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Overview of First Generation Computers by Sudhakar Muthusamy is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Computer systems consist of hardware that performs computations and software that provides instructions to complete tasks. There have been five generations of computers based on the underlying technologies. The first generation used vacuum tubes and were large, energy intensive, and unreliable. The second generation used transistors, which made computers smaller and more portable but still required maintenance. The third generation used integrated circuits, making computers faster, smaller, cheaper and more
- Author
- Sudhakar Muthusamy
- Language
- EN