a computer, which converted the sequence of holes to digital information.
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