state whether the following statements are true or false. third generation computers used magnetic tapes for input and output
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True
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True
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The third generation of computers (1964-1971) used integrated circuits (ICs) instead of transistors. However unlike the fourth generation which uses microprocessors, the central processing unit (CPU) in third generation computers was made up of dozens if not hundreds of ICs.
Example of third generation computers are the IBM System/360 and UNIVAC 1108. The PDP-8/I was an integrated circuit version of the popular PDP-8 which was all transistorized.
Most third generation mainframe computers still used punched cards for input and output, along with reel-to-reel 9-track 1/2″ tape drives for mass storage. Punched cards could also be buffered onto a tape first, before they were input to the computer. Line printers were typically used for printed output.
Minicomputers of both generations were more likely to use punched paper tape (particularly ASR-33 Teletypes as I/O devices) and smaller magnetic tapes, such as DECtape. One could also find line printers connected to larger minicomputers (like the PDP-11/45).