what is the computer generation?
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Generation in computer terminology is a change in technology a computer is/was being used. Initially, the generation term was used to distinguish between varying hardware technologies. Nowadays, generation includes both hardware and software, which together make up an entire computer system............
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There are five generations of computer.
Explanation:
1st generation :The period 1940 to 1956, roughly considered as the First Generation of Computer.
The first generation computers were developed by using vacuum tube or thermionic valve machine.
2nd generation :The period 1956 to 1963 is roughly considered as the period of Second Generation of Computers.
The second generation computers were developed by using transistor technology.
3rd generation : The period 1963 to 1971 is roughly considered as the period of Third Generation of computers.
The third generation computers were developed by using the Integrated Circuit (IC) technology.
4th generation :The period 1972 to 2010 is roughly considered as the fourth generation of computers.
The fourth generation computers were developed by using microprocessor technology.
5th generation :The period 2010 to till date and beyond, roughly considered as the period of fifth generation of computers.
By the time, the computer generation was being categorized on the basis of hardware only, but the fifth generation technology also included software.