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The Computer Generations 2

The document summarizes the evolution of computers through four generations defined by their core technologies. The first generation used vacuum tubes. The second generation introduced transistors, which were smaller and more efficient than vacuum tubes. The third generation saw the development of integrated circuits, which placed many transistors onto a single silicon chip. The fourth generation began in 1971 with the invention of the microprocessor, a silicon chip containing the central processing unit. Today's computers are faster, more powerful, and ubiquitous in homes, schools, and offices due to continued improvements in processing technology and software applications.

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The Computer Generations 2

The document summarizes the evolution of computers through four generations defined by their core technologies. The first generation used vacuum tubes. The second generation introduced transistors, which were smaller and more efficient than vacuum tubes. The third generation saw the development of integrated circuits, which placed many transistors onto a single silicon chip. The fourth generation began in 1971 with the invention of the microprocessor, a silicon chip containing the central processing unit. Today's computers are faster, more powerful, and ubiquitous in homes, schools, and offices due to continued improvements in processing technology and software applications.

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Made by: Jyotsna Sahai (class 6)

FIRST GENERATION, 1951 1958: The Vacuum Tube


The first generation of computers, characterized by vacuum tubes, started in 1951 with the creation of UNIVAC (Universal Automatic Computer) a tabulating machine which won the contest for the fastest machine which could count the US 1890 census.

VACUUM TUBES electronic tubes about the size of light bulbs.

SECOND GENERATION, 1959 1964: The Transistor


The year 1959 marked the invention of transistors, which characterized the second generation of computers. TRANSISTOR was a three-legged component which shrunk the size of the first generation computers. Occupied only 1/100th of the space occupied by a vacuum tube More reliable, had greater computational speed, required no warm-up time and consumed far less electricity.

THIRD GENERATION, 1965 1970: The Integrated Circuit


Third generation computers arose in 1965 with the invention of smaller electronic circuits called integrated circuits (ICS) INTEGRATED CIRCUITS are square silicon chips containing circuitry that can perform the functions of hundreds of transistors.

FOURTH GENERATION, 1971 present: The Microprocessor


Marked by the use of microprocessor MICROPROCESSOR is a silicon chip that contains the CPU part of the computer where all processing takes place. 4004 chip was the first microprocessor introduced by Intel Corporation.

TODAYS COMPUTER
faster,

more powerful, tremendous data storage and processing capacity new brands and models would come out the market almost every other month. many clones or imitations of the IBM have become even more powerful and a lot cheaper.

computers can now be found in homes, schools, offices etc. there has been a tremendous improvement in software technology different software applications to choose from: word processing, spreadsheets, database management, games and entertainment. computer subjects are now being offered not just to college students but even to high school and elementary. computers are now used as an aid in teaching math, science etc.

thank you

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