Computer History

1. Perform research and discover information on the history of computers.

2. Complete this PowerPoint file.
3. Write information in your own words.
4. Redesign slides, insert sound, video or pictures.
5. Upload to Edmodo
6. You have 2 minutes to present to the class.
 Introduction
 There are 5 generations of computers and each is characterized by the
technological developments of their time.
 Each generation has an approximate time period.
 The first generation was in 1940 and it has kept on advancing to this day.
 This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY

First Generation computers thrived between 1946-1959. These are also

referred to as vacuum tube computers.

First Generation Main features of these are:

Vacuum Tubes – for transmitting data
Huge Energy Requirements – on average 150 kilowatts.
 Second
Generation
Second Generation computers
were developed between 1956 -
1964. These computers were
transistor based.

Main features of these

computers are:
Transistors instead of
vacuum tubes
Much faster and more
energy efficient
Third Generation

Third generation computers were made in 1965 - 1971. These are

Integrated circuit based.

Main benefits of upgrading from transistors are:

 More processing power
 Less mistakes are made during calculations
Fourth Generation

Developed from 1972 - 1980 are the fourth-generation computers.

This generation is based off VLSI microprocessor.
The VLSI processor gave computers the ability to:
Be portable
Produce less heat
 The fifth-generation computers have been in development since 1980
and are still being developed since.

Fifth Generation Being the most advanced computers currently, they can:
 think for themselves with a level of human interference
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