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1 First Vacuum ENIAC, the
Generation tubes and first
(1940s- punched electronic
1950s) cards. computer,
and
UNIVAC, the
first
commerciall
y produced
computer,
marked this
era. These
machines
were
massive,
consumed a
lot of power,
and required
extensive
maintenanc
e. They
were
primarily
used for
numericalca
lculations,
like artillery
trajectory
calculations
during
World War
II.
2 Second Transistors The advent
Generation and of
(1950s- magnetic transistors
1960s) core brought
memory. about a
significant
reduction in
size, power
consumptio
n, and
increased
reliability.
IBM's 1401
and 7090
were
notable
examples.
Assembly
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language
programmin
g became
prevalent,
enabling
more
efficient
coding.
3 Third Integrated ICs replaced
Generation circuits transistors,
(1960s- (ICs), leading to
1970s) operating even
systems. smaller and
more
efficient
computers.
IBM's
System/360
architecture
allowed
compatibilit
y across a
range of
models.
High-level
programmin
g languages
like COBOL
and
FORTRAN
were
developed,
making
software
developmen
t more
accessible.
4 Fourth Microproce The
Generation ssors, developmen
(1970s- personal t of
1980s) computers microproce
(PCs). ssors led to
the creation
of the first
personal
computers.
Companies
like Apple
and IBM
entered the
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market,
making
computers
more
accessible
to
individuals.
This era
saw the
emergence
of home
computing,
and
operating
systems like
MS-DOS
became
prevalent.
5 Fifth VLSI (Very Continued
Generation Large Scale miniaturizati
(1980s- Integration), on of
Present) artificial component
intelligence s with Very
(AI). Large Scale
Integration
(VLSI)
allowed for
more
powerful
and
compact
devices. The
fifth
generation
saw the rise
of personal
computers,
laptops, and
the
proliferation
of the
internet. AI
became a
significant
focus, with
developmen
ts in
machine
learning and
natural
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processing.