GENERATIONS OF COMPUTER

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Generation
1. First generation
2. Second generation
3. Third generation
4. Fourth generation
5. Fifth generation
FIRST GENERATION
(1940-1956) Vaccum Tubes
• Bulky in size
• Machine language
• Highly unreliable
• Difficult to use
• Output on prints
• Magnetic drums for memory
• Mostly scientific applications
SECOND GENERATION
(1956-1963) Transistors
• Magnetic cores memory
• Faster , smaller , more reliable
• Assembly languages
• Disks for secondary storage
• Magnetic tapes
• Scientific and commercial applications
• Assembly language
THIRD GENERATION
(1964-1971)integrated circuit
• IC’s with SSI and MSI technologies
• Larger magnetic cores memory
• Timesharing operators system
• Unbundling of software from hardware
• Faster ,smaller,more reliable ,easier and
cheaper to produce
FOURTH GENERATION
(1972-2010) microprocessors
• Personal computers
• Internet
• World wide web
• General purpose machines
• Easier to produce commercially
• Portable computers
• Multimedia ,internet applications
FIFTH GENERATION
(present-beyond)artificial intelligence
• Superconducters
• Interspace
• Clusters computing
• Natural languages input
• Voice recognition
• Capable of learning and self organization
• Powerful servers ,supercomputers